Updating The Sp Base Package - Sun Microsystems Fire V20z Management Manual

Updating the SP Base Package

Note – You can use the Update Server application to install this package, or you can
use the SP Update Flash option in the Operator Panel's SP menu.
The SP base component includes the SP Value-Add component, so it also is updated
as part of this process.
Note – Because the Value-Add package can contain all feature updates in a new
release, check the Release Notes in order to determine which package you should
update.
1. Log on to the SP.
2. Execute the SP command to start the update process on the SP:
sp update flash all –i <server_ipaddress> -p <server_port> –r <version>
The optional -p flag indicates that the server is running on a port other than the
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default port. This command pings the Update Server to determine if it is running.
If it is successful, your connection is closed when the SP reboots and the update
process begins.
The –r flag indicates the version of the remote package that is requested. If
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LATEST is specified, the latest available version of the package is requested.
Note – Older versions of the SP do not support the -r option. If you run the
update flash all
automatically update your software to the most recent version.
3. Monitor the update process on the server. Messages display as the installation
process begins and ends. (More details of the update processes are in the Update
Server log file.) When the update is complete, the SP reboots with the new
version.
Note – If you update to a new version of the SP Base or Value-Add package, but do
not install the associated documentation in the NSV, the online help will not work.
After you mount the file system, check the software inventory for the version of the
SP Value-Add package. Ensure that the latest version of the documentation is
installed in the /docs directory.
command with an old version of SP, the Update Server will
sp
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