HP-UX Virtual Partitions Ordering and Configuration Guide (September 2012)

4.2.3 Server Firmware
Be sure you have the required firmware before installing or upgrading vPars. Firmware upgrades
are not supported from within a vPars environment. To perform a firmware upgrade, you must be
in either standalone mode (for PA-RISC systems) or nPars mode (for Integrity systems).
The tables that follow list the system firmware requirements for vPars A.03.xx, A.04.xx, and A.05.xx.
• Table 10 (page 28) lists the vPars A.03.xx system firmware requirements.
• Table 11 (page 29) lists the vPars A.04.xx system firmware requirements.
• Table 12 (page 30) lists the vPars A.05.xx system firmware requirements.
Downloading Server Firmware
To download server firmware, use the following procedure.
1. Go to http://hp.com.
2. Click Software & Driver Downloads.
3. Enter the server model in the search field.
For example: rx7620, rx8640, or Superdome.
If multiple products are listed in the search results, select one from the list.
4. Click Cross operating system under the Select operating system label.
5. Select a firmware release from the Firmware – System category.
Table 10 Minimum System Firmware
1
for vPars A.03.xx
A.03.04 and A.03.05
A.03.01, A.03.02
2
, and A.03.03
Server Model
44.1243.43rp5470/L3000, rp5405
3
43.4343.43rp7400/N4000
3
KIOX 8.2, PDC 17.96.3rp7405, rp7410
4
, rp8400
4
PDC 24.1PDC 20.008rp7420
4
, rp8420
4
Firmware Version 1.0—rp7440, rp8440
PDC 36.8PDC 36.7Superdome
5
(PA-8600,PA-8700)
6
PDC 24.1PDC 20.8Superdome
5
on sx1000 chipset
(PA-8800, PA-8900)
——rx7620, rx8620
——rx7640, rx8640
——Superdome
5
on sx1000 chipset
(Integrity)
——Superdome
5
on sx2000 chipset
(Integrity)
SD Recipe 6.20c—Superdome
5
on sx2000 chipset
(PA-8900)
1
IMPORTANT: HP recommends using the latest released version of system firmware. This table lists the minimum firmware
requirements: on each server indicated, vPars supports the system firmware version listed here and greater.
2
Although no firmware upgrade is required to go from A.03.01 to A.03.02, you may want to upgrade to the latest
firmware version for the latest firmware fixes, specifically in the December 2004 HWE. For more information on the
firmware releases, see the firmware release notes for your specific server, available within the firmware patches from
the HP Support Center at http://www.hp.com/go/hpsc.
3
When installing firmware on these systems, please refer to Installing Firmware Patches on the rp5470/L3000 and
rp7400/N4000 in the HP-UX Virtual Partitions Administrator Guide.
28 Supported Configurations