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:
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ID Priority Action Status Old Firmware Ver. Proposed Ver. New Firmware Ver. System Reboot
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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
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ID Priority Action Status Old Firmware Ver. Proposed Ver. New Firmware Ver. System Reboot
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TIME EVENT-ID MSG-ID SEVERITY
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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
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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
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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.