sx2000 Servers

SMS Software and Superdome Firmware Downloading Procedure

Go to the following URL (requires authentication):

http://intranet.hp.com/tsg/WW2/CESL/Pages/SMS-SW-FW.aspx

Select the STSD SMS & FW Files link at approximately mid page.

The Superdome_Binaries.exe file is a self-extracting archive containing the following Firmware

binaries and SMS Software Utilities for Superdome Servers:

1. SX1000 – Last three revisions of PA and IA Firmware

2. SX2000 – Last three revisions of PA and IA Firmware

3. Legacy – Last three revisions of PA Firmware

4. SMS Software Utilities:

— CYGWIN

— EIT

— PARCLI

— SCAN

Either copy the Superdome_Binaries.exe file to the desktop, or save it to a CD.

Open the Superdome_Binaries.exe file.

NOTE: The /opt directory will be created as the default location.

SMS Software Utilities

Move the Software Utilities onto the SMS as indicated:

• SCAN— c:\opt\scansw

• CYGWIN— c:\CYGWIN

• PARCLI— c:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\nParCommands

• EIT Tools— c:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\EIT

Superdome Firmware Instructions

NOTE: Reference to pa or ia denotes two firmware types: one for PARISC Processors (pa) and

one for Itanium Processors (ia). This is applicable for the sx1000, the sx2000, and the Legacy

Servers. The Legacy Servers will only have the PARISC Processors (pa) installed.

PC SMS

1. Create a c:\opt\firmware\sxX000\X.Xx directory.

Example 1 Directory Example

sx2000\8.7f

2. Copy the h_ipf_(pa or iA)_sxX000_X.Xx tar.gz file to the

c:\opt\firmware\sxX000\X.Xx directory.

3. Open a Cygwin window.

4. Enter the following command to move that bundle into the targeted directory:

cd c:\opt\firmware\sxX000\X.Xx

5. Enter the following command to un-compress the gzip file:

gunzip h_ipf_(pa or iA)_sxX000_X.Xx.tar.gz

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