Pdc Distribution - HP 9000 Series Service Manual

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PDC Distribution

HP Electronic Support Center (HPESC) Access
This method of PDC distribution is treated as if it were a software patch. The process of retrieving
and/or downloading a software patch is the same process that is used to get the PDC update files.
The patches are available on HP Electronic Support Center (HPESC) for immediate Internet access.
The patches can be downloaded electronically from HPESC via email, the World Wide Web (WWW),
or ftp.
The following items are discussed in this section:
• File Naming Convention
• email Patch Access
• World Wide Web (WWW) access
• ftp access
File Naming Convention
The patch file, which is a shar file, uses the following naming convention for firmware update patch
files:
PF_TPPPdddd
where:
PF - signifies firmware patches (Patch Firmware)
T - Firmware Category
PPP - Product Description
dddd - Datecode or Revision
The following is an example of a "shar" patch file name for a PDC update:
PF_CWBR0013
|\\ /\ /
| | ^----- 0013 = Firmware revision 1.3
| |--------- WBR = Wright Brothers
|-----------
The shar patch file contains other files that are named as follows:
TPPPdddd.zzzz
where:
zzzz
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C = CPU
I = I/O card
N = Network card
D = Disk
T = Tape
C = CPU firmware update
- File Extension
text = readme file
frm = firmware update image
Appendix B