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All partitions update, Blade update, Warnings during update
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All partitions update Use the following command to update all partitions present in the system as well as any blades that are not currently assigned to any partition: oa> UPDATE NPARTITION ALL NOTE: The [FORCE], [REINSTALL], and [NOEXECUTE] command modifiers still apply. Blade update Use the following command to update a single blade that is not currently assigned to a partition. oa> UPDATE NPARTITION BLADE NOTE: The blade resource path is entered as CHASSIS/SLOT [X/Y]. For example: oa> UPDATE NPARTITION BLADE 1/3 ftp:// Warnings during update • Partition Update - If analysis detects the applied partition firmware is incompatible with the complex firmware already installed on the system, a warning will be issued and the update will proceed. You will need to rectify the situation before any partition is allowed to boot. • Blade Update - If analysis detects the applied partition firmware is incompatible with the complex firmware already installed on the system, a warning will be issued and the update will proceed. Errors during update If the firmware update analysis detects the applied partition firmware does not meet the hardware mandate, the update will print an error message to the user and abort/cancel the update. Online complex firmware update on Superdome 2 Introduction Superdome 2 firmware release bundle 2.2.27 (web released in August 2011, factory enabled in September 2011), brings an exciting capability to Superdome 2 customers. The ability to support online complex firmware updates can dramatically reduce the amount of partition downtime required for a customer to update their Superdome 2 systems to future firmware bundles. Under certain conditions, partition downtime needed to apply a new firmware bundle can even be eliminated entirely. However, there may also be other partition maintenance activities (OS patch installations, for example) to complete during a maintenance window that will involve a partition reboot in order to take effect. Also, it should be understood that firmware updates which include new partition firmware packages (system firmware) will require a partition reboot to activate, but the timing of such an operation can be done on an individual nPartition basis as determined by the operator to best fit their individual needs. When performing an online complex firmware update, Superdome 2 server management capabilities are inactive, and this is something which operators should keep in mind. It should not be surprising that server management entities throughout the Superdome 2 complex will bear responsibility to update their own firmware Flash ROMs, reboot updated firmware images, and reestablish internal communications with each other, but it is important to remind operators what kinds of management services will become temporarily unavailable at the server level during an online complex firmware update operation. This information is being provided to inform the user of such server management limitations, but will not be a complete listing of all possible consequences which may be encountered during an online complex firmware update. Online complex firmware update on Superdome 2 177