Need help upgrading firmware on a V1280 server

From: Tony Magtalas (ttk67@yahoo.com)
Date: Thu Jan 18 2007 - 20:27:46 EST


I need to upgrade my V1280 server firmware. (Solaris 9)

1. How do I know what is the current version? prtdiag -v doesn't show it any more
2. Going to Sunsolve website, I find three *separate* Flash PROM patches:

114527 (5.20.x)
114526 (5.19.x)
114525 (5.18.x)

I normally would like to apply the highest level patch, ie 114527
however I don't know the rational behind having 3 different patches on sunsolve.

3. Can this patch be done on line or I have to run it in the SC mode?
will reboot be required?
   
Thanks in advance for any input. I will summarize if there is request.

By the way, my V1280 has 2 system boards (SB0 and SB2 running in 1 domain,
has 16 GB of memory, has 8x900 Mhz Ultrasparc III+ cpu:

System Configuration: Sun Microsystems sun4u Sun Fire V1280
System clock frequency: 150 MHZ
Memory size: 16GB

==================================== CPUs ====================================
               E$ CPU CPU Temperature
CPU Freq Size Implementation Mask Die Amb. Location
--- -------- ---------- ------------------- ----- ---- ---- --------
  0 900 MHz 8MB SUNW,UltraSPARC-III+ 2.3 56C 33C SB0/P0
  1 900 MHz 8MB SUNW,UltraSPARC-III+ 2.3 54C 32C SB0/P1
  2 900 MHz 8MB SUNW,UltraSPARC-III+ 2.3 55C 32C SB0/P2
  3 900 MHz 8MB SUNW,UltraSPARC-III+ 2.3 55C 33C SB0/P3
  8 900 MHz 8MB SUNW,UltraSPARC-III+ 2.3 50C 30C SB2/P0
  9 900 MHz 8MB SUNW,UltraSPARC-III+ 2.3 51C 30C SB2/P1
 10 900 MHz 8MB SUNW,UltraSPARC-III+ 2.3 52C 30C SB2/P2
 11 900 MHz 8MB SUNW,UltraSPARC-III+ 2.3 54C 31C SB2/P3

================================ HW Revisions ================================
ASIC Revisions:
---------------
pci: Rev 4
pci: Rev 4
pci: Rev 4
pci: Rev 4
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