XSCF: Upgrade of XCP firmware

This section explains how to update the firmware on Sun Sparc Enterpise M Series.

The steps will follow the preferred method from upgrading from 1060 firmware to 1093 firmware.The three major steps are :

- shut down to the ok prompt (init 0)
- XCP import in the system
- upgrade the XCP firmware - This will include an XSCF reset
- boot the system

Note – XCP: Abbreviation for XSCF Control Package. XCP is a package that has the control programs of hardware that configures a computing system. The XSCF firmware and the OpenBoot PROM firmware are included in the XCP file. The firmware update functions provided by XSCF are used to manage XCP.

Firmware update using the XSCF Shell, Use the following commands to update the firmware:
■ getflashimage command: Imports firmware to this system.
■ flashupdate command: Downloads the firmware to flash memory and applies the XSCF firmware.
■ poweron command or reset command: Applies the OpenBoot PROM firmware.
■ version command: Displays the firmware version.

1. Once you have the system shutdown to the ok prompt , enter into the XSCF prompt.

2. Before updating the firmware, be sure to check the XCP version in the current system. Be aware of which version your upgrading from as steps will differ if there is a large version gap.

 XSCF> version -c xcp -v
 XSCF#0 (Active )
 XCP0 (Current): 1060
 OpenBoot PROM : 01.30.0000
 XSCF          : 01.06.0001
 XCP1 (Reserve): 1060
 OpenBoot PROM : 01.30.0000
 XSCF          : 01.06.0001

3. Confirm the list of the firmware program files that are still on the system using the getflashimage command.

 XSCF> getflashimage -l
 Existing versions:
 Version                Size  Date
 FFXCP1060.tar.gz   49053148  Tue Feb 26 19:29:49 EST 2008

4. Use the following getflashimage command to specify the firmware program file and import XCP to the system.
Login a remote ftp server specifying the user name and host name that requires authentication password, then, import the new version firmware program (tar.gz). Ensure that your firmware program file is located in the home directory of the user your going to connect as. 

 XSCF> getflashimage -u user-name ftp://ip-address/FFXCP1093.tar.gz
 Existing versions:
 Version                Size  Date
 FFXCP1060.tar.gz   49053148  Tue Feb 26 19:29:49 EST 2008
 Warning: About to delete existing versions.
 Continue? [y|n]: y
 Removing FFXCP1060.tar.gz.
 Password:
   0MB received
   1MB received
   2MB received
 .......
  39MB received
  40MB received
 Download successful: 41859 Kbytes in 56 secs (784.888 Kbytes/sec)
 Checking file...
 MD5: f2dc08a4bd43061ea84c0172a6380c94

5. Confirm the list of the firmware program file you downloaded is now on the system using the getflashimage command.

 XSCF> getflashimage -l
 Existing versions:
 Version                Size  Date
 FFXCP1093.tar.gz   42863796  Thu Sep 23 14:09:40 EST 2010

6. Use the flashupdate command to confirm whether your able to update the new firmware version.

 XSCF> flashupdate -c check -m xcp -s 1093
 XCP update is possible with domains up

7. Use the flashupdate command to update the firmware. Once complete the the XSCF will reset and the current session will disconnect, connect again once the XSCF has been restored.

 XSCF> flashupdate -c update -m xcp -s 1093
 The XSCF will be reset. Continue? [y|n] :y
 Checking the XCP image file, please wait a minute
 XCP update is started (XCP version=1093:last version=1060)
 OpenBoot PROM update is started (OpenBoot PROM version=02160000)
 OpenBoot PROM update has been completed (OpenBoot PROM version=02160000)
 XSCF update is started (XSCFU=0,bank=1,XCP version=1093:last version=1060)
 XSCF download is started (XSCFU=0,bank=1,XCP version=1093:last version=1060, Firmware Element
 ID=00:version=01090003:last version=01060000)
 XSCF download has been completed (XSCFU=0,bank=1,XCP version=1093:last version=1060, Firmware
 Element ID=00:version=01090003:last version=01060000)
 XSCF download is started (XSCFU=0,bank=1,XCP version=1093:last version=1060, Firmware Element
 ID=01:version=01090003:last version=01060001)
 XSCF download has been completed (XSCFU=0,bank=1,XCP version=1093:last version=1060, Firmware
 Element ID=01:version=01090003:last version=01060001)
 XSCF download is started (XSCFU=0,bank=1,XCP version=1093:last version=1060, Firmware Element
 ID=02:version=01080001:last version=01060000)
 XSCF download has been completed (XSCFU=0,bank=1,XCP version=1093:last version=1060, Firmware
 Element ID=02:version=01080001:last version=01060000)
 XSCF download is started (XSCFU=0,bank=1,XCP version=1093:last version=1060, Firmware Element
 ID=03:version=01090002:last version=01060000)
 XSCF download has been completed (XSCFU=0,bank=1,XCP version=1093:last version=1060, Firmware
 Element ID=03:version=01090002:last version=01060000)
 XSCF download is started (XSCFU=0,bank=1,XCP version=1093:last version=1060, Firmware Element
 ID=04:version=01090003:last version=01060001)
 XSCF download has been completed (XSCFU=0,bank=1,XCP version=1093:last version=1060, Firmware
 Element ID=04:version=01090003:last version=01060001)
 XSCF download is started (XSCFU=0,bank=1,XCP version=1093:last version=1060, Firmware Element
 ID=05:version=01090002:last version=01050000)
 XSCF download has been completed (XSCFU=0,bank=1,XCP version=1093:last version=1060, Firmware
 Element ID=05:version=01090002:last version=01050000)
 XSCF download is started (XSCFU=0,bank=1,XCP version=1093:last version=1060, Firmware Element
 ID=07:version=01090001:last version=01060000)
 XSCF download has been completed (XSCFU=0,bank=1,XCP version=1093:last version=1060, Firmware
 Element ID=07:version=01090001:last version=01060000)
 XSCF update has been completed (XSCFU=0,bank=1,XCP version=1093:last version=1060)
 XSCF is rebooting to update the reserve bank

8. Re-connect to the XSCF and log in again. To confirm that the XSCF firware update has finished, use the showlogs command with the monitor option. Ensure you see the "SCF:XCP update has been completed version=xxxx" message

 XSCF> showlogs monitor
 Sep 23 14:15:10 xscf1 monitor_msg: SCF:XCP update is started (XCP version=1093:last version=1060)
 Sep 23 14:15:49 xscf1 monitor_msg: SCF:XSCF download is started (XSCFU=0, bank=1, XCP
 version=1093:last version=1060, Firmware Element ID=00, version=01090003:last version=01060000)
 Sep 23 14:16:28 xscf1 monitor_msg: SCF:XSCF download has been completed (XSCFU=0, bank=1, XCP
 version=1093:last version=1060, Firmware Element ID=00, version=01090003:last version=01060000)
 Sep 23 14:16:41 xscf1 monitor_msg: SCF:XSCF download is started (XSCFU=0, bank=1, XCP
 version=1093:last version=1060, Firmware Element ID=01, version=01090003:last version=01060001)
 .......
 Sep 23 14:32:55 xscf1 monitor_msg: SCF:XCP update has been completed (XCP version=1093)

9. Confirm the version of the system firmware that is running is that of the firmware applied.

 XSCF> version -c xcp -v
 XSCF#0 (Active )
 XCP0 (Reserve): 1093
 OpenBoot PROM : 02.16.0000
 XSCF          : 01.09.0003
 XCP1 (Current): 1093
 OpenBoot PROM : 02.16.0000
 XSCF          : 01.09.0003
 OpenBoot PROM BACKUP
 #0: 01.30.0000
 #1: 02.16.0000

10. To complete the update restart the domain.  Once the domain is running it will commence its boot sequence.

 XSCF> reset -d 0 por
 DomainID to reset:00
 Continue? [y|n] :y
 00 :Reset
 XSCF> showdomainstatus -a
 DID         Domain Status
 00          Initialization Phase
 01          -
 02          -
 03          -
 XSCF> showdomainstatus -a
 DID         Domain Status
 00          Running
 01          -
 02          -
 03          -