H06.12 Software Installation and Upgrade Guide

For details specific to managing firmware in an NS1200 server or an NS1000 server, see the
Updating Blade Element Firmware in an NS1200 or an NS1000 Server procedure in the Support and
Services Library in NTL.
NOTE: In TACL commands and event messages, you might see:
• The term slice, which is equivalent to the term NonStop Blade Element (NSBE).
• The term processor complex, which is equivalent to the term NonStop Blade Complex
(NSBC)
The OSM GUI now displays the newer Blade Complex and Blade Element terminology.
The following tables list the updateable NonStop Blade Complex firmware and the recommended
order for updating firmware through the guided procedure. (The Select Firmware Modules for
Shadow Image Update dialog box lists all the shadow firmware modules for all the NonStop
Blade Elements in the NonStop Blade Complex and allows you to select the firmware modules
to be updated). Table 1-3 and Table 1-4 show firmware for NSAA systems. Table 1-5 shows
firmware for NSVA systems.
Table 1-3 Minimum Required Firmware Versions for NS14000 and NS16000 Systems
Product DescriptionProduct LevelModule File NameFirmware Product
Contains HSS Main firmware.*T0287H01^AAEHSSFIRMW
or
HSSFWAAE
Halted State Services
(HSS) Firmware
Diskboot is used during a system load of
an Integrity NonStop NS-series server.
T2773H01DSKFIRMWDISKBOOT firmware
A firmware library based on the Intel
Itanium architecture. Any updates to SAL
require an update of the entire
IPFFIRMW firmware module even if PAL
has not changed.
T0287H01^AAEIPFFIRMW
or
IPFFWAAE
PAL/SAL Firmware
Primitive State Firmware.*T0287H01^AAEPRMFIRMW
or
PRMFWAAE
Primitive State Firmware
Controller firmware for legacy I/O or
SCSI disks in G-series RVUs.
T0480H01ISPFIRMWISP1040 Firmware
BMC firmware is used for board and
module maintenance. Unlike the other
Blade Element firmware, BMC firmware
updates require a reset of the BMC only
in the updated Blade Element. When you
perform the Switch to Use Shadow
Firmware Image After Reset action in
OSM (or through the guided procedure),
the BMC is instantly reset, and the Blade
Element starts running the new BMC
firmware immediately. The rest of the
updated Blade Element firmware does
not become active (running) until you
reset the Blade Element.
T0661H01M0661Baseboard Management
Controller (BMC) M0661
Firmware
*For HSS and Primitive State firmware, the VPROC level is T0287H01^AAD.
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