G06.32 Software Installation and Upgrade Guide

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G06.32 Software Installation and Upgrade Guide—546068-002
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8. Updating Service Processor (SP) Firmware
8. Updating Service Processor (SP) Firmware
Alerts 8-2
Before You Begin
8-3
Determine the Current and New Versions of SP Firmware
8-4
Verify That Your Current RVU Is Running the Correct Version of SP Firmware
(Using TSM) 8-5
If Necessary, Reset the SPs Before Updating SP Firmware
8-5
Download the SP Firmware File to the System Console (Optional) 8-6
Update SP Firmware Using the TSM Service Application 8-8
Determining If a Problem Has Occurred 8-15
Verify the Firmware Is Updating (Using TSM) 8-15
Problems Updating SP Firmware (Using TSM)
8-15
Other Indications of SP Firmware Update Problems
8-16
Problems Resetting an SP (Using TSM) 8-16
Recovery for Problems Updating SP Firmware (Using TSM) 8-16
If an SP Firmware Update Fails 8-16
Checking the State of the Service Connection 8-17
Correcting a Failed SP Firmware Update (Using TSM) 8-17
Updating Firmware Using the TSM Low-Level Link Application (Optional) 8-18
Resetting an SP Using the TSM Low-Level Link Application 8-18
Updating SP Firmware Using the OSM Service Connection 8-20
Notes for Using OSM to Update SP Firmware 8-20
Firmware Update for Fabric Side-Y (Using OSM) 8-20
Firmware Update for Fabric Side-X (Using OSM) 8-25
Verifying the SP Firmware Update (Using OSM) 8-26
Correcting a Failed SP Firmware Update (Using the OSM Service
Connection) 8-28
Updating Firmware Using the OSM Low-Level Link (Optional) 8-28
9. Updating Processor Boot Code
Before You Begin Updating the Boot Millicode 9-3
Check Processor Status 9-3
Verify Your TSM and OSM Versions
9-3
Verify Location and Version of Processor Boot Code
9-3
Method 1: Using G06.24 or Later OSM or TSM SPRs, Update Processor Boot Code
Using the Explicit Online Option 9-4
Using TSM, Update Processor Boot Code Using the Online Option and G06.24 or
Later TSM SPRs 9-5
Using OSM, Update Processor Boot Code Using the Online Option and G06.24 or
Later OSM SPRs 9-7