Determining If The Flash Prom Needs Updating - Sun Microsystems Solaris 7 11/99 Hardware Platform Manual

Determining If the Flash PROM Needs
Updating
Only sun4u systems that can run the 64-bit mode of the Solaris 7 operating
environment might need the flash PROM update. Systems that can only run the 32-
bit mode (such as those in the sun4c, sun4d, and sun4m platform groups) do not
require updated firmware to run Solaris 7 software.
Note – If the Solaris 7 operating environment notified you that the flash PROM in
your system needs updating, skip the steps in the procedure "To Determine If Your
System Requires a Flash PROM Update" on page 60 and go directly to "Updating
the Flash PROM" on page 61.
To Determine If Your System Requires a Flash
PROM Update
1. Determine the architecture type of your system.
% uname -m
TABLE 4-1
If your system architecture type is . . .
• sun4u
• sun4c, sun4d, sun4m
2. Determine the system type of your system.
% uname -i
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Determining the System Architecture
Then . . .
Go to Step 2.
You do not need a flash PROM update. Do not proceed
further.