Dos utility – HP 441877-00B User Manual

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Error
level

Meaning

2

Hpnicfwupg did not attempt firmware upgrade because the
installed firmware was up-to-date, the target hardware was not
present, the command was invalid, the user responded no to all
prompts, or the user selected quit in response to a prompt. For
options –c and –i, a 2 means that the information could not be
displayed.

3

Hpnicfwupg attempted to upgrade firmware but one or more
upgrades failed due to an unrecoverable error. This return code
is used even if some of the server adapters were upgraded
successfully.

DOS utility

These notes describe how to use the Gigabit Server Adapter Firmware Upgrade Utility to flash server
adapter firmware.

Flashing consists of using software to replace the current server adapter firmware on a target server with
a new firmware image. Server adapter firmware is typically flashed for the following reasons:

To support new features

To correct problems in a previous server adapter firmware version

Customers should upgrade their servers to the latest server adapter firmware version:

When HP releases a new server adapter firmware version

When installing a new server adapter

After purchasing a new server

When installing a SoftPaq that specifies the need for the latest version of firmware

The Gigabit Server Adapter Firmware Upgrade Utility automatically checks for driver, hardware, and
operating system dependencies, and installs only the correct server adapter firmware upgrades required
by each target server.

Supported Gigabit Server Adapters

The upgrade utility provides support for the following adapters:

Standup adapters:

HP NC150T PCI 4-port Gigabit Combo Switch Adapter

HP NC320T PCI Express Gigabit Server Adapter

HP NC1020 Cu Gigabit Server Adapter 32 PCI Single Port

HP NC6770 PCI-X Gigabit Server Adapter

HP NC7770 PCI-X Gigabit Server Adapter

HP NC7771 PCI-X Gigabit Server Adapter

Embedded adapters:

HP NC7760 PCI-X Gigabit Server Adapter

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