IBM Power Systems 775 Manual

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Chapter 5. Maintenance and serviceability 267Direct FSP/BPA managementThe current rflash implementation of direct Flexible Service Processor/Bulk Power Assembly(FSP/BPA) management does not support the concurrent value for the --activate flag, andsupports only the disruptive option. The disruptive option causes any affected systems thatare powered on to power down. This update requires that the systems are powered off beforethe firmware is updated.A -d (data-directory) option exists in direct FSP/BPA management. The default directory is/tmp. When performing the firmware update, the rflash command imports some related datafrom the Rational Portfolio Manager (RPM) packages into the (data-directory) directory, sothe execution of the rflash command requires the available disk space in the data-directory.For more information about the available disk space requirements, see the man page for therflash command.Applying system firmware updatesTo apply system firmware updates, use the xCAT rinv command to determine the currentlevel and the rflash command to update the code level, then validate that the update issuccessful. Complete the following command sequence to apply the firmware updates:1. Check the current firmware level by using the rinv cec firm command.2. Flash the new firmware level by using the rflash cec -p --activatedisruptive command.3. Check for the new firmware level by using the rinv cec firmcommand.4. Check the health of the CEC by using the following command:rpower cec statervitals cec lcdsApplying power code updatesTo apply system firmware updates, use the xCAT rinv command to get the current level andthe rflash command to update the code level. Complete the following command sequence toapply the firmware updates:1. Check the current firmware level by using the rinv frame firm command.2. Flash the new firmware level by using the rflash frame -p --activatedisruptive command.3. Check for the new firmware level by using the rinv frame firm command.4. Check the health of the CEC by using the following command:rpower frame statervitals frame lcdsImportant: -p indicates the directory in which the firmware code is available in the EMS.