Upgrade Firmware

[Dewa Negara_4]

Hi All,

I am planning to upgrade Firmware on our existing servers:

1. What command can be used to know what the current version of firmware on server HPUX 11.00/11.11?

2. What is the latest firmware can be upgraded to?

3. What are the steps (command) to do the upgrade? Do we need a downtime/reboot?

Please help. Thanks in advance.

Best Regards,
Dewa

[Torsten. · Accepted solution]

Hi,

please refer to your other thread

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1064906

and post your model type.

[IT_2007]

would you please specify what type of hardware do you have?

[Dewa Negara_4]

Thanks.

The hardware is rp8420.

Best Regards,

[Dewa Negara_4]

We have various type of hardware. We have K-class, N-class, rp8420, and Superdome.

I need to know how to check the firmware on those different class of servers.

Thanks for your help in advance.

Best Regards,

[IT_2007]

you need to get the Firmware from HP CE or HP representative and need to shutdown server before you update firmware at GSP level.

Login to GSP and then see help on fw.

The version of each updateable entity can be displayed using the SYSREV
command, or using the firmware update command (FW from the command menu).
The entities are listed below, along with the hardware and function.


Firmware Entity Hardware and function
=============== =====================
MP 0,1,2,3 Management Processor firmware which includes the UI,
power management, cabinet utilities and partition
console interface. One MP is required for each
partition.

PDHC 0,1,2,3 Processor Dependent Hardware Controller firmware
which monitors and controls the cell interface.

SFW 0,1,2,3 System FirmWare which runs at power up to
configure the cell board (see HE BOOT).


Correct operation of the system cannot be guaranteed if the
installed firmware combination is not an authorized release.

[Robert-Jan Goossens]

Hi Dewa,

KX50
ftp://ftp.itrc.hp.com/firmware_patches/hp/cpu/PF_CMHK3943.txt

KX60
ftp://ftp.itrc.hp.com/firmware_patches/hp/cpu/PF_CMHK4133.txt

KX70/KX80
ftp://ftp.itrc.hp.com/firmware_patches/hp/cpu/PF_CBHK4201.txt

remove the .text to download the firmware patches.

N-Class
http://tinyurl.com/lhy8w

RP8420
http://tinyurl.com/rjl2a

Superdome
http://tinyurl.com/qg5fh

Regards,
Robert-Jan

[Bharath PSB]

I think you will have to get the latest firmware bits from HP customer support people.
There is a way in which you need to upgrade the firmware. I will post it once I get it.
Yo wull definitely need a down time to make the system work with the latest firmware. (atleast for system firmware (PDC))