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Titania
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How to upgrade HBA and HDD firmware?

I would like to know what are the HP-UX commands and steps to perform an HBA / HDD firmware upgrade.
Thanks in advance,
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Denver Osborn
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Re: How to upgrade HBA and HDD firmware?

It may depend on the HBA and HDD. Are there any detailed specs you can post?

-denver
Titania
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Re: How to upgrade HBA and HDD firmware?

the result of fcmsultil command is:

fcmsutil /dev/fcd0

Vendor ID is = 0x001077
Device ID is = 0x002312
PCI Sub-system Vendor ID is = 0x00103c
PCI Sub-system ID is = 0x0012c7
PCI Mode = PCI-X 133 MHz
ISP Code version = 3.2.26
ISP Chip version = 3
Topology = PTTOPT_FABRIC
Link Speed = 2Gb
Local N_Port_id is = 0x292c00
Previous N_Port_id is = None
N_Port Node World Wide Name = 0x50060b00002ad247
N_Port Port World Wide Name = 0x50060b00002ad246
Switch Port World Wide Name = 0x202c006069e2114a
Switch Node World Wide Name = 0x1000006069e2114a
Driver state = ONLINE
Hardware Path is = 0/0/6/1/0/4/0
Maximum Frame Size = 2048
Driver-Firmware Dump Available = NO
Driver-Firmware Dump Timestamp = N/A
Driver Version = @(#) libfcd.a HP Fibre Channel ISP 23xx Driver B.11.11.03 /ux/kern/kisu/FCD/src/common/wsio/fcd_init.c:Mar 31 2004,12:14:54



I don't know how to obtain diskinfo ?


Please resplay, it's very urgent...
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Torsten.
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Re: How to upgrade HBA and HDD firmware?

Try

fcsmutil /dev/fcd0 vpd
diskinfo -v /dev/rdsk/c1t2d0
(adjust cxtydz as needed).

Why is it urgent? Any problems?

Regarding the disk firmware:
Go to http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/support.html
type the server model and select the firmware bundle.

Hope this helps!
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Torsten.

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Titania
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Re: How to upgrade HBA and HDD firmware?

Hello,

this is a superdome environment, is there any consideration for this?

no, there's no problem but i have to make a plan for HBA's and HDD's upgrade and detail a procedure to perform it.

How can i display a list of all disks that are in use?

Thanks for your reply,
Torsten.
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Re: How to upgrade HBA and HDD firmware?

Is the system based on PA-RISC or Itanium (run "model")?

Also run the fcmsutil command as suggested.

Post your results.

Hope this helps!
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Torsten.

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Titania
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Re: How to upgrade HBA and HDD firmware?

Hello, thanks for your quick reply,
the result of fcmsutil command is:


fcmsutil /dev/fcd0 vpd
V I T A L P R O D U C T D A T A
--------- ------------- -------

Product Description : "HP 2Gb Fibre Channel FC/GigE-TX Combo Adapter "

Part number : "A9784-60001"

Engineering Date Code : "A-4411"

Part Serial number : "PR1044606P"

Misc. Information : "PW=15W;PCI 66MHZ;PCI-X 133MHZ"

Mfd. Date : "4447"

Check Sum : 0x9b

EFI version : "001.30"

ROM Firmware version : "003.002.168"

Asset Tag : "NA"


#model
9000/800/SD32000

Its a PA-RISC.

Thanks,

Torsten.
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Re: How to upgrade HBA and HDD firmware?

Do you boot from SAN via the FC HBA's?

Hope this helps!
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Torsten.

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Titania
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Re: How to upgrade HBA and HDD firmware?


Yes Torsten.

I also need to know what is the backup procedure...

Torsten.
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Re: How to upgrade HBA and HDD firmware?

The most important point is the driver.
You driver is very old:

Driver Version = @(#) libfcd.a HP Fibre Channel ISP 23xx Driver B.11.11.03 /ux/kern/kisu/FCD/src/common/wsio/fcd_init.c:Mar 31 2004,12:14:54

Make sure to update to a current version.

You may consider to upgrade the RISC firmware of the HBAs. You can get it here:

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareDescription.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodTypeId=329290&prodSeriesId=421119&swItem=ux-36358-2&prodNameId=421118&swEnvOID=54&swLang=8&taskId=135&mode=4&idx=1

You have to use fcmsutil to upgrade.

Regarding the disk:
Perhaps youcan find the firmware while searching for the chassis device on http://www.hp.com/go/support
If not, you can contact HP and let them do the upgrade.

Hope this helps!
Regards
Torsten.

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