2.Updating the Firmware

IMPORTANT: When performing a firmware upgrade that contains system programmable hardware (FPGA, EFI, PSOC, BMC), you must properly shut down any OS that is running before starting the firmware upgrade process.

SFW, iLO and BMC Follow these steps to update the SFW, BMC and iLO2 MP firmware:

a.SFW, iLO and BMC Update the SFW, BMC and iLO2 MP firmware:

1.Power on the system and get to the EFI Shell prompt.

2.Execute the following EFI command at the EFI Shell prompt to determine the current firmware version: Shell> info fw

3.Look for the latest firmware updates for Itanium-based servers at http://www.hp.com/go/bizsupport.

4.If a new version of the firmware is available, download it. Save it to CD, or copy it over the network to the system you are going to update.

5.Choose one of the following two options to update the firmware:

•On the system you are updating, follow the instructions provided in the firmware release notes to download and execute the appropriate files to update your firmware.

•Initiate a firmware upgrade from the HP System Insight Manager (SIM) as a “Group Action”

b.FPGA The FPGA firmware upgrade is performed using FTP over the iLO 2 MP LAN, which must be operational. Follow these steps to update the FPGA firmware:

1.Execute the following EFI command at the EFI Shell prompt to determine the current firmware version: Shell> info fw

2.Look for the latest firmware updates for Itanium-based servers at http://www.hp.com/go/bizsupport.

3.If a new version of the firmware is available, copy the firmware image file onto your own FTP server.

4.Follow the instructions provided in FPGA release notes to Initiate a firmware upgrade from the iLO 2 MP user interface; the iLO 2 MP pulls its image from the FTP server that you specify.

c.vBios If the server has UCIO with VGA the vBios must be updated. Follow these steps to update the vBios firmware:

1.Power on the system and get to the EFI Shell prompt.

2.Execute the following EFI command at the EFI Shell prompt to determine the current firmware version: Shell> info fw

3.Look for the latest firmware updates for Itanium-based servers at http://www.hp.com/go/bizsupport.

4.If a new version of the Video Graphics Adapter (VGA) firmware is available, download it. Save it to CD, or copy it over the network to the system you are going to update.

5.From the EFI Shell, move to the directory in which the downloaded firmware file is located.

6.Follow the installation instructions provided in the firmware release notes to update the VGA firmware using the provided flasher, efiflash_1p15.efi.

3.Performing a System Backup

Record the boot configuration settings. To find the settings, use the INFO ALL EFI Shell command.

Use Figure 6-28: “TPM Location on I/O Board”, to determine if there is a TPM on the I/O board assembly. If so, record the TPM settings to transfer to the replacement I/O board assembly. See the HP-UX operating system documentation for instructions.

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