H06.27 Software Installation and Upgrade Guide

Managing ServerNet Adapter Firmware
This manual covers only the ServerNet adapters supported on H06.14 and later RVUs:
• Fibre Channel ServerNet adapter (FCSA)
• Gigabit Ethernet 4-port ServerNet adapter (G4SA)
• 6763 Common Communication ServerNet Adapter (CCSA)
• Token Ring ServerNet adapter (TRSA)
To update firmware for ServerNet adapters connected to legacy IOMF2 CRUs, see the latest
G-series Software Installation and Upgrade Guide.
NOTE: Before connecting your system to a NonStop S-series system through legacy I/O, you
must first update the firmware for both the S-series Gigabit 4-port ServerNet adapter (G4SA) and
the Fibre Channel ServerNet adapter (FCSA). Firmware for both the G4SA and FCSA adapters
used for S-series systems is not initially compatible with other NonStop systems.
If you have a NonStop S-series system that is connected to the your system via Expand or ServerNet
Clusters, you do not need to initialize the G4SA or FCSA firmware.
To see if the ServerNet adapter firmware needs to be updated, navigate down the OSM tree pane
for FCSA, G4SA, and CCSA:
CAUTION: Ensure that the system is running this new RVU before starting this procedure.
• FSCA. The FCSA has two ports that allow connection to external fibre-channel-enabled devices.
You might need to update these firmware files using either SCF or OSM.
◦ The flash boot firmware (T0630G06) contains version information about the boot firmware
located in the FCSA FLASH memory. The boot firmware runs on every FCSA after power
on and after hardware or firmware errors, and is re-downloaded to initialize the adapter
and to accept downloaded firmware from the processor. The AAN SPR is available for
this T number.
◦ The flash firmware (T0612G06) contains version information about the operational
firmware located in the FCSA FLASH memory. Flash firmware runs the FCSAs used for
system load so that the processor boot millicode can read the system-load disk.
◦ RAM firmware: Operational firmware is downloaded to the FCSA when you issue the
first START DISK command to the first disk drive in the fibre-channel loop.
◦ Use the OSM Service Connection to check the FCSA’s firmware version and update the
firmware, if needed. If the Compare State shows Down-rev, update the firmware. The
following example shows that the firmware is at an earlier version and needs to be
updated:
32 Managing Microcode and Firmware