Upgrade the Gateway Firmware (CLI)

Open an SSH session as user root and connect to the management controller by specifying the controller’s host name.
For example:
```
% ssh -l root nm2name
root@nm2name’s password: password
#
```
where nm2name is the host name of the management controller. Initially, the password is changeme.

If the Subnet Manager is running on the management controller, disable it with the disablesm command.

# disablesm
Stopping partitiond daemon.                                [  OK  ]
Stopping IB Subnet Manager..                               [  OK  ]
#

Verify that there is at least 150 MB available in the /tmp directory.
```
# df -h /tmp
Filesystem            Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
tmpfs                 250M  240K 249M 1% /tmp
#
```
In this example, there are 249 MB available. If not enough space is available, you must delete files from the /tmp directory.
Verify that there is at least 1 MB available in the /config directory.
```
# df -h /config
Filesystem            Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/hda2              16M  3.6M   11M  25% /config
#
```
In this example, there are 11 MB available. If not enough space is available, you must delete files from the /config directory.
Verify that there is at least 1 MB available in the /var/log directory.
```
# df -h /var/log
Filesystem            Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/hda3              16M  3.6M   11M  25% /var/log
#
```
In this example, there are 11 MB available. If not enough space is available, you must delete files from the /var/log directory.
Verify that there is at least 150 MB free memory available.
```
# free -m
                 total       used       free     shared    buffers     cached
Mem:           498        104        393          0         12         47
-/+ buffers/cache:         45        453
Swap:            0          0          0
#
```
In the Mem: row of the free column, there should be at least 150 MB free memory. In this example, there are 393 MB available. If not enough memory is available, you must exit non-essential applications that are running.

Start the Oracle ILOM shell:

# spsh
Sun(TM) Integrated Lights Out Manager
Version ILOM 3.0 r47111
Copyright 2009 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
Use is subject to license terms.
->

You are now in the Oracle ILOM shell.

You can use the exit command to return to the Linux shell.

Begin the upgrade process:

-> load -source URI/pkgname

where:

URI is the uniform resource indicator for the host where the gateway firmware package is located. The FTP and HTTP protocols are supported.
pkgname is the name of the firmware package in the transfer directory.

For example, using the FTP protocol:

-> load -source ftp://root:changeme@123.45.67.99//tmp/sundcs_gw_repository_1.3.2_1.pkg
Downloading firmware image. This will take a few minutes.

The firmware is downloaded. The upgrade begins. A caution is displayed and you are asked to commit to the upgrade.

NOTE: Firmware upgrade will upgrade firmware on SUN DCS gw Kontron module, 
         I4, BridgeX and FPGA. Upgrade of Kontron module, I4 and BridgeX takes
         few minutes to complete. FPGA upgrade takes about 4 hours.
 
         ILOM will enter a special mode to load new firmware. No other tasks 
         should be performed in ILOM until the firmware upgrade is complete. 
 
Are you sure you want to load the specified file (y/n)?

Answer y to the prompt to commit to the upgrade.

The upgrade begins.

Setting up environment for firmware upgrade. This will take few minutes.
Starting SUN DCS gw FW update
 
==========================
Performing operation: I4 A
==========================
I4 A: I4 is already at the given version.
 
==========================
Performing operation: BX A
==========================
BX fw upgrade from 8.3.3164(INI:4) to 8.3.3166(INI:4):
Upgrade started...
Upgrade completed.
INFO: BX fw upgrade from 8.3.3164(INI:4) to 8.3.3166(INI:4) succeeded
 
==========================
Performing operation: BX B
==========================
BX fw upgrade from 8.3.3164(INI:4) to 8.3.3166(INI:4):
Upgrade started...
Upgrade completed.
INFO: BX fw upgrade from 8.3.3164(INI:4) to 8.3.3166(INI:4) succeeded
 
===========================
Summary of Firmware update 
===========================
I4 status                :  FW UPDATE - SUCCESS
I4 update succeeded on   :  none
I4 already up-to-date on :  A
I4 update failed on      :  none
BX status                :  FW UPDATE - SUCCESS
BX update succeeded on   :  A, B
BX already up-to-date on :  none
BX update failed on      :  none
 
==========================================
Performing operation: FPGW firmware update
==========================================
INFO: FPGA is already at the given version.
 
=========================================
Performing operation: SUN DCS gw firmware update
=========================================
SUN DCS gw Kontron module fw upgrade from 1.1.2-2 to 1.3.2-1:
Please reboot the system to enable firmware update of Kontron module. The download of the Kontron firmware image 
happens during reboot.
 
After system reboot, Kontron FW update progress can be monitored in browser using URL [http://GWsystem] OR at OS 
command line prompt by using command [telnet GWsystem 1234] where GWsystem is the hostname or IP address of SUN DCS 
GW.
 
Firmware update is complete.
->

Exit the Oracle ILOM CLI shell:
```
-> exit
exit
#
```
Reboot the gateway to enable the new firmware.
See Gateway Administration, restarting the entire switch.

Note - The restart process takes between 4 to 5 minutes to complete. The Oracle ILOM stack requires at least 2 minutes to become operational after a reboot.

The next time you login to the gateway, the following message is displayed:
```
FW upgrade completed successfully on Thu May  5 19:17:10 IST 2011.
For details see file /config/mon.autorun.out
This message will be cleared on next reboot.
```

If previously disabled, log in as the root user and enable the Subnet Manager.

% ssh -l root nm2name
root@nm2name’s password: password
# enablesm
Starting IB Subnet Manager.                                [  OK  ]
Starting partitiond daemon.                                [  OK  ]
#

Verify the firmware version:

# version
SUN DCS gw version: 1.3.2-1
Build time: Feb 17 2011 10:02:40
FPGA version: 0x33
SP board info:
Manufacturing Date: 2010.01.22
Serial Number: "NCD4J0165"
Hardware Revision: 0x0006
Firmware Revision: 0x0102
BIOS version: NOW1R112 
BIOS date: 04/24/2009
#

In the first line of the output is SUN DCS gw version x.y.z-w, where x.y.z-w is the version of the firmware upgraded (or downgraded). For example, 1.3.2-1.

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