J06.12 Software Installation and Upgrade Guide

J06.06
CLuster I/O Module (CLIM) Software Compatibility
For J06.06 and subsequent J-series RVUs, CLIM software associated with the RVU is compatible
with the current RVU and all preceding RVUs (J06.06 and above).
NOTE: The NonStop host RVU is not compatible with every CLIM version. The CLIM must be at
the NonStop host RVU version or above. Therefore, when you upgrade your NonStop host RVU,
you must also update your CLIM to the software level associated with the RVU to which you are
upgrading.
If you are migrating from a J06.06 or later RVU, you can perform an online upgrade to the CLIMs
before upgrading the host system.
If the CLIM is in the STARTED state, you can determine the CLIM software version by using OSM
Low-Level Link, OSM Service Connection or by entering:
SCF-> VERSION CLIM $ZZCIP.clim-name
If the CLIM is not in the STARTED state, you can use the CLIMCMD command with the Linux cat
subcommand by entering:
TACL>climcmd clim-name cat /etc/vproc
Multiple versions of CLIM software are allowed on a system as long as all CLIMs have CLIM SPRs
that are compatible with the host RVU. See the NonStop CLuster I/O Module (CLIM) Compatibility
Reference for all CLIM and host RVU compatibility information.
See the Cluster I/O Protocols (CIP) Configuration and Management Manual for troubleshooting
tips about identifying an incompatibility in CLIM and host CIP software.
DSM/SCM Upgrade Issues/Interoperability SPR Requirements
If you are migrating from an J06.05 or earlier RVU to a J06.06 or later RVU, be aware that all
the DSM/SCM target systems should be upgraded before the DSM/SCM host is upgraded. The
snapshot file created by T6031H02^ACL has changed and cannot be read by earlier versions of
DSM/SCM. See Support Note S09036 for more information.
J06.07
Falling Back to iLO Firmware T0848AAA
After updating the iLO firmware to T0848AAB or later (iLO version 1.77 or later), subsequent
attempts to downgrade to T0848AAA (iLO version 1.50) using OSM Service Connection will
generate an action failure message indicating that the downgrade operation has failed:
iLo Firmware update failed. Please perform the following steps.
1. Retry the operation.
2. If the operation fails again, reset the iLo and then retry the operation again.
3. If the operation fails a third time, contact your service provider.
Additional information (may be useful to service provider): Firmware Update on Clim:
C100251, failed with the following error:
comForte SSH client version T9999H06_20Mar2009_comForte_SSH_0085
Downloading firmware (1.50) to iLo ... Failed Error: Firmware download failed.
Error (1): Operation failed.
STOPPED: $Z14N
CPU time: 0:00:00.007
2: Process terminated with fatal errors or diagnostics
Before retrying the downgrade operation, perform a CLIM Rediscovery from the OSM Service
Connection to determine if the iLO firmware has actually been downgraded. The iLO firmware
downgrade operation should have succeeded in most cases even though the OSM Service
Connection Action result indicates a failure result. If, after the CLIM Rediscovery action is completed,
the reported iLO level matches the expected level, then the failure result associated with the
downgrade action can be safely ignored.
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