firmware version

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fcmsutil /dev/fcd0 vpd

                V I T A L   P R O D U C T   D A T A

                ---------   -------------   -------

 Product Description    : HP PCI-X 2.0 Dual Port 4Gb Fibre Channel HBA

 Part number            : AB379-60101

 Engineering Date Code  : B-4731

what is 60101 refering to ?

I heard about that 60101 refer to AB379 B  ----> is that correct ?

EFI version            : 01.09

 ROM Firmware version   : 04.00.90

 BIOS version           : 01.26

 FCODE version          : 01.17

what the above 4 version refer to ??

if i am not wrong,ROM Firmware version refers to HBA version and for what EFI,BIOS,FCODE version refers to ??

P.S. This thread has been moved From Tape > Tape Backup (Small and Medium Business) >to Storage Area Networks (SAN) (Enterprise).-HP Forum Moderator

[Torsten.]

Part number : AB379-60101

This is the part number (not spare-part#).

The product# is AB379B, spare part AB379-69101, new part AB379-67101.

The HBA has firmware for ROM, BIOS and EFI driver (and FCODE, used for fabric login when booting from SAN) - all on the card itself. Not all are used in different server families.

[Torsten.]

Looks like this is the latest:

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareDescription.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodTypeId=329290&prodSeriesId=5319305&swItem=co-110911-1&prodNameId=3365402&swEnvOID=54&swLang=8&taskId=135&mode=4&idx=0

BIOS 3.13
EFI 2.22
FCODE 2.03
FW 5.03.15

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Hi  Torsten,

from the output from fcmsutil,is it possible to find if there are two parts by name AB379A or AB379B.

i have a requirement that if part being used is AB379A ->not required to update firmware

and if part being used is AB379B ->have to update firmware .

How can I confirm ?

[Torsten.]

IMHO AB379A is shown as AB379-60001, AB379B is shown as AB379-60101.

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>>IMHO AB379A is shown as AB379-60001, AB379B is shown as AB379-60101

How did you find above ?

and

what is the difference between two parts ?

[saiprasad]

Hi 

AB379 Hbas have two revisons

AB379A - " can be used ONLY on mid- and high-end systems"
AB379B- " Can be used on all servers "

Thanks 

Sai

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Hi Sai,

we are planning to do xp micro code upgrade,is it necessary that hba firmware version has to be upgraded ?

[Torsten.]

According to the FC HBA matrix both can be used in various servers, not only high-end (e.g. the AB379A in rx2660).

So most likely "a" is just followed by "b".


Regarding the mc update - SPOCK may have more details, but I would consider to upgrade anyway (together with system firmware, HBA firmware, drivers etc.) if needed.

Since the firmware is (almost) only used when booting over this HBA, you should consider to update the driver.

[saiprasad]

Hi 

Please let me know the XP Model , I can generate the firmware compatability matrix.

Thanks 

Sai

[Jason_L]

This Qlogic link explains the differences in the EFI, FCODE, BIOS firmware.

Basically you need to worry about those 3 IF you boot from SAN.  They each load minimal drivers (based on architecture type) so that you can access a SAN attached volume with an operating system.

https://support.qlogic.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/721/~/differences-between-fcode,-bios,-and-efi-code

Most "newer" QLOGIC based HBA's actually load the firmware via the driver on system boot.  So the system boots, initializes the HBA and loads driver specific firmware once the card is "up". This way driver is always interacting with driver specific firmware.

https://support.qlogic.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1523/related/1/session/L2F2LzEvdGltZS8xMzc0Njg3NDc3L3NpZC8xUGstaDF3bA%3D%3D

I also agree that a AB379-60001 is "A" rev card

and AB379-60101 is a "B" rev card.  I seem to recall reading that somewhere.

However, with all this said, it is best to stay "current" with the HP SPOCK, so that you can feel confident that the interoperability has been tested and verified.

Hope this helps...

-Jason

[Torsten.]

Regarding the driver consider to run

# swlist | grep FibrChanl-01

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Hi sai
It Is connected to xp 10k #2

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And one more host connected to vmax

[Torsten.]

Back to the HBA:

from manual:

"The AB379B is the newest model, with a different application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) from
the AB379A."

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00852597/c00852597.pdf


Quickspecs:

http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/11729_na/11729_na.PDF

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Hi Torsten

I do read the manual.

But I have to confirm the compatablity that if I have to upgrade firmware.

[Torsten.]

What is your HP-UX release?

What server model?

[Torsten.]

Log on to spock, select other hardware, hp-ux (fcd) and you will find

FW 5.03.15
EFI 2.22

recommended for most servers.

So you need the bundle I linked earlier.


http://h20272.www2.hp.com/utility/document.aspx?docurl=Shared%20Documents/hw/hbas/hba_software_support_stream_hpux.2013_05_30.pdf

In "by array" area you find the minimum needed driver version.

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Hp ux 11i v1 and server model is rp3440 and rx 2660 and from the matrix you shared I guess for rp 3440 server firmware upgrade is not required since firmware version according to matrix is F4.00.90 and for rx 2660 I can't find the model in matrix , can you confirm.

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Is this matrix common to both xp and v max

[Torsten.]

Both servers are listed.

On the rp the firmware is not used, so make sure the PDC is up to date.

Remember the driver!

https://h20392.www2.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=FibrChanl-01

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hi , when i check with swlist for fibrchnl-01,fc driver is updated with minimum requirement .

my doubt is do I neeed to update HBA firmware and EFI ?

since that is not meant to the recommended version.

[Torsten.]

I think we disscussed this already.

Update the HBA in the Integrity machine.

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But when I raised a case with HP,they informed that only if os boots with LAN boot it is necessary to upgrade hba firmware and efi.since the fcd is upgraded to minimum level it was informed that it is not required to upgrade efi and hba firmware in related to storage micro code update. Is that correct ???

[Torsten.]

At least the EFI driver is also used during runtime. Since you are below the recommended version (according do SPOCK) you should do the update on the rx machine. Its about 30 min work and you are fine after this.