topic Re: How to verify current Firmware ??? in Operating System - OpenVMS

How to verify current Firmware ???

Pete Maurer — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 13:10:55 GMT

Hello,
We're looking to FC attach a ES40 running OpenVMS 7.3-2 to a EMC DMX1000. Checking
EMC's iteroperability matrix, they stipulate
that we're on firmware revision 3.91a1 or
3.92.a2.

How do I determine what level we are at ???

Thanks!

Re: How to verify current Firmware ???

Pete Maurer — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 13:30:56 GMT

Let me add we're using a FCA2354 HBA.......

Re: How to verify current Firmware ???

Jess Goodman — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 14:06:39 GMT

If you're talking about the firmware version of the fibre HBA, as far as I know you can't do this from VMS. You have to shutdown VMS and use the system console.

At the >>> promp enter "cat el". Somewhere in the event log output you will see a line like:
pga0.0.0.2.1 FwRev: 1.91X1

Of course since you have to use the system console you could also just boot up a recent firmware CD and use the LIST command once you're at the FRU prompt.

Re: How to verify current Firmware ???

Ian Miller. — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 15:52:17 GMT

On the running system you can use SDA

$ ANAL/SYSTEM
SDA> CLUE CONFIG

Re: How to verify current Firmware ???

Jess Goodman — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 16:28:04 GMT

Don't know about VMS 8.2 but under 7.3-2 SDA will not show you the firmware version of Fibre Channel host bus adapters:

SDA> CLUE CONFIG

FFFFFFFF.8199B350 8 FFFFFFFF.8B26C800 D0 FGB: 1 KGPSA-** (Emulex LP9802)
FFFFFFFF.8199B468 30 FFFFFFFF.8B271000 64 6 HOT_PLUG

Re: How to verify current Firmware ???

Pete Maurer — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 16:37:04 GMT

Hi Jess!

The 'cat el' command didn't provide the
firmware, but your suggestion about booting
off the recent firmware cd was the ticket.

Thank you so much for your feedback.

Regards,

-Pete

Re: How to verify current Firmware ???

Pete Maurer — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 16:42:44 GMT

Ian,

CLUE CONFIG does provide some valuied information, but nothing about HBA
firmware.

Thanks for your feedback.

Booting off the firmware CD worked.

Regards,

-Pete

Re: How to verify current Firmware ???

Jess Goodman — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 16:59:53 GMT

Sorry, I should have mentioned that you might first have to RESET the system before the "CAT EL" command will be helpful.

Re: How to verify current Firmware ???

Robert Brooks_1 — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 20:26:59 GMT

On V8.3 (Alpha and I64), you can do this . . .

write sys$output f$getdvi( "fga0", "fc_hba_firmware_rev" )
HS1.90A4

-- Rob

Re: How to verify current Firmware ???

Robert Brooks_1 — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 20:29:52 GMT

From SDA, this is the command . . .

SDA> fc sho dev fga0
FGA0: operational firmware revision HS1.90A4
port_name(adapter_id) = 1000-0000-C931-07E4, node_name(host_id) = 2000-0000-C931
-07E4

Re: How to verify current Firmware ???

Pete Maurer — Fri, 21 Jul 2006 08:49:53 GMT

Morning Robert,
Thanks for your feedback. Retreiving
this information from SDA sure beats
shutting down the system and booting off the firmware CD.

Much appreciated.

Regards,

-Pete

Re: How to verify current Firmware ???

Jess Goodman — Fri, 21 Jul 2006 12:26:08 GMT

Robert,

That's great - didn't know about the SDA FC extension. Is there any documentation on it other than the brief help from SDA> FC HELP
command?

And on a related subject, does anyone know first hand of a way to upgrade the firmware of a FC HBA (KGPSA-CA Emulex LP8000)
that is located in an AlphaServer 4100 running VMS 7.2-2?

You can't do it using the usual method with the console CD because the latest AlphServer 4100 version of FRU is ignorant about FC devices, and so far none of the suggestions I've received from HP have worked either.