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The boot loader does not perform any upgrade action. The boot loader is able to boot either of
two redundant copies of the firmware in the flash depending on the current value of the special
partition status byte that is stored in the internal IPMC EEPROM. The boot loader can fall back
to the backup copy by booting the alternate partition. The boot loader manages two firmware
partitions; the active and backup partition. It is responsible for detecting if the active firmware
is invalid or has failed. If the active firmware failed or is invalid, the Boot loader will switch to the
backup partition. When switching, the partitions change their roles. Switching of the
partitions also takes place when the firmware is upgraded and activated using the HPM.1
upgrade procedure.
The firmware image is the regular firmware and change with every update.
10.3 BIOS/FPGA Upgrade
Both components (BIOS and FPGA) have two independent boot banks. The switching of this
boot banks is not supported by HPM commands of ATCA-736X.
Both BIOS/FPGA boot banks can be updated with HPM.1. The BIOS/FPGA upgrade is not fully
HPM.1 compatible. Payload update of this device is required. Without this update, automatic
boot bank switching via the IPMC is not possible. Boot bank switching is a requirement for
HPM.1 to activate.
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