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#1 (**permalink**) 01-05-2008, 03:22 AM

Hello everyone,

We need some help to install the Firware 6228 3.91 level to a P650 AIX
5.1 Server, We cannot use the diskketes for it, simply because we need
to do it for more than 250 servers, is there any alternate method for
this.

Thanks in advance

Chris

#2 (**permalink**) 01-05-2008, 03:22 AM

rkrishp@hotmail.com (Krishna) wrote in message news:<2bcd6fe2.0409291801.2c8bb760@posting.google. com>...
> Hello everyone,
>
> We need some help to install the Firware 6228 3.91 level to a P650 AIX
> 5.1 Server, We cannot use the diskketes for it, simply because we need
> to do it for more than 250 servers, is there any alternate method for
> this.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Chris

Follow the instructions for the firmware.

From the download website:

7.1 Using the AIX Command-Line Method
You are now ready to FLASH the EEPROM in the adapter using the single command:

diag -d fcsX -T download

Where X is the number found from the "lsdev -C | grep fcs " command.
Self-explanatory menus will step you through the microcode installation.
Repeat each step in 7.1 above for all the cards that need the update.

To Back level the firmware

diag -d fcsX -T "download -f -l previous"

#3 (**permalink**) 01-05-2008, 03:22 AM

Hello Krishna!

Look at diag-tool download microcode for disks/tape or
Update System or Service Processor Flash which is /usr/lpp/diagnostics/update_flash

Kind regards

Gerhard

rkrishp@hotmail.com (Krishna) wrote in message news:<2bcd6fe2.0409291801.2c8bb760@posting.google. com>...
> Hello everyone,
>
> We need some help to install the Firware 6228 3.91 level to a P650 AIX
> 5.1 Server, We cannot use the diskketes for it, simply because we need
> to do it for more than 250 servers, is there any alternate method for
> this.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Chris

#4 (**permalink**) 01-05-2008, 03:23 AM

rkrishp@hotmail.com (Krishna) wrote in message news:<2bcd6fe2.0409291801.2c8bb760@posting.google. com>...
> Hello everyone,
>
> We need some help to install the Firware 6228 3.91 level to a P650 AIX
> 5.1 Server, We cannot use the diskketes for it, simply because we need
> to do it for more than 250 servers, is there any alternate method for
> this.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Chris

I'm not sure on a p650, but on my p660-6H1's, I use the remote method.
And is done via using update_flash in /usr/lpp/diagnostics/bin.
Without researching further, I would think you could do the same
thing. I believe you would need to download the aix version of the
firmare rather than the dos diskette. Execute the .BIN to unzip it.
Check on the checksum, then run update_flash.

HTH,
Pete's

#5 (**permalink**) 01-05-2008, 03:23 AM

In article <6724a51f.0409300731.4e1e37fb@posting.google.com >,
empete2000@yahoo.com (Pete's) wrote:

> rkrishp@hotmail.com (Krishna) wrote in message
> news:<2bcd6fe2.0409291801.2c8bb760@posting.google. com>...
> > Hello everyone,
> >
> > We need some help to install the Firware 6228 3.91 level to a P650 AIX
> > 5.1 Server, We cannot use the diskketes for it, simply because we need
> > to do it for more than 250 servers, is there any alternate method for
> > this.
> >
> > Thanks in advance
> >
> > Chris
>
> I'm not sure on a p650, but on my p660-6H1's, I use the remote method.
> And is done via using update_flash in /usr/lpp/diagnostics/bin.
> Without researching further, I would think you could do the same
> thing. I believe you would need to download the aix version of the
> firmare rather than the dos diskette. Execute the .BIN to unzip it.
> Check on the checksum, then run update_flash.
>
> HTH,
> Pete's

Why not just push the image to each machine over the net and do ssh ...
exec ... to run the update_flash?

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