08-12-2009
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1. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hi, am a new comer to the AIX side.
i had 3 specific questions.
1) what is firmware
2) how to locate the firmware running on a unix server
3) how to do firmware update(is it something i download from IBM site)
thanks everybody for taking the time and plz reply.
karthik (5 Replies)
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Hi.
I need to update firmware on a Js20 blade server I have and need to do it via Diagnostics CD, rather than using diag in AIX. So a little refresh on how to. Boot of the Diag CD, burn the firmware image to another CD-ROM and all set. Will I need to burn any additional files to the CD... (1 Reply)
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Hi,
Can anyone explain me, what is firmware & when it should be upgraded in any AIX system..
Thanks in advance.
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Hi:
I have a Sun Blade 1500 and when I do the Jumpstart with
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5. Hardware
Hello forums this is my first post here
im having an old adsl modem ZYXEL Prestige 660R
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Hi. I just migrated a 5.3 box to 6.1 (standalone, no HMC). This is a System p5 520 Power 5 box
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7. Solaris
Hi Guys,
Anyone know where to get the firmware to upgrade the ilom from 3.0 to 3.2.1. Found reference to it on myoracle support, but then when you try to follow the links it's not there.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Martin (4 Replies)
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Hello, I am going to upgrade the Firmware on a T5 Sparc server running Solaris 11.2 and just wanted to clarify a couple of things please.
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Hi all,
Does anyone know how to upgrade the controller firmware on a storagetek 2540-M2 Array?
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Does unix servers need firmware updation regularly for smooth functioning? (2 Replies)
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LEARN ABOUT OPENDARWIN
nvram
nvram(8) System Manager's Manual nvram(8)
NAME
nvram - manipulate Open Firmware NVRAM variables
SYNOPSIS
nvram [ -p ] [ -f filename ] [ name ] [= value ] ...
DESCRIPTION
The nvram command allows manipulation of Open Firmware NVRAM variables. It can be used to get or set a variable. It can also be used to
print all of the variables or set a list of variables from a file. Changes to NVRAM variables are only saved by clean restart or shutdown.
In principle, name can be any string. In practice, not all strings will be accepted. New World machines can create new variables as
desired. Some variables require administrator privilege to get or set.
The given value must match the data type required for name. Binary data can be set using the %xx notation, where xx is the hex value of
the byte. The type for new variables is always binary data.
OPTIONS
-p Print all of the Open Firmware variables.
-f filename
Set Open Firmware variables from a text file. The file must be a list name=value statements. If the last character of a line is ,
the value will be continued to the next line.
EXAMPLES
example% nvram boot-args="-s rd=*hd:10"
Set the boot-args variable to "-s rd=*hd:10". This would specify single user mode with the root device in hard drive partition 10.
example% nvram my-variable="String One%00String Two%00%00"
Create a new variable, my-variable, containing a list of two C-strings that is terminated by a NUL.
December 12, 2000 nvram(8)