HP BA322 90087 - Manual (Page 27)

1.3.6.1 Checking Firmware Version
To determine the firmware version in place on your Integrity servers, you can use the Extensible
Firmware Interface (EFI) info fw command at the EFI Shell prompt, as in the following example.
(For cell-based servers, check the firmware at the nPartition console.)
Shell> info fw
You can also use the EFI Boot Manager to obtain firmware information. With MP, you can use
the MP sysrev command.
NOTE: The info fw command at the EFI> Shell prompt cannot be used while OpenVMS is
running. You can use the MP interface to check firmware on your system while OpenVMS is
running.
NOTE: EFI Shell commands are not case sensitive. However, in this manual, EFI and other
Integrity servers interface commands are displayed in lowercase to help distinguish them from
OpenVMS DCL commands.
For more information about the latest firmware for your Integrity servers, check the HP OpenVMS
Version 8.4 Release Notes. In addition, see the information and resources provided on the HP
Support website by following these steps:
1. Go to the following website:
http://www.hp.com/support/itaniumservers
2. Select the appropriate server in the provided list.
The HP Support page that appears provides a list of tasks and services to choose. To
automatically receive drivers and support alerts from HP (free of charge), select “Signup:
drivers and support alerts” from the list of services (you might need to select “See more...”
to access the signup link), and fill out the forms as instructed.
For more information about firmware for your Integrity servers, select “Download drivers
and software” from the list of tasks, and continue with the next step.
3. On the “Download drivers and software” page, select “Cross operating system (BIOS,
Firmware, Diagnostics, etc.)”.
4. On the resulting page, locate the appropriate firmware (look for the latest update; previous
versions might also be listed), and select the link for the firmware in the “Description”
column.
5. Select the “Release Notes” tab and read the information about the latest version of firmware
available and the instructions on determining the version of firmware in place on your
Integrity servers. Compare your installed version with firmware versions listed in the release
notes.
1.3.6.2 Creating a Firmware Update CD
To create a firmware update CD for your entry-class Integrity servers, you need a CD-recordable
drive and software, plus a blank CD-R or CD-RW disk. (For updating firmware on a cell-based
server, you must contact HP Customer Support.)
NOTE: The following instructions are for recording a DVD on an OpenVMS system. You can
record the DVD on any system or PC, such as a Microsoft Windows computer, a Linux system,
or an HP-UX system.
1. Follow steps 1 through 3 from the preceding section.
2. Locate the appropriate ISO-image firmware file. (Look for the latest update; previous versions
might also be listed along with the latest.) Select the link for that file and read the instructions
for the file included in the release notes, and then download the ISO-image firmware
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