Sparc T Series Firmware upgrade/T5220 Firmware upgrade

T5220 Firmware upgrade

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Method - 1 (Recommended way if Solaris is running if not use Method 2)

1. Download the new firmware image  (Here its 147307-13.zip ) and upload to server under /var/tmp .
You can use Wincp or any other method for upload to server.

#cd /var/run

#ls -l 147307-13*

-rw-r--r--   1 root     root     14837135 Aug 17 20:25 147307-13.zip

#unzip 147307-13.zip

Archive:  147307-13.zip

   creating: 147307-13/

  inflating: 147307-13/README.147307-13

  inflating: 147307-13/sysfwdownload

  inflating: 147307-13/copyright

  inflating: 147307-13/LEGAL_LICENSE.TXT

  inflating: 147307-13/sysfwdownload.README

  inflating: 147307-13/license.txt

  inflating: 147307-13/Sun_System_Firmware-7_4_9-SPARC_Enterprise_T5120+T5220.pkg

  inflating: 147307-13/Install.info

  inflating: 147307-13/SPARC_Enterprise_T5120+T5220_metadata.xml

  inflating: 147307-13/147307-13.html

#cd 147307-13

#ls -l

total 31430

-rw-r--r--   1 root     root       25856 Aug 17 17:18 147307-13.html

-rwxr-xr-x   1 root     root       11821 Aug  6  2015 Install.info

-r--r--r--   1 root     root         725 Apr 16  2014 LEGAL_LICENSE.TXT

-rw-r--r--   1 root     root       17433 Aug 17 17:18 README.147307-13

-rwxr-xr-x   1 root     root     15990784 Aug  6  2015 Sun_System_Firmware-7_4_9-SPARC_Enterprise_T5120+T5220.pkg

-rwxr-xr-x   1 root     root          72 Aug  6  2015 copyright

-rwxr-xr-x   1 root     root         713 Aug  6  2015 license.txt

-rwxr-xr-x   1 root     root       21308 Aug  6  2015 sysfwdownload

-rwxr-xr-x   1 root     root        8235 Aug  6  2015 sysfwdownload.README

# pwd

/var/tmp/147307-13

root@bsprd486: ./sysfwdownload  Sun_System_Firmware-7_4_9-SPARC_Enterprise_T5120+T5220.pkg

.......... (6%).......... (12%).......... (19%).......... (25%).......... (32%).%).......... (83%).......... (89%).......... (96%)....... (100%)

Download completed successfully.

#shutdown -i0 -g0 -y

connect to the Service Processor via ssh/telnet orr using the

    Serial Console port - use a ALOM compatible shell

Below is the command to create user admin with ALOM compatible shell from ILOM

-> create /SP/users/admin role=Administrator cli_mode=alom

Creating user...

Enter new password: ********

Enter new password again: ********

Created /SP/users/admin

Now login Service Processor with admin user

sc> showplatform

SUNW,SPARC-Enterprise-T5220

Chassis Serial Number: xyz

Domain Status

------ ------

S0     OpenBoot Running

sc> poweroff

Are you sure you want to power off the system [y/n]?  y

sc> Chassis | critical: Host has been powered off

sc>

sc>

sc> showkeyswitch

Keyswitch is in the NORMAL position.

Make sure that your virtual keyswitch setting is not in the LOCKED position.If not set it to normal usin below command.

sc> setkeyswitch -y normal

sc> showsc -v

SP firmware version: 3.0.12.4.zd

Parameter                Value

---------                -----

if_network               true

if_connection            ssh

....

....

sc> flashupdate -s 127.0.0.1

NOTE: A flashupdate takes about 6 minutes to load a new file.

      Some commands are disabled until the file load is complete.

      The SC will be reset to complete the upgrade.                                 ------IF SC did not reset after update please reset SC

Are you sure you want to load the specified file (y/n)? y

................................................................................

New firmware images were loaded. The SC will reset now to complete the upgrade.

INIT: Switching to runlevel: 6

Stopping portmap daemon: portmap.signal

Stopping Network Interface Plugging Daemon: eth0.

Stopping the Health Monitor Daemon...

Stopping Serial Server: seriald.

Stopping IPMI Stack...... Done.

Stopping OpenBSD Secure Shell server: sshd.

Stopping bbrd...

……………

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……………

INIT: Entering runlevel: 3

Preparsing sensor.xml...

Starting system log daemon: syslogd and klogd.

Starting capidirect daemon:   Done

Starting Boot Timer.

Starting user mgmt upgrade program: usrmgt_upgrade.

Starting the Health Monitor Daemon...

Starting portmap daemon: portmap.

Starting capidirectd: Done.

Starting Network Interface Plugging Daemon: eth0.

Starting IPMI Stack...... Done.

SSH RSA Host Key Files already exist. Skipping key creation ...

SSH DSA Host Key Files already exist. Skipping key creation ...

Starting sshd.

Starting BBR daemon...

bbrd started after 1 seconds.

Starting periodic command scheduler: cron.

Starting Serial Server :seriald .

Starting Servicetags discoverer: stdiscoverer.

Starting Servicetags listener: stlistener.

xyz-mgmt login: admin

Password:

Waiting for daemons to initialize...

Daemons ready

Oracle(R) Integrated Lights Out Manager

Version 3.0.12.4.ze r101136

Copyright (c) 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.

sc>

sc>

sc>

sc> showplatform -v

SUNW,SPARC-Enterprise-T5220

Chassis Serial Number: xyz

Domain Status

------ ------

S0     Powered off

sc> showsc -v

SP firmware version: 3.0.12.4.ze

Parameter                Value

---------                -----

……….

……….

sc>

sc>

sc> showplatform -v

SUNW,SPARC-Enterprise-T5220

Chassis Serial Number: xyz

Domain Status

------ ------

S0     Powered off

sc> poweron

c0:0:0>Scrub Memory....Done

0:0:0>SPU CWQ Tests...Done

0:0:0>MAU Tests...Done

0:0:0>Network Interface Unit Port 0 Tests ..Done

0:0:0>Network Interface Unit Port 1 Tests ..Done

0:0:0>Functional CPU Tests....Done

0:0:0>Extended Memory Tests....Done

2016-02-03 02:25:35.062 0:0:0>INFO:

2016-02-03 02:25:35.115 0:0:0>  POST Passed all devices.

2016-02-03 02:25:35.169 0:0:0>POST:     Return to VBSC.

2016-02-03 02:25:35.222 0:0:0>Master set ACK for vbsc runpost command and spin..

Chassis | major: Host is running

SPARC Enterprise T5220, No Keyboard

Copyright (c) 1998, 2014, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.

OpenBoot 4.33.6.f, 65408 MB memory available, Serial #85281950.

Ethernet address 0:21:28:15:4c:9e, Host ID: 85154c9e.

Boot device: /pci@0/pci@0/pci@2/scsi@0/disk@1,0:a  File and args:

SunOS Release 5.10 Version Generic_150400-27 64-bit

Method 2 - If Solaris is not running

Download the new firmware image.

 Copy the image to a TFTP server .

Now Login to SP/ILOM

-> show /HOST

-> version

SP firmware 3.0.12.4.zd

SP firmware build number: 93313

SP firmware date: Sun Oct 12 08:04:18 PDT 2014

SP filesystem version: 0.1.22

-> load -source tftp://IP/<DIR>/Sun_System_Firmware-7_4_9-SPARC_Enterprise_T5120+T5220.pkg

NOTE: An upgrade takes several minutes to complete. ILOM

      will enter a special mode to load new firmware. No

      other tasks can be performed in ILOM until the

      firmware upgrade is complete and ILOM is reset.

Are you sure you want to load the specified file (y/n)? y

Do you want to preserve the configuration (y/n)? y

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Preserving configuration. Please wait.

Done preserving configuration.

Firmware update is complete.

ILOM will now be restarted with the new firmware.

Login to ILOM Again , check firmware version and  poweron the server.