Determining the Level of Firmware on the System
Note:
This information may be superseded by information that is available on the following Web site.
Always check the Web site for the latest images and instructions for checking the firmware level.
The Web address is: http://www.rs6000.ibm.com/support/micro
The firmware level is denoted by vFyymmdd, where:
v
v = version number
v
F = the p615’s firmware designation
v
yy = year
v
mm = month
v
dd = day
of the release.
If the system is running AIX, the firmware level can be determined by either of the following methods:
v
On the AIX command line, by typing:
lscfg -vp|grep -p Platform
A line that begins with
ROM level (alterable)..
displays the firmware level that is currently on the
system.
v
Looking at the top of the service processor main menu.
If the system is running Linux, the platform firmware level can be determined by the following methods:
v
On the Linux command line, type:
/usr/sbin/ibmras/nvram/ --print-vpd | grep 3F
A line similar to the following displays the firmware level that is currently on the system:
Alterable ROM Level 3F030504
v
Looking at the top of the service processor main menu.
System Firmware Update Using a Locally Available Image
To update the system firmware using a locally available image, perform the following steps:
1. Log in as root user.
2. If the
/tmp/fwupdate
directory does not exist, create it by issuing the following command:
mkdir /tmp/fwupdate
3. The firmware update file must be downloaded or copied into the
/tmp/fwupdate
directory on the
system. This can be done by using the
ftp
command to get the image from an ftp server or
NFS-mounting the directory on the host system.
The firmware updated file can also be transferred to the target system by backing up the image onto
diskettes from another server and restoring it into the
/tmp/fwupdate
directory.
After the firmware update file has been downloaded or copied into the
/tmp/fwupdate
directory, verify
its existence by entering the following command:
ls /tmp/fwupdate/3F*.img
The update file will have the format 3Fyymmdd.img. The 3F indicates that this is an update image for
your system: yy is the year, mm is the month, and dd is the day of the update file.
4. If the system is running AIX:
After the firmware update file has been written to the
/tmp/fwupdate
directory, enter the following
commands:
Chapter 4. Using the Service Processor
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