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

[Pete Maurer]

Morning Robert,
Thanks for your feedback. Retreiving
this information from SDA sure beats
shutting down the system and booting off the firmware CD.

Much appreciated.

Regards,

-Pete

[Jess Goodman]

Robert,

That's great - didn't know about the SDA FC extension. Is there any documentation on it other than the brief help from SDA> FC HELP
command?

And on a related subject, does anyone know first hand of a way to upgrade the firmware of a FC HBA (KGPSA-CA Emulex LP8000)
that is located in an AlphaServer 4100 running VMS 7.2-2?

You can't do it using the usual method with the console CD because the latest AlphServer 4100 version of FRU is ignorant about FC devices, and so far none of the suggestions I've received from HP have worked either.