1) Determine the System's Current Firmware Revisions
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While the OS is running the following command may be used to
determine the current system firmware revisions;
/usr/sbin/prtconf -V
or
/usr/platform/sun4u/sbin/prtdiag -v | grep OBP
The firmware revisions may also be determined from the PROM monitor's
"ok" prompt with the following command;
.version
2) Compare the current Flash PROM firmware revision with the available or
latest Flash PROM firmware revisions.
Compare the output of the OBP line in the "prtdiag -v" or "prtconf -V"
output. Find the revision number and compare with the revision on the
entries below that of the "flash-update-Blade1000-latest" line
Available Firmware Revisions
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flash-update-Blade1000-latest:
OBP 4.16.4 2004/12/18 05:18 Sun Fire 280R
Sun Fire[TM] V280, Sun Blade[TM] 1000 POST 4.16.3 2004/11/05 20:02
OBDIAG 4.16.4 2004/12/18 05:21
flash-update-Blade1000-old:
OBP 4.13.0 2004/01/19 18:27 Sun Fire 280R
Sun Fire[TM] V280, Sun Blade[TM] 1000 POST 4.13.0 2004/03/15 19:13
OBDIAG 4.13.0 2004/01/19 18:30
3) Is the UPGRADE NECESSARY?
If the current Flash PROM revision matches the version numbers given under
the flash-update-Blade1000-latest line, then STOP Here. This UPGRADE IS NOT
NECESSARY.
If the current Flash PROM firmware revision is lower than the latest
firmware revision in this patch, then proceed to the next step.
4) Preparing the System
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a) As root, copy the latest "flash-update" files from the directory
containing the patch (for example : 118323-01)to the root directory as follows:
# cp flash*latest /
# chmod 755 /flash-update*
In order to boot the binary, it must be located within the root
partition. If it is not already located within the root partition
then move it to /. If the binary is already located elsewhere
within the root partition then note the exact filepath so that the
binary can be booted later.
b) As root, exit the OS such that the system returns to the PROM's "ok"
prompt:
# halt
ok
5) Running the Flash Update Utility
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a) The system should now display the PROM monitor's "ok" prompt.
Now boot the Flash update utility as given below:
CAUTION: Do not boot/run revisions lower than the latest unless you
are absolutely sure that that is what you want to do!
ok boot disk /flash-update-Blade1000-latest
NOTE: If your system's boot device is not "disk" then you will
have to specify the appropriate devalias (e.g. disk2).
If the binary is located in a location other than / then
provide the entire filepath after the boot device.
Answer the questions as prompted by the utility.
+++++++++++++++++++++ example Flash update follows ++++++++++++++++++++++++
--More--(49%)
++++++++ Note that this is an example only. Much of the information ++++++
++++++++ which is displayed by your system will be different from ++++++
++++++++ what is shown below. ++++++
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Standalone Flash PROM Update Utility, Rev. 2.7
Ultra[tm] 1
Ultra[tm] 2
Ultra[tm] 5/10
Ultra[tm] 30
Ultra[tm] 60 / E220R
Ultra[tm] 80 / E420R
Ultra[tm] Enterprise(tm) 250
Ultra[tm] Enterprise(tm) 450
Sun Blade[tm] 100
Sun Blade[tm] 1000
Sun Fire [tm] 280R
Netra[tm] T20
This utility allows you to interactively update the firmware
revisions in specific system Flash PROM components.
Type h for help, q to quit, Return or Enter to continue:
Every precaution should be taken to prevent the loss of system
power during the Flash PROM programming process!
Type h for help, q to quit, Return or Enter to continue:
Firmware Release(s) Firmware Release(s)
Currently Existing in the System Available for Installation / Install?
---------------------------------- -------------------------------------------
OBP 3.1.2 1996/03/28 17:08 OBP 4.6.7 2002/07/24 15:43 no
POST 3.1.4 1996/04/09 03:23 POST 4.6.2 2002/06/20 12:50 no
Type sa if you wish to select all available firmware releases for
installation. Type h for help, quit to exit, or cont to continue: sa
Firmware Release(s) Firmware Release(s)
Currently Existing in the System Available for Installation / Install?
---------------------------------- -------------------------------------------
OBP 3.1.2 1996/03/28 17:08 OBP 4.6.7 2002/07/24 15:43 YES
POST 3.1.4 1996/04/09 03:23 POST 4.6.2 2002/06/20 12:50 YES
Type sa if you wish to select all available firmware releases for
installation. Type h for help, quit to exit, or cont to continue: cont
The Flash programming process is about to begin.
Type h for help, q to quit, Return or Enter to continue:
Erasing the top half of the Flash PROM.
Programming OBP into the top half of the Flash PROM.
Verifying OBP in the top half of the Flash PROM.
Erasing the bottom half of the Flash PROM.
Programming OBP into the bottom half of Flash PROM.
Verifying OBP in the bottom half of the Flash PROM.
Erasing the top half of the Flash PROM.
Programming POST into the top half of Flash PROM.
Verifying POST in the top half of the Flash PROM.
Programming was successful.
+++++++++++++++++++++ example Flash update ends ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Once the PROM's banner reappears then use the Stop-A keys (or Break
key, if running from a serial line) to abort the auto-boot sequence
if the system begins to boot.
6) Verifying successful Flash PROM Update
Verify from the results of the .version command that the OBP
version matches the OBP version given above under the
flash-update-Blade1000-latest entry in Step 2.
7) Resume operations
a) Allow the system to auto-boot, or issue the boot command for your
environment as necessary.
b) Once the system has rebooted you may wish to remove the Flash Update
binaries and documents since they will no longer be needed.
# rm /flash-update*
c) Remember to remove the files from their original location if
they were not extracted directly into the root directory.
