Sun Fire[TM] 3800/4x00/4810/6x00 Systems: flashprom update shortcut

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Solution 1005873.1 : Sun Fire[TM] 3800/4x00/4810/6x00 Systems: flashprom update shortcut

Related Items


Sun Fire E6900 Server
 Sun Fire 3800 Server
 Sun Fire 6800 Server
 Sun Fire E4900 Server
 Sun Fire 4800 Server
 Sun Fire V1280 Server
 Sun Fire E2900 Server
 Sun Fire 4810 Server

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GCS>Sun Microsystems>Servers>Midrange V and Netra Servers
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Description
Update the firmware on the Sun Fire[TM] 3800/4x00/4810/6x00

Steps to Follow
This is a procedure to update the firmware on the Sun Fire[TM] 3800/4800/4810/6800 systems with the flashupdate command from the "Platform Shell" (system controller).

The -f option is normally used with the flashupdate command, and it
commonly directs the flashupdate to get the flash patch files from an
ftp server.

It's important to note that the host containing the flash files/patch must be able to communicate via the network to the System Controller from which the  flashupdate  is being performed.

A simple way to check this is to telnet from the host to the IP address of the SC.

Procedures in the document "Sun Fire 6800/4810/4800/3800
Systems Platform Administration Manual"(.pdf file included with the
Sun Fire flashprom update patch) indicate that it is necessary to
set up the ftp "Firmware Server" as an anonymous ftp server, and
gives full instructions on how to set this up. There is a time-saving
procedure that skips this step (setting the firmware server up for
anonymous ftp).

Here are the steps:

1) Telnet or tip into the 
spare system controller
 that needs to be
   flashupdated, and go to "Platform Shell" (prompt should end with
   sc:>).

   - run the flashupdate command in the following form:

     
flashupdate -f ftp://root:password@ip/path_to_patches/ scapp rtos

2) Telnet or tip into the 
main system controller
 that needs to be
   flashupdated, and go to "Platform Shell"(prompt should end with
   SC:>).

   -run the flashupdate command in the following form:

    
flashupdate -f ftp://root:password@ip/path_to_patches/ all rtos

    Where:

     "ip" is the ip address of the system on which the flash patch is
      located 
     "password" is the root password where the flash patch is located
        - change root password before, then change back after doing
          this(for security).

          The example shows "all" and "rtos" done in one command
          (they can be done separately).

Product
Sun Fire 6800 Server
Sun Fire V1280 Server
Sun Fire E6900 Server
Sun Fire E4900 Server
Sun Fire E2900 Server
Sun Fire 4810 Server
Sun Fire 4800 Server
Sun Fire 3800 Server

Internal Comments
This document is a Normalized Resolution Path and is managed by the MidRange Server Group's Domain Engineer.

* Please send any feedback on this resolution path to [email protected]. Include the document ID in the subject line.

* Do not update this document without first contacting the feedback email alias.

* Audited/updated 11/17/09 - [email protected], Mid-Range Server Content Team

flash, update, firmware, scapp, fw, normalized
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Change History
Date: 2007-03-02
User Name: 7058
Action: Approved
Comment: Minor updates.
OK to republish.
Version: 8
Date: 2007-03-02
User Name: 74729
Action: Approved
Comment: Added "normalized" to keyword and added the following to the internal section:
This document is a Normalized Resolution Path and is managed by the MidRange Server Group's Domain Engineer.
* Please send any feedback on this resolution path to [email protected]. Include the
document ID in the subject line.
* Do not update this document without first contacting the feedback email alias.

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