On date of writing this article, the latest firmware for T2000 is version 6.6.7 I am doing this exercise, since my current firmware (or Hypervisor) doesn't support Logical Domains (LDom). Basically, hypervisor is software sitting above hardware and doing virtualization of it, so machine can have more LDoms (each LDom is like separate piece of hardware). So I downloaded (from Sun site) patch 139434-01, and once you extract it, there are README files that tells you everything. To determine current hardware version I go to ALOM System Controller.
sc> showhost Sun-Fire-T2000 System Firmware 6.3.1 2006/12/04 09:35 Host flash versions: Hypervisor 1.3.0 2006/11/10 06:35 OBP 4.25.0 2006/11/07 23:24 POST 4.25.0 2006/11/08 00:08 sc> showsc version -v Advanced Lights Out Manager CMT v1.3.1 SC Firmware version: CMT 1.3.1 SC Bootmon version: CMT 1.3.1 VBSC 1.3.0 VBSC firmware built Nov 10 2006, 06:38:31 SC Bootmon Build Release: 01 SC bootmon checksum: 6C563271 SC Bootmon built Dec 4 2006, 09:29:14 SC Build Release: 01 SC firmware checksum: D2D367DA SC firmware built Dec 4 2006, 09:29:21 SC firmware flashupdate SUN APR 22 17:48:32 2007 SC System Memory Size: 32 MB SC NVRAM Version = 12 SC hardware type: 4 FPGA Version: 4.2.4.7 |
# /tmp/images/sysfwdownload Sun_System_Firmware-6_7_0-Sun_Fire_T2000.bin .......... (9%).......... (18%).......... (27%).......... (37%).......... (46%).......... (55%).......... (64%).......... (74%).......... (83%).......... (92%)......... (100%) Download completed successfully. |
sc> showplatform SUNW,Sun-Fire-T2000 Chassis Serial Number: 0716NNN06S Domain Status ------ ------ S0 OS Standby |
sc> showkeyswitch Keyswitch is in the NORMAL position. |
sc> flashupdate -s 127.0.0.1 SC Alert: System poweron is disabled. ............. will see many dots ............. Update complete. Reset device to use new software. SC Alert: SC firmware was reloaded |
sc> resetsc Are you sure you want to reset the SC [y/n]? y User Requested SC Shutdown |
sc> showhost Sun-Fire-T2000 System Firmware 6.7.0 2008/12/11 14:54 Host flash versions: OBP 4.30.0 2008/12/11 12:15 Hypervisor 1.7.0 2008/12/11 13:43 POST 4.30.0 2008/12/11 12:41 sc> showsc version -v Advanced Lights Out Manager CMT v1.7 SC Firmware version: CMT 1.7.0 SC Bootmon version: CMT 1.7.0 VBSC 1.7.0 VBSC firmware built Dec 11 2008, 13:51:17 SC Bootmon Build Release: 01 SC bootmon checksum: 89A76C05 SC Bootmon built Dec 11 2008, 14:01:32 SC Build Release: 01 SC firmware checksum: 97A9A75C SC firmware built Dec 11 2008, 14:01:47 SC firmware flashupdate FRI NOV 20 20:55:50 2009 SC System Memory Size: 32 MB SC NVRAM Version = 14 SC hardware type: 4 FPGA Version: 4.2.4.7 |