Examining Software and Hardware Components

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HP OpenVMS Version 8.2-1 for Integrity Servers...

Getting Started

Getting to Know Your Integrity Server

Using the Operating System Menu

Examining Software and Hardware Components

Before beginning an installation or upgrade, be sure you have all the required hardware and software components, as described in the following sections.

Hardware Components

Before you begin an installation or upgrade, do the following:

Be sure the hardware has been installed and checked for proper operation. For detailed information, refer to the hardware manuals you received with your Integrity server system.

For your console terminal, you will need a standard PC-to-PC file transfer cable (also known as a null modem cable; 9-pin female connectors at each end) to connect a PC, laptop, or similar device that includes terminal emulation software. For information about setting up your system console, refer to Selecting Your OpenVMS Console for the Integrity Server System.

Be sure you know how to turn on and operate the components of your system, including the system unit, console, monitor, drives, terminals, and printers. If necessary, read the hardware manuals that came with these components.

Make sure you record the installation procedure. You will need a transcript if a problem occurs during installation. If you are using terminal emulation software, set the software to log the session. Otherwise, set up your system to record the installation procedure on either a hardcopy terminal or a printer attached to the console terminal. (Refer to your hardware manuals for more details about connecting those components to your system.)

Software Components

Before you begin an installation or upgrade, do the following:

Be sure you have all the items listed on the bill of materials contained in the distribution kit. If your distribution kit is incomplete, notify HP Customer Support and request priority shipment of any missing items.

Before installing the OpenVMS operating system software, review all cover letters and release notes.

OpenVMS for Integrity Servers Operating Environment (OE) DVD

Included in your OpenVMS I64 kit is the OpenVMS for Integrity Servers OE DVD, which you use to install the operating system or to perform operations such as backing up the system disk. The DVD is labeled similar to the following:

DVD Label:
HP OpenVMS Version 8.2-1 for Integrity Servers Operating Environment

Volume Label:
I640821

The DVD label is the printed label on the OE DVD. The volume label is the machine-readable name that the OpenVMS I64 operating system uses to access and identify the DVD.

Firmware on Integrity Server Systems

HP Integrity servers include several firmware components (varying with system type), any of which might need updating. For the minimum versions recommended, refer to the HP OpenVMS Version 8.2-1 for Integrity Servers New Features and Release Notes and the Cover Letter for HP OpenVMS Version 8.2-1 for Integrity Servers .

To update entry-class (rx1600, rx1620, rx2600, rx2620, or rx4640) Integrity server firmware, follow the instructions provided in this section and in your hardware documentation; for cell-based servers, you must contact HP Customer Support.

To update your firmware, you must do the following:

Determine the current firmware versions on your Integrity server (refer to Checking Firmware Version).

Create a firmware update CD on any system equipped with a CD-recordable drive (refer to Creating a Firmware Update CD).

Update the firmware on your Integrity server (refer to Updating Your Firmware from the Firmware Update CD).

Checking Firmware Version

To determine the firmware version in place on your Integrity server, use the Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) info fw command at the EFI Shell> prompt, as in the following example (for cell-based servers, check the firmware at the nPartition console). If MP is available, use the MP sysrev command. For more information, refer to the HP OpenVMS Version 8.2-1 for Integrity Servers New Features and Release Notes and your hardware documentation.

   Shell> info fw

The info fw command at the EFI> Shell prompt cannot be used while OpenVMS is running. You can use the MP interface to check firmware on your system while OpenVMS is running.

EFI Shell commands are not case sensitive. However, in this manual, EFI and other Integrity server interface commands are displayed in lowercase to help distinguish them from OpenVMS DCL commands.

Creating a Firmware Update CD

To create a firmware update CD for your entry-class Integrity server, you need a CD-recordable drive and software, plus a blank CD-R disk. (For updating firmware on a cell-based server, you must contact HP Customer Support.)

The following instructions are for recording a CD on an OpenVMS system. You can record the CD on any system or PC, such as a Microsoft Windows computer, a Linux system, or an HP-UX system.

Go to the following Web site:

http://www.hp.com/support/itaniumservers

Select the appropriate server in the list provided. The support page for the selected server appears.

Select Download drivers and software.

Select Cross operating system (BIOS, Firmware, Diagnostics, etc).

Locate the appropriate ISO-image firmware file (look for the latest update; previous versions might also be listed along with the latest), select the link for that file and read the instructions for the file included in the release notes, and then download the ISO-image firmware (zip-compressed) file to your system.

Unzip the firmware file into the corresponding .ISO file. The .ISO file is a block copy of the firmware disk for the Integrity server system. On OpenVMS systems, you can obtain the INFO-ZIP utility from the OpenVMS Freeware CD and use the UnZip utility provided with INFO-ZIP. The following example shows the command for unzipping an .ISO image of the latest firmware for an rx2600 system (the file name changes with each update of the firmware available on the Web site):
```
     $ UNZIP PF_CPEAKSYS0nnn.ZIP
     Archive: SYS$SYSROOT:[SYSMGR]PF_CPEAKSYS0nnn.ZIP
      inflating: PF_CPEAKSYS0nnn.ISO
```

Record the data on the CD, specifying the .ISO file as the source for the CD.

OpenVMS software includes the CD recording tool CDRECORD. For online help, enter the @SYS$MANAGER:CDRECORD HELP command at the OpenVMS DCL prompt. For source files, check the OpenVMS Open Source Tools CD supplied with your OpenVMS I64 OE DVD. For more information about the software, visit the following Web site:

http://www.hp.com/go/openvms/freeware/

Updating Your Firmware from the Firmware Update CD

You update the firmware of an entry-class Integrity server from the firmware update CD created in the preceding section. For instructions, refer to the release notes provided for the firmware you downloaded. To access the release notes, go to the Web page from which you downloaded the firmware (see step 5 in the preceding section).

To update Integrity server firmware on cell-based servers, contact HP Customer Support.

Device-Naming Conventions

When you perform specific operations, you are asked to specify a device name for the source drive and one for the target drive. When specifying those device names, note the following naming conventions:

When the source drive is a local DVD drive, the device name is similar to the following:
```
DQA0
```

When the target drive is a local disk, the device name is similar to the following:
```
DKA0:
```
Note the following device name conventions:

When the source drive is a virtual DVD drive served by the InfoServer, the device name is typically the following:
```
DAD1
```

On OpenVMS systems configured in certain OpenVMS Cluster or HSx environments, the device naming convention is similar to the following:
```
DUA20.14.0.2.0
```
The values you specify identify components such as the boot device, controller, unit number of the boot device, HSx controller node number, and channel numbers. Because these values vary depending on your specific hardware configuration, refer to the owner, operator, and technical service manuals that came with your computer for detailed information.

Getting to Know Your Integrity Server

Using the Operating System Menu

DVD Label:	HP OpenVMS Version 8.2-1 for Integrity Servers Operating Environment
Volume Label:	I640821