How to upgrade HBA driver

[panks]

Hello,
My HBa are at B.11.23.03 and as per EMC suggestion I need to upgraded them to B.11.23.0803.
Here are the more details of card and driver
root@abc:/dev> ioscan -funC fc
Class I H/W Path Driver S/W State H/W Type Description
==================================================================
fc 0 0/0/4/1/0 td CLAIMED INTERFACE HP Tachyon XL2 Fibre Channel Mass Storage Adapter
/dev/td0
fc 1 0/0/8/1/0 td CLAIMED INTERFACE HP Tachyon XL2 Fibre Channel Mass Storage Adapter
/dev/td1
fc 2 1/0/4/1/0 td CLAIMED INTERFACE HP Tachyon XL2 Fibre Channel Mass Storage Adapter
/dev/td2
fc 3 1/0/8/1/0 td CLAIMED INTERFACE HP Tachyon XL2 Fibre Channel Mass Storage Adapter
/dev/td3


root@abc:/dev> fcmsutil /dev/td0

Vendor ID is = 0x00103c
Device ID is = 0x001029
XL2 Chip Revision No is = 2.3
PCI Sub-system Vendor ID is = 0x00103c
PCI Sub-system ID is = 0x00128c
Topology = PTTOPT_FABRIC
Link Speed = 2Gb
Local N_Port_id is = 0x711900
N_Port Node World Wide Name = 0x50060b000025a693
N_Port Port World Wide Name = 0x50060b000025a692
Driver state = ONLINE
Hardware Path is = 0/0/4/1/0
Number of Assisted IOs = 1830849575
Number of Active Login Sessions = 4
Dino Present on Card = NO
Maximum Frame Size = 2048
Driver Version = @(#) libtd.a HP Fibre Channel Tachyon XL2 Driver B.11.23.03 $Date: 2005/01/20 15:09:02 $Revision: r11.23/1 PATCH_11.23 (PHSS_32101)

and here is the suggestion by HP:

WARNING : Driver B.11.23.03 is not at the recommended revision B.11.23.0803 for HP-UX version B.11.23 on rx8620 Class servers.

please suggest

[Robert-Jan Goossens · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Below you can find the latest software for your HBA.

HP-UX 11i v2 (11.23) (July 2008 release)
Version: B.11.23.0807

http://h20392.www2.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=FibrChanl00

Regards,
Robert-Jan

[sujit kumar singh]

Hi


download the driver from the site as per the OS that u possess that is 11.23.

ftp that to the server where u want to upgrade the FC driver in some directory say /tmp using the binary mode of tranfser.

this shall be a .depot file

on the server do the following.

#swlist -d @ /tmp/<*.depot>


#swinstall -s /tmp/<*.depot>


u will be prompted to install the driver using a swinstall screen. Install the driver and the system shall reboot after that.


use fcmsutil to again verify the driver version


regards

Sujit

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom,

These drivers generally ship on the Core OS or Application CD/DVD.

Normal upgrade path is swinstall and it will update.

SEP

[sujit kumar singh]

hi


please read the following thread of how to assign the points

http://forums11.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/helptips.do?admit=109447626+1232184180571+28353475

u may get better responses.

regards
sujit

[Javed Khan_1]

Hi,

It is always advisable to take ignite backup of system before you upgrade HBA driver


Javed