Chapter 8 Upgrade of XSCF Firmware and Maintenance 8-3
Note – The OpenBoot PROM firmware is applied by a domain reboot. In the M3000
server, this function updates the OpenBoot PROM firmware which is in the flash
memory of the single MBU. And the number of domains to be updated is one.
User Interfaces
The following function is used for the firmware update:
â– Firmware update using XSCF Web in a browser
â– XCP Import: Imports firmware to this system.
â– XCP Update: Updates the firmware to flash memory, applies the XSCF
firmware, and the OpenBoot PROM firmware.
â– Version: Displays the firmware version.
Using the XSCF Web console, the user can easily update firmware from a browser.
Also, regular maintenance and emergency firmware updates are supported. For the
method of starting XSCF Web, see Chapter 9.
â– Firmware update using the XSCF Shell
Use the following commands to update the firmware:
â– getflashimage(8) command: Imports firmware to this system.
â– flashupdate(8) command: Downloads the firmware to flash memory and
applies the XSCF firmware.
â– poweron(8) command and reset(8) command: Applies the OpenBoot PROM
firmware.
â– version(8) command: Displays the firmware version.
Note – For details on these four commands, see the man pages or the XSCF
Reference Manual.
8.1.2 Firmware Update Conditions and Environment
User Privileges
The firmware update can be performed with either of the following two user
privileges:
â– platadm
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