Table 8-2 – FUJITSU SPARC M4000 User Manual

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TABLE 8-2

Firmware Update Tasks

Firmware Update Task Item

Outline

Task time

Updating XCP From the
Network

Obtain the XCP files from the
appropriate web site, and use XSCF to
import XCP. Use XSCF Web or the XSCF
Shell for the firmware update.
Reboot the system for application to all
domains.
Note:
If the system has redundant XSCF Units,
the XSCF Units are switched while the
update is in progress.

• In the system with a XSCF

Unit; About 45 minutes

• In the system with redundant

XSCF Units; About 120 minutes

(Excludes the time for component
replacement work)

Updating XCP From External
Media

(When the XCP file is copied
onto external media such as a

CD-ROM.)

Imports XCP from the CD-ROM disk by
using XSCF. Use the XSCF Web or the
XSCF Shell for the firmware update.
The rest of the task is the same as
updating XCP from the network.

• In the system with a XSCF

Unit; About 45 minutes

• In the system with redundant

XSCF Units; About 120 minutes

(Excludes the time for component
replacement work)

Confirm That the OpenBoot
PROM Firmware is Updated
When a CMU Has Been Added
or Replaced

The firmware update is automatically
performed.
Confirm the version of the OpenBoot
PROM firmware in the update target
domain.

About 5 minutes
(Excludes the time for component
replacement work)

Confirming That the XSCF
Firmware is Updated When an
XSCF Unit Has Been Replaced
(There Are Redundant XSCF
Units)

The firmware update is automatically
performed by using the maintenance
guidance for FE. (Note)
Confirm the version of the updated XCP.
Note: When a component is replaced in
the state of main line switch off (input
power cable off in midrange systems)
(the cold replacement), the firmware is
not updated automatically. The operator
must match the number of the versions.

About 5 minutes
(Excludes the time for component
replacement work)

Confirming That the XSCF
Firmware is Updated When the
XSCF Unit Has Been Replaced
(in a System With a Single XSCF
Unit or Both Replacement in a
System With Redundant XSCF
Units)

The firmware is not updated
automatically. The operator must match
the number of the firmware versions.

• In the system with a XSCF

Unit; about 20 minutes

• In the system with redundant

XSCF Units; about 40 minutes

(Excludes the time for component
replacement work)

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SPARC Enterprise Mx000 Servers XSCF User’s Guide • April 2008

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