Nortel Networks 53r 5300 00 Querying the Network Interface Card firmware, Variable definitions

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Querying the Network Interface Card firmware

Use this procedure to determine the current Network Interface Card (NIC) firmware version.

Prerequisites

•You must be assigned to the SSA role (ntsysadm)

Procedure Steps

Step Action

1Log on to the system as the SSA role (ntsysadm).

2Run the following command:

sudo ethtool –i <ethernet_device>

The system displays the device properties, including the currently installed firmware version.

firmware-version: x.x.x

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	Variable definitions
Variable		Value
ethernet_device		eth0 or eth1

Querying the hard drive firmware

Use this procedure to determine the current hard drive firmware version.

Prerequisites

•You must be assigned to the SSA role (ntsysadm)

Procedure Steps

Step Action

1Log on to the server as the SSA role (ntsysadm).

2Run the following command: arcconf GETCONFIG 1 pd

The system displays the physical device information for each installed hard drive. The firmware version is included in the list of information for each device.

Firmware : xxxx

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Application Server 5300

Nortel AS 5300 Installation

NN42040-300 01.04

4 November 2008

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