Technical data

• PBM (PCI backplane manager)
• PSM (Power system manager)
• HPM (Hierarchical switch power manager)
• SCM master: This PCI primary drawer has the master SCM.
• SCM slave: The SCM on this PCI primary drawer is a slave and has
not been designated as a backup to the master.
• CPU
n/SROM: Each CPU module has SROM firmware that is
executed as part of the power-up sequence.
• XROM: Each CPU executes this extended SROM firmware on the
PSM module after executing the SROM firmware.
3 Revision level of the firmware and compilation date.
4 Revision level of the fail-safe loader (FSL) firmware. Each
microprocessor on the CSB has both a normal firmware image in its
flash ROM and a fail-safe loader image in a backup ROM. The fail-safe
loader firmware is executed when the system is reset. It performs a
checksum on the normal firmware image, and then passes control to the
normal firmware image.
5 State of power for each CPU, I/O riser, and each node on the CSB.
6 An indication that power is normal (NORMAL), or that the QBB power is
off and can be serviced (SERVICE).
The Ineligible field for the slave SCM indicates that the SCM is
not a backup to the master SCM.
7.5 Updating GS80/160/320 Firmware
Occasionally you must update the AlphaServer GS80/160/320, or PCI host
bus adapter firmware. To determine the need for a firmware update, you
compare the current firmware versions with the versions available on the
latest AlphaServer firmware update CD-ROM. The firmware release notes
for the system provide a list of current firmware versions.
See Section 4.2 for two methods of obtaining the firmware release notes.
The following section provides an overview of how to update the firmware.
7.5.1 Updating AlphaServer GS80/160/320 Firmware
You can update the AlphaServer GS80/160/320 firmware with the loadable
firmware update (LFU) utility by booting the AlphaServer Firmware Update
CD-ROM.
You can use the LFU to update the following firmware:
7–18 Using GS80, GS160, or GS320 Hard Partitions in a TruCluster Server Configuration