6.2 HP IBRIX 9300/9320 Storage Administrator Guide (AW549-96049, December 2012)

Steps for upgrading the firmware
IMPORTANT: The 10Gb NIC driver is updated during the IBRIX v6.2.X software upgrade.
However, the new driver is not utilized/loaded until the server had been rebooted. If you run the
upgrade firmware tool (hpsp_fmt) before you reboot the server, the tool detects that the old driver
is still being used.
IMPORTANT: On the IBRIX 9320 Storage platform the prerequisite measures must be followed
before performing the firmware update operation on enclosure hard disk drives:
• Storage disk drive update is an OFFLINE process. Ensure that all host and array I/O must be
stopped prior to the update.
• Make sure all the file systems are unmounted. Failure to comply may result in an OS crashing.
• Ensure that no other user is performing administrative functions on the storage system.
• Ensure that the storage system configuration is not being reconfigured during a firmware
update.
• To avoid spurious failure indications and potential system crashes, you must suspend hardware
monitoring during the update process. You should execute hpspmonControl --pauseon
both servers in the couplet before performing the flash operation. You should then make sure
to execute hpspmonControl --resume on both servers in the couplet after the flash
operation is complete.
• Do not cycle power or restart devices during a firmware update.
To upgrade the firmware for components:
1. Run the /opt/hp/platform/bin/hpsp_fmt -fr command to verify that the firmware
on this node and subsequent nodes in this cluster is correct and up-to-date. This command
should be performed before placing the cluster back into service.
The following figure shows an example of the firmware recommendation output and corrective
component upgrade flash:
IMPORTANT: For some components in IBRIX 9320/9300, performing a firmware update
would require some prerequisite measures that must be followed before the flash operation.
The Firmware update command, hpsm_fmt –flashrec —c <component-name>, provides
the prerequisites required and it asks users they have taken necessary steps for the firmware
update.
IMPORTANT: Upgrade the firmware in the following order:
1. Server
2. Chassis
3. Storage
126 Upgrading firmware