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Can Ignite-UX be used to update the CPU firmware?

 
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Alan Edwards
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Can Ignite-UX be used to update the CPU firmware?

I heard that Ignite-UX can be used to update firmware instead of having to use a tape drive or spare disk.
Does anyone have information on how to do this; I do administrator an Ignite-UX server, so I am familiar with Ignite itself.
Alan
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harry d brown jr
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Re: Can Ignite-UX be used to update the CPU firmware?

Sure, if the patch has a firmware update, then use the patch. What type of hardware and OS??


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Alan Edwards
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Re: Can Ignite-UX be used to update the CPU firmware?

No, this firmware is not in a patch.
The systems are J2240's, and I need to load the 2.1 firmware.
Alan
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Sanjay_6
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Re: Can Ignite-UX be used to update the CPU firmware?

Hi Alan,

If the firmware is available in the patch "PH" format, you can upgrade the firmware using ignite. since firmware upgrade is a one time operation and ignite can be used to install different model/class of systems, it would be good to do a firmware upgrade for a firmware available in patch format using "swinstall". I think that would be a safer bet.

Hope this helps.

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Alan Edwards
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Re: Can Ignite-UX be used to update the CPU firmware?

The HP download file name is PF_CJ224021 which extracts to CJ224021.frm
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Sanjay_6
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Re: Can Ignite-UX be used to update the CPU firmware?

Hi Alan,

Since the firmware is not in a patch format you have to use an external device to install the patch. Or you can use a spare disk to do that. Here is a link to another post on the forum along the same lines,

http://forums.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/1,,0x4115cb60e503d6118ff40090279cd0f9,00.html

Hope this helps.

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Michael Roberts_3
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Re: Can Ignite-UX be used to update the CPU firmware?

Attached is a procedure that can be used to update firmware over the network using Ignite, for client machines that support network boot.

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Alan Edwards
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Re: Can Ignite-UX be used to update the CPU firmware?

Hi Mike,
Perfect, that was just what I was looking for.
Thank you
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