H06.14 Software Installation and Upgrade Guide
Table 3 Maintenance Entity (ME) FPGA
Default LocationDisk File NameHost FRUDescriptionProduct Number
SYSnnSAM0437ServerNet Switch
Board (IOAM and
processor switch)
ME firmware (see
Caution below)
T0437A01^AAB
SYSnnSAM0789VIO enclosure logic
board
ME firmware for IME
in VIO modules (see
Caution below)
T0789
CAUTION: You should not use the Multi-Resource Actions dialog (in the OSM Service Connection)
to update ME FPGA simultaneously on both fabrics, or a system outage might occur.
Use the OSM Service Connection to check and (if necessary) update the ME FPGA for all processor
switches, IOAMs, and VIO modules just as you did when updating ME firmware, but choose the
ME FPGA Update action instead.
For information on using the OSM Low-Level Link to update ME FPGA, see the online help available
within the application.
Managing Firmware in a NonStop Blade Complex
NonStop NS-series servers have one of two basic architectures: NonStop Advanced Architecture
(NSAA) or NonStop Value Architecture (NSVA). Within the NSAA architecture type, different
server types have different blade firmware requirements. This section lists the minimum required
blade firmware versions for each type of server.
For more information on architecture types or on the individual server types, refer to the NonStop
NSxxxx Planning Guide for your server. For Telco systems (NS16000AC, NS5000, and
NS3000AC), see the NonStop NS-Series Carrier Grade Server Manual.
For NSAA systems (NS14000, NS14200, NS16000, NS16200), blade firmware is updated
through an OSM guided procedure, launched by performing the Firmware Update action on the
Blade Complex object. For more information, see the online help available with the guided
procedure.
For NS14200 and mixed NS14000/14200 systems, and NS16200 and mixed NS16000/16200
systems: You must perform the OSM Initialize Default Firmware File Names action. When prompted,
be sure you select the correct hardware platform from the Configuration list. For more information,
see the hardware installation manual or upgrade procedures associated with your system in the
Support and Services Library in NTL.
While this action is not normally required for NS14000 or NS16000 servers (OSM displays the
proper firmware versions by default), you might be directed by the GMCSC to use the action and
choose Recommended Fix Firmware File Set from the list of options. This causes OSM to show the
latest blade firmware available on the SUT as the Default File Version to be used for a firmware
update. This may be necessary to incorporate a recent fix not in the original minimum base firmware
for your server type.
For details specific to managing firmware in an NSVA system (for example, an NS1200 server
or an NS1000 server), see the upgrade procedures associated with your system in the Support
and Services Library in NTL.
26 Managing Microcode and Firmware for NonStop NS-Series Servers