A P P E N D I X A - Updating the Server Firmware

A P P E N D I X A

Updating the Server Firmware

This appendix describes how to update the server firmware.

This appendix includes the following topics:

Flash Image Overview

Updating the Firmware

Flash Image Overview

The flash image consists of the following components:

System controller firmware

OpenBoot

POST

Reset/Comfit

Sequencer

Partition description

Updating the Firmware

The flashupdate command updates both the ALOM CMT system controller firmware and the host firmware.

To use the features and fixes in subsequent firmware releases, perform this procedure.

To Update the Firmware

1. Ensure that the ALOM CMT system controller network management port is configured.

This is required to access the new flash image over the network. See To Configure the System Controller Network Management Port.

2. Open a Telnet or SSH session and connect to the system controller.

The following example is for Telnet.

% telnet xxx.xxx.xx.xx

Trying xxx.xxx.xx.xx...

Connected to xxx.xxx.xx.xx.

Escape character is'^]'.

Use is subject to license terms.

Sun(tm) Advanced Lights Out Manager CMT v1.x

Please login:

3. Login as admin, using the password you defined during the configuration of the system controller.

Please login: admin

Please Enter password: password

sc>

4. Execute the flashupdate command.

The flashupdate SC command updates the system controller flash image and the host firmware. The flashupdate command requires the following information:

IP address of an FTP server on the network that can access the flash image.

Full path name to the flash image that the IP address can access.

Username and password of an account registered on the system that is specified by the IP address.

The command usage is as follows:

flashupdate [-s IPaddr -f pathname] [-v]

where:

-s IPaddr is the IP address of any FTP server on the network that can access the flash image

-f pathname is the full path name to the flash image

-v is the flag to turn on verbose message output

sc> flashupdate -s xxx.xxx.xx.xx -f pathname

Username: username

Password: password ............................................................... . Update complete. Reset device to use new image.

sc>

5. Reset the system controller.

After the flash has been updated, you must reset the system controller for the new image to take affect. To reset the system controller, issue the resetsc command, as shown below.

Note - To bypass the confirmation prompt, you can use the -y flag with the resetsc command. If resetsc is issued from a Telnet or SSH session, upon reset the Telnet or SSH session will be terminated. The output from the reset will be displayed on the serial console on the system controller.

sc> resetsc

Are you sure you want to reset the SC [y/n]? y

User Requested SC Shutdown

The system controller resets, runs diagnostics, and returns to the login prompt (on the serial console), similar to CODE EXAMPLE A-1.

CODE EXAMPLE A-1 Typical Boot Sequence Following Firmware Update
ALOM BOOTMON v1.2.0 ALOM Build Release: 000 Reset register: f0000000 EHRS ESRS LLRS SWRS ALOM POST 1.0 Dual Port Memory Test, PASSED. TTY External - Internal Loopback Test TTY External - Internal Loopback Test, PASSED. TTYC - Internal Loopback Test TTYC - Internal Loopback Test, PASSED. ... ETHERNET CPU LOOPBACK TEST, PASSED Full VxDiag Tests - PASSED Status summary - Status = 7FFF VxDiag - - PASSED POST - - PASSED LOOPBACK - - PASSED I2C - - PASSED EPROM - - PASSED FRU PROM - - PASSED ETHERNET - - PASSED MAIN CRC - - PASSED BOOT CRC - - PASSED TTYD - - PASSED TTYC - - PASSED MEMORY - - PASSED MPC885 - - PASSED sc>

CODE EXAMPLE A-1 Typical Boot Sequence Following Firmware Update

ALOM BOOTMON v1.2.0

ALOM Build Release: 000

Reset register: f0000000 EHRS ESRS LLRS SWRS

ALOM POST 1.0

Dual Port Memory Test, PASSED.

TTY External - Internal Loopback Test

TTY External - Internal Loopback Test, PASSED.

TTYC - Internal Loopback Test

TTYC - Internal Loopback Test, PASSED.

...

ETHERNET CPU LOOPBACK TEST, PASSED

Full VxDiag Tests - PASSED

     Status summary  -  Status = 7FFF

        VxDiag    -          -  PASSED

        POST      -          -  PASSED

        LOOPBACK  -          -  PASSED

        I2C       -          -  PASSED

        EPROM     -          -  PASSED

        FRU PROM  -          -  PASSED

        ETHERNET  -          -  PASSED

        MAIN CRC  -          -  PASSED

        BOOT CRC  -          -  PASSED

        TTYD      -          -  PASSED

        TTYC      -          -  PASSED

        MEMORY    -          -  PASSED

        MPC885    -          -  PASSED

sc>