Downloading The Firmware Patch Via The World Wide Web - HP 9000 Series Service Manual

As an example, the PF_CWBR0013 shar file would contain:
CWBR0013.text
and
CWBR0013.frm

Downloading the Firmware Patch via the World Wide Web

To access and download the appropriate patch, perform the following steps:
1. Connect to the HPESC World Wide Web service home page at their URL by entering the
following:
http://us-support.external.hp.com
2. Under Support Line, select the Patch Database option.
3. If you are a previously registered user:
a. Under, "Enter as a Registered User" click on your geographic region.
b. Login, entering your User ID and password. This will take you to the Patch Database Main
screen.
If you are a first-time user:
a. Click on your geographic region under "Register Now".
b. Review the "Terms and Conditions" page. At the bottom of the page you may accept the terms
and conditions and proceed to the registration page.
c. Complete the registration information requested.
d. Once the registration information has been successfully transmitted, the User ID Assigned
screen will appear. Write down the User ID (or print the screen) for later reference.
e. Click on "Begin Using Patch Database Now" to proceed to the Patch Database Main screen.
4. Select the Firmware Patches option.
5. Select the CPU Patches option and click on "Show Patches".
6. Choose the appropriate patch (for example: PF_CULL3612). A patch description will appear.
Click on "download" to copy the patch to your system.
NOTE
The selected patch must be downloaded from HP SupportLine onto a system that has
HP-UX as the operating system.
7. Follow the instructions in the Readme file to create a bootable tape and to update PDC.
Downloading the Firmware Patch using FTP.
1. Connect to HPESC via ftp. You must initiate downloading from an open subnet system as:
>ftp us-support.external.hp.com
(If you do not have an open subnet system, try using rftp instead of ftp.)
2. Login as "anonymous".
Appendix B
- readme file
- PDC firmware update image
Support Information
B-45