HP Superdome 2 Partitioning Administrator Guide (5900-2540, December 2012)

UPDATE NPARTITION
IMPORTANT: This command is not available if you are using complex firmware that is earlier
than the Online Firmware Update release.
To update firmware for all partitions, see “UPDATE FIRMWARE” (page 71).
• Command:
UPDATE NPARTITION [ALL|<nPar name or number>|BLADE
<blade_resource_path>] <uri> [FORCE] [REINSTALL] [NOEXECUTE]
• Description:
The UPDATE NPARTITION command downloads a new flash image from the network
or a USB drive attached to the DVD module, or a DVD in the enclosure DVD drive in the
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monarch enclosure. This flash image is used to update the firmware for HP Superdome
2 cell blades within the specified partitions.
◦ The <uri> must be formatted as usb://<path> for USB installations. Use the SHOW USBKEY
command to obtain the <path>.
◦ The supported protocols for network installations are HTTPS, HTTP, TFTP, and FTP.
◦ The <uri> must be formatted as protocol://host/path/filename for network
installations.
◦ If your ftp server does not support anonymous logins, a username and password can be
specified within the <uri> with the following format:
ftp://username:password@host/path/filename.
◦ The FORCE argument must install a firmware bundle that is a lower revision level than
what is currently installed on the partitions.
◦ The REINSTALL argument forces the system to update the firmware of the specified
partitions regardless of current firmware revision.
◦ The NOEXECUTE argument stops the command without updating firmware.
• Access level/Bay level:
OA Administrator, OA Operator
• Restriction:
You must be connected to the monarch OA.
UPDATE SHOW NPARTITION
CLI
• Command:
UPDATE SHOW NPARTITION {nPartition name or number |ALL }
• Description:
Displays the version of the firmware bundle currently installed on the server blades within the
specified partitions.
70 Booting and resetting Partitions (nPartitions and vPars)