H06.12 Software Installation and Upgrade Guide

NOTE: Always check Scout for the most recent updateable firmware.
Although OSM does display firmware revision information (Downrev, Same, or Uprev), you
can enter the FILEINFO command to see firmware files using the FILEINFO command.
Enter this FILEINFO command, if you are connected to a NonStop S-series server, to check for
location and file information for CPUCODE and SPCODE:
$SYSTEM STARTUP 7> FILEINFO $SYSTEM.SYS*.*CODE*
Enter this FILEINFO command to check for location and file information for the HSS firmware:
$SYSTEM STARTUP 7> FILEINFO $SYSTEM.SYS*.*FIRM*
Enter this FILEINFO command to check for location and file information for other firmware,
such as ServerNet Clustering:
$SYSTEM STARTUP 7> FILEINFO $SYSTEM.SYS??.M????
OSM displays firmware version information, including file names and a Compare State attribute,
which compares the current version against the default or available version. Outside of OSM,
you can use the FILEINFO command to see firmware files.
NOTE: To have the correct firmware when upgrading to an NS16200 server, the H06.11.02
RVU, or the H06.12 or later RVU, must be installed. The NS16200 server is not supported in the
H06.11.03 RVU.
Managing Maintenance Entity Firmware for Processor Switch and I/O Adapter
Module (IOAM)
There is maintenance entity (ME) firmware on the ServerNet Switch Boards located in both
processor switch and I/O adapter modules. In processor switches, the maintenance entities
provide functionality similar to what the service processors (SPs) do for S-series systems (including
connectivity within the system and to a ServerNet cluster). In IOAMs, the maintenance entity
provides connectivity between the processor switches and FCSA and G4SA adapters located
within the IOAM. The ME firmware must be updated to the same version for both processor
switches and all the IOAMs in your system. There is also ME FPGA for each ServerNet Switch
Board. ME firmware and ME FPGA can be checked and updated from either the OSM Service
Connection or Low-Level Link.
The service processor (SP) supports connection of legacy IOMF enclosures to a processor switch.
This provides the Integrity NonStop NS-series server platform with connectivity to NonStop
S-series legacy input and output controllers (IOCs) and storage.
Updating ME Firmware
Table 1-1 shows the current ME firmware information for both processor switches and IOAMS:
26 Overview of Installing the H06.12 RVU