FILE NAME: hpnicfwupg-1.2.3-1.rpm.txt TITLE: HP ProLiant NC10xx/67xx/77xx/150x/320x Gigabit Server Adapter Online Firmware Upgrade Utility for Linux VERSION: 1.2.3 LANGUAGE: English CATEGORY: Software Solutions DIVISIONS: Enterprise and Mainstream Servers PRODUCTS AFFECTED: HP NC1020 Gigabit Server Adapter HP NC6770 Gigabit Server Adapter HP NC7760 Gigabit Server Adapter HP NC7761 Gigabit Server Adapter HP NC7770 Gigabit Server Adapter HP NC7771 Gigabit Server Adapter HP NC7780 Gigabit Server Adapter HP NC7781 Gigabit Server Adapter HP NC7782 Gigabit Server Adapter HP NC150T PCI 4-Port Gigabit Combo Switch Adapter HP NC320T Gigabit Server Adapter OPERATING SYSTEMS: This software is designed to work with the HP ProLiant NC10xx/67xx/77xx/150x/320x Gigabit Ethernet NIC Driver for Linux and supports the same operating system distributions with the following exceptions. SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 8 for AMD64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 for AMD64/EM64T If this software is attempted with the above operation systems, an error will be reported and the firmware will not be upgraded. These problems will be fixed in a future release. Refer to the bcm5700-.src.txt from your installed driver for a list of the OSs. PREREQUISITES: Pentium-based computer 128MB RAM minimum HP ProLiant NC10xx/67xx/77xx/150x/320x/324x/325x/326x Gigabit Ethernet NIC Driver for Linux version 7.1 or newer. EFFECTIVE DATE: 12/12/2005 SUPERSEDES: hpnicfwupg-1.2.2-1 DESCRIPTION: This RPM contains the utilities and binaries for upgrading HP ProLiant NC10xx/NC67xx/NC77xx/NC150X and NC320X Gigabit Ethernet NICs boot code, PXE code, and IPMI code running under Linux. ENHANCEMENTS/FIXES: Added Boot Code version 3.55 and PXE version 8.3.9 for the NC320T. Table of Contents ================= Introduction Packaging Installing the RPM Package Performing the Firmware Upgrade Uninstalling the RPM Package Introduction ============ This file describes the firmware upgrade of the HP Gigabit Server Adapters mentioned in the PRODUCTS AFFECTED section of this document. After installation, additional information can be found in the manual page for hpnicfwupg. User guides and additional HP Network Adapter information can be found at: http://h18000.www1.hp.com/support/networking/nics/index.html Packaging ========= The firmware upgrade utility is released in RPM format. The file name for the package is hpnicfwupg-.rpm. Installing the RPM Package ============================= 1. Check for the existence of a previous version of the hpnicfwupg package using the following command: # rpm -q hpnicfwupg If an old version of the package exists, it should be removed using the following command: # rpm -e hpnicfwupg 2. Install the RPM package. # rpm -ivh hpnicfwupg-.rpm Performing the Firmware Upgrade ============================ 1. The firmware can be upgraded interactively using the following command: # /usr/sbin/hpnicfwupg 2. Before the upgrade is attempted, a copy of the firmware image is saved. If the firmware upgrade fails due to an unrecoverable error, you can restore your original firmware interactively using the following command: # /usr/sbin/hpnicfwupg -p Uninstalling the RPM Package ============================ The hpnicfwupg RPM package can be uninstalled using the following command: # rpm -e hpnicfwupg Copyright 2005 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies