How to verify current Firmware ???

[Pete Maurer]

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!

[Pete Maurer]

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

[Jess Goodman]

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.

[Ian Miller.]

On the running system you can use SDA

$ ANAL/SYSTEM
SDA> CLUE CONFIG

[Jess Goodman]

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

[Pete Maurer]

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

[Pete Maurer]

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

[Jess Goodman]

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

[Robert Brooks_1]

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

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


-- Rob

[Robert Brooks_1]

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