【移动应用开发技术】aix FC 微码升级

【移动应用开发技术】aixFC微码升级

从第六步开始升级MicrocodeMicrocodeLeveldf1000f114108a03.111304(1.11x4)withFCodeLevel3.10a3forFC57358GigabitPCIExpressDualPortFibreChannelAdapter(FC5735,5273)August8,?2016

THISDOCUMENTISBESTVIEWEDWITHTHEMOZILLAFIREFOXBROWSER.?Contents8GigabitPCIExpressDualPortFibreChannelAdapter(FC5735,5273)11.0Overview..22.0AdaptersAffected.23.0MicrocodeDescriptionandRevisionHistory.34.0CautionsandImportantNotes.55.0ToDetermineAdapterMicrocodeLevels.75.1AIXSystems.75.2LinuxSystems.86.0DownloadingandUnpackingtheMicrocodeRPMPackage.96.1DownloadingAIXRPMPackage.96.2DownloadingLinuxRPMPackage.107.0InstallingtheAdapter'sMicrocode.117.1UsingtheAIXCommand-LineMethod.117.2UsingtheAIXDiagnosticServiceAidMethod.117.3UsingtheEmulexhbacmdMethod.128.0VerifyingtheUpdate.148.1VerifyingtheUpdateonAIXSystems.158.2VerifyingtheUpdateonLinux.15DocumentChangeHistory.16???

1.0OverviewThisisthecurrentlevelofmicrocodefortheIBM8GigabitPCIExpressDualPortFibreChannelAdapter,FeatureCode5735,5273.Eachportofthisadapterisfullyindependentwithitsownmicrocodep_w_picpath.Whenupdatingmicrocodeonthisadapter,bothportsshouldbeupdated.?

2.0AdaptersAffectedThismicrocodeisforfeaturecode5735,5273:PN10N9824(or00E0806):CCIN577DTodeterminethepartnumberoffibrechanneladaptersonanAIXsystem,onthecommandlinekeyin:lscfg-vlfcsX

wherefcsXrepresentstheadapter.Thetypicaltimetoinstallthemicrocodeis0.4hr.?

3.0MicrocodeDescriptionandRevisionHistory?Warning:NewFW2.03x5hasafixforpreviouslyMismatchedWWPN/WWNN.ThisresultsinaWWNNcorrectionchangeafterthefirmwareupdateandreboot.

Pleasenote,arebootisrequiredbecausetheWWPN/WWNNfixisinFcode,andFcodeisrunatreboottime.

So,ifNodeWWNswereusedforzoningbeforethefirmwareupdate,thenafterthefirmwareupdateandreboot,theywillneedtobecorrectedusingthemodifiedWWNNbeforetargetdiskscanbeaccessedbythehost.Forexample:NewWWPNandWWNNsshouldbethesameexceptforthefirstdigits.Before爉icrocode爑pdate爐o2.03X5牋牋WWPN?&燱WNN燼re爊ot爉atched:牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋燦etwork燗ddress10000090FA570A15?<==燱WPN牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋?牋PortWWN牋牋燚evice燬pecific.(Z8)20000120FA570A15?<==燱WNN爉ismatch牋牋牋燦odeWWN牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋After爁irmware爑pdate:牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋?牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋燦etwork燗ddress10000090FA570A15?<==燱WPN牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋?PortWWN牋燚evice燬pecific.(Z8)20000090FA570A15?<==燱WNN爉atch牋牋牋牋牋NodeWWN牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋?MicrocodeLevelChanges203305(203x5)withFCodeLevel3.10a7FixaFTEissuewhenasuperlargetransmitsequence(overhalf-Mbytes)isactiveandanAbortrequestcomesinandcausesatransmitstall.UniversialBootcodewithFCodefixformismatchedWWPN/WWNN.ChangetheadapterRxPoleandGainsettingsfrom3-3to0-0toimproveFibreChannelsignalreceive.FixanOutofOrdersequencehandling.TheFirmwareLevelsBelowAreNoLongerSupportedByIBMOnceTheyHaveBeenRemovedFromTheMicrocodeDownLoadWebsite.ItisbestpracticestoupdatetothelatestFWlevelnotonlyforIBMsupportoftheseproducts,butforoptimalperformanceandtoensurethatalloftherequiredHW/FWfixesareinstalled.OncenewFWhasbeenreleasedtothefield,wewillprovidea6monthgraceperiodforcustomerstoupdatetheseproductstothecurrentlysupportedFWlevel

PleaseUpdateToTheLatestLevelAtYourEarliestConvenience202307(202x7)withFCodeLevel3.10x2FixesfailingNPIVWritecommandonadapterresidualmismatchFixesNPIVWriteTimeoutwhenburstlengthofXFR_RDYis8bytesFixesFWhita4KBpagefaultwhileaccessingProtectionDIFblock.Fixes?inF_CTL,theSequenceContextbitincorrectly=1startingfromthesecondData-outsequence.Thisbitmustbe0toindicateSequenceOriginator.200307

(200x7)

withFCodeLevel3.10a3ProvideshostgeneratedT10StandardDataIntegrityFieldcapability.111304

(111x4)

withFCodeLevel3.10a3FixesaproblemwhereatapedriveinanoisySANenvironmentmaydropframesforcingabackuptorerun.

Fixesanintermittentpoweroff/onproblemwherearesetsignalmaybeleftinanactivestate.Priortothislevel,theadaptermaynotrespondtoasystemthathasbeenpowercycledandthesystemwillpostanSRCBA180020error.

Fixesafalseparityerrorthatmayoccurwhenoneportoftheadapterisbeingconfiguredbythefirmwareandtheotherportisbeingresetbythefirmware.Priortothislevel,AIXwouldpostSRN2606-706andtheadapterwouldbetakenoffline.Iftheadapterhasthe111304(1.11x4)alreadyinstalled,takethecorrectiveactionindicatedbytheSRN.

EnhancesFC-TaperecoverysothatitmorerobustlyhandlesLS_RJTsfromtapedevices.Sometimes,FCPcommandsfromadeviceandtheadapterwillcrosseachotheronthewireandtheadapterwillsendoutretriestoatapedevicethathasalreadyclosedtheI/Oexchange.Theadapternowevaluatesiftheretryshouldbesent.

EnhancestheFCodebyaddinga"set-post-linkup"command.RefertotheImportantNotesinSection4.0fordetails.

110305

withFCodeLevel3.01a1

ThisfirmwarecontainschangestosupportNPIVonAIX.

LinuxonPowerSystemsdoesnotsupportNPIVsothisupdateisnotrequiredforLinux.

110105

(1.10a5)

withFCodeLevel3.01a1

Thisisthelevelofmicrocodethatinitiallyshippedwiththeadapterwhenitbecamegenerallavailable.?

4.0CautionsandImportantNotes窢牋牋?Limitationondown-levelFWsupport?窢牋牋?ConcurrentDownloadThemicrocodeinstallationsupportsconcurrentdownloadwhiletheadapterandattacheddrivesareavailableforuse.HOWEVER,itishighlyrecommendedthatinstallationbescheduledduringamaintenancewindoworduringnon-peakproductionperiods.窢牋牋?EnhancementtoFCodeTheFCodehasbeenenhancedbyaddinga"set-post-linkup"command.Bydefault,linkupandinitializationontheadapteroccursafterthePowerOnSelfTest(POST).ThenewcommandwillallowcustomerstoswitchtobringingthelinkupandinitializingitduringPOSTbyturningthesupporton.Onceturnedon,itwillremainonuntilthecommandisrunagaintoturnitoff.CustomerswhowouldliketoutilizethisfunctionshouldcontacttheIBMSupportCenterforinstructions.窢牋牋?NoticeforAIXandVIOScustomersinstallingmicrocodeAIXAPARsPriortoinstallingthemicrocode,thefollowingAPARsarerequiredtobeinstalled.FailuretodosomayresultinLPARhangwhileinstallingmicrocode.窢牋牋?IZ89104forAIX7.1?(Shippedin5)窢牋牋?IZ88330forAIX6.1,TL7牋(Shippedin)窢牋牋?IZ82960forAIXforAIX6.1,TL6牋(Shippedin?5)窢牋牋?IZ82911forAIXforAIX5.3,TL12牋(Shippedin?)窢牋牋?IZ81003forAIXforAIX5.3,TL11?(Shippedin)窢牋牋?IZ80939forAIXforAIX5.3,TL10?(Shippedin?)VIOSRequirementsThesearetheequivalentitemstoinstallforVIOSpriortoinstallingmicrocode.窢牋牋?VIOSorFixpack25窢牋牋?VIOS2-FP-24SP-02TheFixPackcanbeobtainedfromtheVirtualI/OServerwebsitelocatedat/webapp/set2/sas/f/vios/download/home.html.?

5.0ToDetermineAdapterMicrocodeLevelsBeforeyouinstallthemicrocode,itisimportanttodeterminethecurrentmicrocodeleveloftheinstalledadapter.5.1AIXSystems1)Listthefibrechanneladaptersinstalledinthesystembytypingonthecommandline:lsdev-C|grepfcsXNotethedevicenamesofallthefibrechanneladaptersinstalled.TheadapterdevicenameswillbefcsX,whereXis0,1,orsomeothernumber.TherewillbeanfcsXlistingforeachportoftheFC5735or5273adapter.2)Determinethecurrentmicrocodelevelontheadapter'sportbytypingonthecommandline:lsmcode-dfcsX

whereXisthenumberoftheadapter'sportreturnedfromthe"lsdev"commandabove.Ascreensimilartothefollowingwillbedisplayed:DISPLAYMICROCODELEVEL牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋?802111

fcs8牋牋牋牋牋FCAdapter

Thecurrentmicrocodelevelforfcs8is203305.

UseEntertocontinue.

F3=Cancel牋牋牋牋牋牋F10=Exit牋牋牋牋牋牋EnterIfthecurrentmicrocodelevelisnot203305,thenthemicrocodep_w_picpathontheadapter'sportisnotatthelatestlevel.?5.2LinuxSystemsThefollowingstepsareforLinuxRedHatorNovell(SuSE)systemsrunning2.6kernelswhichsupportthe/sysfilesystem.ThesestepsassumeyouareloggedonwithrootpermissionsandoneormoreIBM8GigabitPCIExpressDualPortFibreChannelAdapter,FeatureCode5735,5273PN10N9824(or00E0806)areinstalled.

1)DisplaythemodelnameforeachinstalledFibreChanneladapter.Note:IBM8GigabitPCIExpressDualPortFibreChannelAdapterswilldisplayastwoinstancesofmodel10N9824(or00E0806);oneforeachportonthedualportadapter.Typethefollowingcommandstodisplayalistshowinghost{n}:modelforeachinstalledadapter.cd/sys/class/scsi_hostfind-Lhost*-maxdepth1-name"modelname"-printf%h:-execcat{}\;Theoutputwillbesimilartothatshownhere.Notethehost{n}portionforeachmodel10N9824(or00E0806)inthelist,host3andhost4inthisexample.Thesevaluesareneededfornextstep.Ifthelistisempty,eithertherearenomodel10N9824(or00E0806)adaptersinstalledortherewasanerrorintypingthecommand.Ifthelistcontainsotheradaptersbutnomodel10N9824(or00E0806)adaptersarelisted,noneareinstalled.

host3:10N9824(or00E0806)

host4:10N9824(or00E0806)2)Displaythefirmwareversionforeach10N9824(or00E0806)modeladapter.Typethefollowingcommand,replacinghost{n}foreachmodel10N9824(or00E0806)listedinStep1.

cathost{n}/fwrevThemicrocodeversionlistedmayvarybutoutputwillbesimilartothatshownhere:2.03x5(U3K2.03x5),sli-3

Repeatthiscommandforeachmodel10N9824(or00E0806)host{n}.Ifoneormoremodel10N9824(or00E0806)adapterlistsamicrocodeversionthatisnot2.03x5,thenthemicrocodeneedstobeupdated.3)DisplayLinuxOperatingSystemversion.TypethefollowingcommandtodisplaytheOperatingSystemversion.MakeanoteofOperatingSystemversion,itwillbeneededlater.ForRedHatsystemstypefollowingcommand.cat/etc/redhat-release

Outputwillbesimilarto:RedHatEnterpriseLinuxServerrelease6.4(Santiago)

ForNovellsystems,typefollowingcommand.Outputwillbesimilarto:cat/etc/SuSE-releaseSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer11(ppc64)

VERSION=11

PATCHLEVEL=0?

6.0DownloadingandUnpackingtheMicrocodeRPMPackageTherearetwomicrocodepackagesavailablefromthismicrocodedownloadsite;anRPMpackageforAIXsystemsandanRPMpackageforLinuxsystems.UsetheappropriatemethodfortheinstalledOSonthetargetserver.6.1DownloadingAIXRPMPackageUsethismethodtoinstalltheAIXRPMpackageonanAIXsystem.Notethatthecommandsarecasesensitiveandmustbeenteredexactlyasshown,includingfilenames.1)Ifthe/etc/microcodedirectorydoesnotexist,makeadirectorytoreceivetheRPMformatfile.Onthecommandlinetype:mkdir/etc/microcode2)TransfertheRPMformatfile,df1000f114108a03.203305.aix.rpmtoanytemporarydirectoryonthetargetserver.3)Unpackthefile.Onthecommandlinetype:rpm-ihv--ignoreosdf1000f114108a03.203305.aix.rpm4)Ifthemicrocodepackageunpackssuccessfully,themicrocodefilewillbeaddedtothe/etc/microcodedirectory.Ifamessageisreceivedsayingthe"package<package_name>isalreadyinstalled",youwillneedtouninstalltherpmpackage.Onthecommandlinetype:rpm-e<package_name>where<package_name>isthenameofthepackagethatwasreturnedinthemessage.ReturntoStep3andattempttounpackthefileagain.5)Verifythefilesizeandsumofthedf1000f114108a03.203305filein/etc/microcode.Onthecommandlinetype:Forthefilesize:ls-aldf1000f114108a03.203305Forthesum:sumdf1000f114108a03.203305Theoutputofthesecommandsshouldbe:filesize:893536

sum:03271??6.2DownloadingLinuxRPMPackageUsethismethodtoinstalltheLinuxRPMpackageonaLinuxsystem.NotethattheLinuxcommandsarecasesensitiveandmustbeenteredexactlyasshown,includingfilenames.

1)TransfertheLinuxrpmfile,df1000f114108a03.203305.Linux.rpm,toatemporarydirectoryonthetargetserversuchas/tmp.

2)Unpacktherpmfilebytyping:rpm-ihv/tmp/df1000f114108a03.203305.Linux.rpm3)Ifthemicrocodepackageunpackssuccessfully,themicrocodefilewillbeaddedtothe/lib/firmwaredirectory.Ifamessageisdisplayedsayingthe"package<package_name>isalreadyinstalled",youwillneedtouninstalltherpmpackage.Onthecommandlinetype:<rpm-e<package_name>

where<package_name>isthenameofthepackagethatwasreturnedinthemessage.ReturntoStep2andattempttounpackthefileagain.4)Verifythemicrocodep_w_picpath,df1000f114108a03.203305,wasinstalledinthe/lib/firmwaredirectoryandcheckfilesizeandsum.Forthefilesize:ls?-l/lib/firmware/df1000f114108a03.203305Forthesum:sum/lib/firmware/df1000f114108a03.203305Theoutputofthesecommandsshouldbe:filesize:893536

sum:03271?

7.0InstallingtheAdapter'sMicrocode7.1UsingtheAIXCommand-LineMethodLoginasrootuser.Fromthecommandlinekeyin:diag-dfcsX-Tdownload

wherefcsXistheportyouonwhichyouwanttoinstallthemicrocode.Self-explanatorymenuswillstepyouthroughthemicrocodeinstallation.

Repeatthiscommandforalloftheadapters/ports.7.2UsingtheAIXDiagnosticServiceAidMethodLoginasrootuser.

Fromthecommandlinekeyin:燿iag

Select:燭askSelection(Diagnostics,AdvancedDiagnostics,ServiceAids,etc.)

Select:燤icrocodeTasks

Select:燚ownloadLatestAvailableMicrocode

Select:爁ilesystem

牋牋牋牋?/etc/microcode

Selectthedevice:爁cs*

PressenterwhenpromptedtodownloadthemicrocodeUponcompletion,amessagewillstatethatthemicrocodehasbesuccessfullydownloadedandthat

thenewlevelis?203305.?7.3UsingtheEmulexhbacmdMethodMicrocodeupdatesonFibreChanneladaptersinstalledinaLinuxsystemrequiretheuseoftheEmulexhbacmdutility.ThehbacmdutilityisincludedintheEmulexOneCommandCLIApplicationsKitwhichcanbedownloadedfromtheIBMOEMwebpageshostedontheEmulexwebsite.?/products/software-solutions/onecommand-manager/overview/??DownloadTabLinuxPickOS??ManagementandUtilitiesForpurposeofupdatingthemicrocode,OneCommandManager(CLI)willbeused.牋SelecttheApplicationKit{version}(CLI)link.?Whenprompted,savetheApplicationKitadirectoryofyourchoiceonthetargetserver.?Extractthe.tgzarchivebytyping:tar-xzf{elxocmcore-os_release-version}.tgz,?substitute{elxocmcore-os-release-version}withthenameofthe.tgzfileyoudownloaded.?Anewdirectory,{elxocmcore-os-release-version}willbecreated.?Changedirectoryto{elxocmcore-os-release-version}andexecutetheinstallationshellscriptbytyping:./install.shAnswerthepromptsasdesired,thereshouldnotbeanyerrorsreported?Executethefollowingstepstocompletethemicrocodeupdateprocess.?1)牋?CheckPrerequisites

*Verifythehbacmdcommandispresentbytyping:ls/usr/sbin/hbacmd

*Theoutputshouldlistthefilepathforthehbacmdcommand.

*VerifytheDriverModulelpfcisloadedbytyping:lsmod

*Examinetheoutputforthepresenceoflpfcintheloadedmodulelist.

*Ifitisnotpresent,type:modprobe-alpfctoloadthedrivermodule,examinetheconsolemessagesforreportederrors.Ifanyoftheprequisitechecksfail,reviewtheinstallationdocumentationandensureallstepswerecompleted.Lookforanyerrorsreportedduringinstallation.Ifproblemspersist;contactIBMservice.2)牋?Themicrocodeupdatewillresetthefibrechanneladapters;ensurethatallI/Oactivitytostoragedevicescontrolledbytheadapterisstoppedpriortoproceedingwithfirmwareupdate.?3)牋?ListinstalledEmulexadapters.Type/usr/sbin/hbacmd?listhbasOutputfromthiscommandwillbesimilartothefollowing,onesectionwillbedisplayedforeachdiscoveredadapter.Model10N9824(or00E0806)adapterscanbeidentifiedbylookingforf100inFlagsvalue.ForeachModel10N9824(or00E0806)adapter,makeanoteofthePortWWN:value.ThePortWWNvaluewillberequiredasanargumentforcommandsinnextsteps.?PortWWN:10:00:00:00:c9:74:a4:f8

NodeWWN:20:00:00:00:c9:74:a4:f8

FabricName:10:00:00:05:1e:34:f2:69

Flags:8000f100

HostName:testsysMfg:EmulexCorporation

SerialNo.:1B812040D0

PortNumber:0

Mode:Initiator4)牋?Listhbaattributesforeachmodel10N9824(or00E0806)adapterlistedinStep4,Type/usr/sbin/hbacmd?hbaattributes{wwpn},where{wwpn}isoneoftheportWWNvaluesnotedinStep4.Outputwilllooksimilartothefollowing;listingcurrentversionsofFWVersion,SLI2FW,SLI3FWaswellasBootCode,allofwhichwillbeupdatedbymicrocodeupdate.Savethisinformationforcomparisonpostupdate.HBAAttributesfor10:00:00:00:c9:74:a4:f8

HostName:elm3c101

Manufacturer:EmulexCorporation

SerialNumber:1B812040D0

Model:10N9824(or00E0806)

ModelDesc:IBM10N9824(or00E0806)8GigabitPCI-EDualPortFibreChannelAdapter

NodeWWN:20000000c974a4f8

NodeSymname:Emulex10N9824(or00E0806)FV2.00DV4

HWVersion:31004549

OptROMVersion:5.11a0

FWVersion:2.00(U3K2.03x5),sli-3

VendorSpecID:0000

NumberofPorts:1

DriverName:lpfc

DeviceID:F100

HBAType:10N9824(or00E0806)

OperationalFW:SLI-3Overlay

SLI2FW:2.03x5

SLI3FW:2.03x5

IEEEAddress:0000c974a4f8

BootCode:5.11a0

DriverVersion:4;HBAAPI(I)v2.1.g,12-07-07

KernelVersion:1.10a6

HBATemperature:Normal5)牋?Updatemicrocodeoneachofthemodel10N9824(or00E0806)adapterports,oneatatime.Thisstepassumesthatmicrocodep_w_picpath.rpmpackagehasbeeninstalledonsystemasdescribedinsection6.2.Warning:Donotinterruptorpoweroffthesystemwhilemicrocodeupdate(s)areinprogress.6)牋?Startmicrocodeupdateononeadapterport,type:/usr/sbin/hbacmddownload?10:00:00:00:c9:74:a4:f8?/lib/firmware/df1000f114108a03.203305Completionofdownloadwillbeindicatedby?DownloadComplete.?message.7)牋?RepeatStep5andStep6foreachadapterportneedingmicrocodeupdateusingeachoftheWWPN?snotedinstep3.?

8.0VerifyingtheUpdate8.1VerifyingtheUpdateonAIXSystems1)Listthefibrechanneladaptersinstalledinthesystembytypingonthecommandline:lsdev-C|grepfcsXNotethedevicenamesofallthe4Gfibrechanneldualportadaptersinstalled.TheadapterdevicenameswillbefcsX,whereXis0,1,orsomeothernumber.TherewillbeanfcsXlistingforeachportoftheFC5735or5273adapter.2)Determinethecurrentmicrocodelevelontheadapter'sportbytypingonthecommandline:lsmcode-dfcsX

whereXisthenumberoftheadapter'sportreturnedfromthe"lsdev"commandabove.Ascreensimilartothefollowingwillbedisplayed:DISPLAYMICROCODELEVEL牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋?802111

fcs8牋牋牋牋牋FCAdapter

Thecurrentmicrocodelevelforfcs8is203305.

UseEntertocontinue.

F3=Cancel牋牋牋牋牋牋F10=Exit牋牋牋牋牋牋EnterIfthecurrentmicrocodelevelis202307,thenthemicrocodehasbeenupdated.?8.2VerifyingtheUpdateonLinux1)Listhbaattributesforeachmodel10N9824(or00E0806)adapterlistedinSection7.3,Step4.Type/usr/sbin/hbacmd?hbaattributes{wwpn},where{wwpn}isoneoftheportWWNvalueslistedinSectio