H06.27 Software Installation and Upgrade Guide

To determine whether your system has processor switches, IOAMs, or VIO enclosures, see the
planning guide for the system.
• “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 Enclosure
• “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 system, you will also have service
processor (SP) firmware to check. For more information on updating SP firmware, see the latest
G-Series Software Installation and Upgrade Guide.
Updating ME Firmware
Table 2 shows the ME firmware file name and location information for processor switches, IOAMs,
and VIO enclosures. For firmware levels, see the NonStop Firmware Matrices document.
Table 2 Maintenance Entity (ME) Firmware File Names and Locations
Default LocationFile NameComponent
SYSnn subvolumeM2805ServerNet Switch Board (IOAM and
processor switch)
SYSnn subvolumeM1805VIO enclosure logic board
For more information on managing ME firmware, see:
• the planning guide or hardware installation manual for your server type.
• for Carrier Grade systems, the NonStop NS-Series Carrier Grade Server Manual.
• the online help in the OSM Low-Level Link or OSM 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.
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.
You can also check and update ME firmware using the OSM Low-Level Link. For more information,
see the OSM Low-Level Link online help.
26 Managing Microcode and Firmware