Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Firmware upgrade - HP rp3410

Follow the steps to upgrade firmware , Here we have taken an example of model HP rp3410




Click on "Download drivers, software and firmware" on the left hand side of the page
Enter the Model of the HP Server you're going to upgrade.

# model



Follow the screen and select the HP Server Model.


Follow the screen and select the correct Operating System Version...






Select the appropriate catagory to download the software for firmware upgrade.
You'll find the description for all the catagories which includes Type of S/w, version, OS, systems where you can apply the firmware upgrade , installation readme instructions and a lot more.
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Installation instructions:
A) Clear the system event logs
1. Establish a telnet session with the MP.
2. Logon to the MP using the Admin password.
3. Type SL to enter the Show Logs menu.
4. At the "Enter menu item or [Ctrl-B] to Quit:" prompt type "c"
5. At the "Are you sure you want to clear all logs? (Y/[N]):" prompt type "y"
5. The following should be displayed:
-> Logs have been cleared.
b) Unpacking the firmware on an HP-UX system:
1. FTP PF_CEVERMPE0315.tar.gz to an empty directory on an FTP server.
2. Use 'gunzip' to unzip the patch: # gunzip PF_CEVERMPE0315.tar.gz
3. Use the 'tar' command to extract the firmware files: # tar -xvf PF_CEVERMPE0315.tar
x Resources.out, 1109367 bytes, 2167 tape blocks
x E0315.bin, 3281836 bytes, 6410 tape blocks
x mp_upg.cnf, 202 bytes, 1 tape blocks
x version.dat, 16 bytes, 1 tape blocks
4. Verify the checksum of the firmware files using the 'cksum' command. Results of the command should be equal to the shown output: # cksum
1981893873 1109367 Resources.out
1868532509 3281836 E0315.bin
1633706411 202 mp_upg.cnf
439768612 16 version.dat
5. Proceed to "Test the network connection to the FTP server" instructions
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Test the network connection to the FTP server:

1. Establish a telnet session with the Management Processor.
2. Logon to the Management Processor using the Admin password.
3. Type ^Ecf to get console write access.
4. Type ^b to enter the Management Processor.
5. Ping the LAN where the MP files are located via the XD command item #3
(LAN access PING).
MP:CM> xd
XD
Diagnostics Menu:
Non destructive tests: P - Parameter checksum
I - I2C access (get BMC Device ID record)
L - LAN access (PING)
M - Modem selftests
Destructive tests:
R - Restart MP
Enter menu item or [Q] to Quit: L
L
Enter IP Address: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
6. Reset the MP via the XD command (use the R option). This will free up any unallocated memory for the MP update. -> Choice: r
r
The MP is now being reset...
6. Proceed to “Installing E.03.15 MP Firmware" instructions
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Follow the URL to see the complete log file of Firmware upgrade on rp3410 running 11.11.








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