H06.19 Software Installation and Upgrade Guide

3. When the Actions window appears, select Firmware Update from the Available Actions list.
4. Click Perform action.
5. In the guided procedures interface, click Start in the Procedure Tasks List pane.
6. Follow and complete the guided procedure dialog boxes using this summary:
a. Update NonStop Blade Complex (NSBC) firmware:
1) Using the OSM Service Connection and the Blade Complex Firmware Update guided
procedure, complete the dialog boxes and update the shadow firmware on each
NonStop Blade Element. The subvolume for each firmware element to be updated
must be changed to point to the SYSnn of the RVU to which you are falling back.
NOTE: Update all NonStop Blade Elements in the complex at this time.
2) Using the Switch Blade Element Firmware Images dialog box, select Yes.
CAUTION: Do not reset the NonStop Blade Elements after this step.
3) Repeat steps 1 and 2 for the other NonStop Blade Complexes.
b. Halt and then power cycle all processors:
1) Using OSM Low-Level Link, halt all the logical processors in the system.
2) Power cycle all processors as follows:
a) Log on to the OSM Low-Level Link.
b) On the tool bar, click System Discovery.
c) In the Management Window, double-click the system button (labeled with the
system name).
d) Right-click the GRP-400 button.
e) Select the Actions option.
f) From the GRP-400 actions list, select Power Cycle All Processors.
g) Click Perform Action.
h) Click OK when asked “Are you sure you want to do a Power Cycle All
Processors?”
i) When the Action Status box confirms that the power cycle has successfully
completed, close the dialog box.
NOTE: It should take approximately five minutes for all processors to complete
Power On initialization.
3) Load (coldload) the system with the RVU to which you are reverting.
c. Update NonStop Blade Complex (NSBC) firmware on the other flash, as follows:
1) Using the OSM Service Connection and the Blade Complex Firmware Update guided
procedure, complete the dialog boxes and update the shadow firmware on each
NonStop Blade Element.
NOTE: In the Select Firmware Modules for shadow image dialog box, select all
parts that are noted as Up-Rev, except for BMC firmware (T0661); you must not
revert to previous BMC firmware (see Support Note S08016).
2) Using the Switch Blade Element Firmware Images dialog box, select NO.
3) Repeat steps 1 and 2 for the other NonStop Blade Complexes.
156 Falling Back on the CLIMs, Loading the Previous RVU, and Resuming Normal Operations