The XML metadata file does not update device firmware on SPARC servers. When running the fwupdate command with -x metadata.xml on SPARC servers, the update does not complete successfully and generates FMA errors. The following error message may be output when the fwupdate command is executed, the command may terminate abnormally, and the device taken off-line.
fwupdate update controller -x metadata.xml The following components will be upgraded as shown: ========================================================== ID Priority Action Status Old Firmware Ver. Proposed Ver. New Firmware Ver. System Reboot --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- c2 1 Check FW Success KPYABR3Q KPYAGR3Q N/A None Do you wish to process all of the above component upgrades? [y/n]? y Updating c2: Success Sleeping for 10 seconds for component to recover Resetting c2 Mandatory post Reset 60 second sleep Verifying all priority 1 updates Execution Summary ========================================================== ID Priority Action Status Old Firmware Ver. Proposed Ver. New Firmware Ver. System Reboot --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------- ------------------------------------ -------------- --------- TIME EVENT-ID MSG-ID SEVERITY --------------- ------------------------------------ -------------- --------- Jun 05 12:31:40 98d87727-e3a3-438d-85f7-c55b37d56828 PCIEX-8000-0A Critical Problem Status : open Diag Engine : eft / 1.16 System Manufacturer : unknown Name : ORCL,SPARC64-X Part_Number : unknown Serial_Number : 9999999 Host_ID : 9999999 ---------------------------------------- Suspect 1 of 3 : Problem class : fault.io.pciex.device-interr Certainty : 40% Affects : dev:////pci@8400/pci@4/pci@0/pci@1/nvme@0 Status : ok and in service FRU Status : acquitted Location : "/SYS/BB#0-PCI#6" Manufacturer : unknown Name : unknown Part_Number : unknown Revision : unknown Serial_Number : unknown Chassis Manufacturer : unknown Name : ORCL,SPARC64-X Part_Number : 9999999 Serial_Number : 9999999 ----------------------------------------
Workaround:
Use the fwupdate Manual method. Refer to the following example.
fwupdate update nvme-controller-firmware -r -f MS1PC5ED3.GR3Q.fw -n c2 The following components will be upgraded as shown: ========================================================== ID Priority Action Status Old Firmware Ver. Proposed Ver. New Firmware Ver. System Reboot --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- c2 1 Check FW Success KPYABR3Q Not Provided N/A None Do you wish to process all of the above component upgrades? [y/n]? y Updating c2: Success
Refer to the Oracle Hardware Management Pack documentation for instructions at http://www.oracle.com/goto/ohmp/docs.