H06.15 Software Installation and Upgrade Guide

4 Upgrade Checklist
Use the checklist in “Upgrade Checklist” (page 56) to track your progress as you perform the tasks
required to upgrade to this RVU and the checklists Table 6 and Table 7 (page 56) to record the
information needed when performing these tasks.Table 9 (page 58) lists SPRs that should be
installed before upgrading to this RVU.
CAUTION: The upgrade steps must be performed in the order specified in “Upgrade Checklist”
(page 56).
NOTE: To perform these upgrade tasks, you need the NonStop System Console Installer Guide.
If your system has CLIMs, you also need the Cluster I/O Protocols (CIP) Configuration and
Management Manual, the CLuster I/O Module (CLIM) Software Compatibility Reference and the
NonStop Firmware Matrices.
You might have to update the service processor (SP) firmware on NonStop S-series systems for
IOMF2 PMF customer-replaceable units (CRUs).
Required Information Checklists
Gather the information in Table 6 before you start:
Table 6 Required Information Checklist, Before You Start
ValueType of Information
Volume where SYSnn subvolumes are located (usually $SYSTEM)
Current SYSnn (before upgrading to this RVU)
FCSA firmware
G4SA firmware
• ServerNet Switch firmware
• ServerNet Switch FPGA firmware
CLIM software
CLIM firmware
• Service Processor
• Service Processor B
IOAM or VIO firmware
• ME firmware
• ME FPGA firmware
SWAN firmware
SWAN2 firmware
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