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Re: 11.31 on rp7420 - Firmware Upgrade Needed

 
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11.31 on rp7420 - Firmware Upgrade Needed

Hi all, we have a 9000/800/rp7420/AB205A server running HP-UX 11.11. We will upgrade to 11.31 (cold install). This is supported says the `HP-UX 11i support for HP 9000 systems` document. However, the doc does not mention anything about the firmware of the `Cell Board` components. Does 11.31 require minimum firmware versions for these components? If so, could you point me to the relevant documentation? Thanks in advance. If the information is good, you will of course be rewarded with a `10`.
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Steven E. Protter
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Re: 11.31 on rp7420 - Firmware Upgrade Needed

Shalom,

Somewhere buried in this document should be a link with requirements.

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SupportTaskIndex.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&taskId=101&prodClassId=-1&contentType=SupportManual&docIndexId=64255&prodTypeId=15351&prodSeriesId=2512352

This document looks promising:
http://www.dectrader.com/docs/set2/oc.pdf

Why its not on the HP site I do not know. See the supported configurations section.

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Re: 11.31 on rp7420 - Firmware Upgrade Needed

Hi John, thanks for your reply. Just to let you know that a newer version (June `09) of your document exists at: http://docs.hp.com/en//1705/oc.pdf. BR
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Re: 11.31 on rp7420 - Firmware Upgrade Needed

Thanks SEP and John! One more question. In the referenced documentation, I can find that PDC firmware version 22.2 is needed for vPAR version A.05.05. However, in the attached `sysver` command, I can not find this PDC version. Or is it `22.002/23.001`? Thanks for your time.
Torsten.
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Re: 11.31 on rp7420 - Firmware Upgrade Needed

There is a new bundle 4.2:

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareDescription.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodTypeId=15351&prodSeriesId=2512352&swItem=pf-82060-1&prodNameId=392502&swEnvOID=54&swLang=13&taskId=135&mode=4&idx=1




Example (rp8420 with SEU):

MP:CM> sysrev

Cabinet firmware revision report

PROGRAMMABLE HARDWARE :

System Backplane : GPM FM OSP
------- ------- -------
1.004 1.002 1.002

PCI-X Backplane : LPM HS
------- -------
2.000 1.000

Core IO : primary secondary
-------- -------
2.011 2.011

LPM PDHC
------- -------
Cell 0 : 1.002 1.010
Cell 1 : 1.002 1.010
Cell 2 : 1.002 1.010
Cell 3 : 1.002 1.010


FIRMWARE:

Core IO
primary : A.008.008
Event Dict. : 1.020
secondary : A.008.008
Event Dict. : 1.020


Cell 0
PDHC : A.003.031
Pri SFW : 24.001 (PA)
Sec SFW : 24.004 (PA)

Cell 1
PDHC : A.003.031
Pri SFW : 24.001 (PA)
Sec SFW : 24.004 (PA)

Cell 2
PDHC : A.003.031
Pri SFW : 24.001 (PA)
Sec SFW : 24.004 (PA)

Cell 3
PDHC : A.003.031
Pri SFW : 24.001 (PA)
Sec SFW : 24.004 (PA)

IO Cabinet FPGA and Firmware revision report

System Backplane : GPM FM OSP
------- ------- -------
1.004 1.002 1.002

PCI-X Backplane : LPM HS
------- -------
2.000 1.000

FPGA MP
------- -------
IOX primary Core IO : 2.011 A.008.008
Event Dict. 1.020
IOX secondary Core IO : 2.011 A.008.008
Event Dict. 1.020


Hope this helps!
Regards
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Torsten.
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Re: 11.31 on rp7420 - Firmware Upgrade Needed

You have currently bundle 3.2 installed.

Hope this helps!
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Re: 11.31 on rp7420 - Firmware Upgrade Needed

Thank you Torsten. But what I really would like to know is if our current bundle [3.2 you say] is sufficient for HP-UX 11.31/vPARS 05.05? I do not see the string `PDC` in the `sysrev` output, so I'm confused whether I'm looking at the correct information to draw a conclusion (I'd like to prevent an unnecessary firmware upgrade). BR
Torsten.
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Re: 11.31 on rp7420 - Firmware Upgrade Needed

Cell 1
PDHC : A.003.027
Pri SFW : 22.002 (PA)
Sec SFW : 23.001 (PA)


The System Firmware (SFW) is the PDC here.

System is using the newer version, this is 23.001 in this case.

Hope this helps!
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Torsten.

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