H06.14 Software Installation and Upgrade Guide

either the OSM Service connection or the Low-Level Link. The following sections describe how to
update ME firmware using the OSM Service Connection:
• “Updating ME Firmware”
Updating ME Firmware on a Processor Switch◦
◦ Updating ME Firmware on an I/O Adapter Module
◦ Updating ME Firmware on a VIO Module
• “Updating ME FPGA”
For information on using OSM Low-Level Link to perform ME firmware updates, see the online help
available within the application.
If you have legacy NonStop S-series enclosures attached to your NS-series system, you will also
have service processor (SP) firmware to check. For more information on updating SP firmware, see
the current G-Series Software Installation and Upgrade Guide.
Updating ME Firmware
Table 2 shows the current ME firmware information for processor switches, IOAMs, and VIO
enclosures:
Table 2 Maintenance Entity (ME) Firmware
Default LocationDisk File NameHost FRUDescriptionProduct Number
SYSnn subvolumeM2805ServerNet Switch
Board (IOAM and
processor switch)
ME firmware (see
Caution below)
T2805A01^AAM
SYSnn subvolumeM1805VIO enclosure logic
board
ME firmware for IME
in VIO modules (see
Caution below)
T1805A01^AAC
For more information on managing ME firmware, see:
• the planning guide or hardware installation manual for your server type.
• for Telco systems, the NonStop NS-Series Carrier Grade Server Manual.
• the online help in the OSM Low-Level Link or Service Connection.
CAUTION: You should not use the Multi-Resource Actions dialog (in the OSM Service Connection)
to update ME FW simultaneously on both fabrics, or a system outage might occur.
Updating ME Firmware on a Processor Switch
There is maintenance entity (ME) firmware on the ServerNet Switch Board object in each processor
switch of NS5000 and NS16000 series systems.
NOTE: In the OSM Low-Level Link, a ServerNet switch board is represented as an ME object.
To use the OSM Service Connection to update the ME firmware for processor switches:
1. Locate the ServerNet Switch Board on one Internal ServerNet Fabric (in the tree pane, select
System > Fabric Group > Internal ServerNet Fabric > Processor Switch > ServerNet Switch
Board).
2. Right-click the ServerNet Switch Board object and select Actions.
3. In the Actions dialog box, select ME Firmware Update and click Perform Action.
4. Monitor the update.
5. Repeat for the processor switch on the other Internal ServerNet Fabric.
24 Managing Microcode and Firmware for NonStop NS-Series Servers