Specifications

Overview of firmware updates

Important:IftheCPMisinstalledinlogicalslot1(slotaddress0x82)fora2‐slotshelf,

theCPMbydefaultassumestheroleastheactiveshelfmanagermodule.Thismaynot

bethedesiredbehavioriftheshelfalreadyhasashelfmanagerinstalled,suchasa

SwitchandControlModule(SCM)oraChassisManagementModule(CMM).

FormoreinformationoninstallingaCPM,seetheATCA‐4500,ATCA‐4550,ATCA‐4555

ComputeProcessingModuleInstallationGuide.

10. Removethegroundingwriststrapwhenyouaredonehandlingthemodules.

Overview of firmware updates

Table 24summarizestheCPM’sprogrammabledevicesandupgradeablecontent.

Inaddition,anyupgradeablecontentforacompatiblePromentumRTMmaybeincluded

inthesamefirmwarebundleandupgradedwiththeCPM.SeetheRTMref erencemanual

foralistofitsprogrammabledevices.

Allupgradescanbe performedfromtheCPM’slocalCPU:

•ThroughaserialconsolethatisdirectlyconnectedtotheCPMorRTMserialport.

•ThrougharemoteserialconsoleasdescribedinSerial‐over‐LANonpage 65.

•ByaremotelogintotheCPMoverEthernet.ThesessionislostwhentheCPM

reboots.BIOSsetupmenuscannot

beaccessedandbootupmessagescannotbe

viewed.

UpgradesoftheIPMC,FPGAs,andIPMCEEPROMcanalternativelybeperformedfroma

remotecomputer’sCPU:

•ByspecifyingtheShelfManagerIPaddressandtheCPM’sIPMBaddressinthe

upgradecommands.

Table 24. Programmable devices and upgradeable content

Programmable device Upgradeable content Copies to upgrade Run upgrade commands on

SPI flash BIOS 2 CPM’s CPU

BIOS boot block 2 CPM’s CPU

IPMC IPMI application 2 CPM’s CPU or remote CPU

IPMI boot 1 CPM’s CPU or remote CPU

FPGAs and CPLDs IPMC FPGA 1 CPM’s CPU or remote CPU

CPU complex FPGA 1 CPM’s CPU or remote CPU

COMux CPLD 1 CPM’s CPU or remote CPU

Ethernet EEPROMs Base Ethernet EEPROM 1 CPM’s CPU

Fabric Ethernet EEPROM 1 CPM’s CPU

Front/rear Ethernet EEPROM 1 CPM’s CPU

IPMC EEPROM FRU records 1 CPM’s CPU or remote CPU