HP -UX 11i Installation And Update Manual page 19

Check workstation
firmware revision
Step 1. As root, shut down the system:
Step 2. Switch the system ON and watch console messages. Press any key when
Step 3. Check the firmware version displayed at the beginning of the boot
NOTE
Checking server
firmware revision
Step 4. As root, run the Support Tools Manager (STM) utility:
If the needed firmware version or later is already on your system, you
can skip the rest of this section. If not, or if you don't know what
firmware version is on your system, please read on.
Follow these steps to check workstation firmware version prior to
migrating to 11i:
1. Enter: shutdown -h
2. Switch the system OFF.
prompted to cancel the automatic boot feature.
process. If the firmware revision for your B-, C- or J-Class workstation is
less than 2.3, it needs upgrading. Continue with "Downloading firmware
patches" on page 22.
Even if your workstation's firmware is 2.3 or later, HP recommends (but
does not require) that you update to the most current firmware revision
(version 4.8/9 at print-time).
HP continues to revise the firmware for all the systems listed above,
adding support for more types of plug-in PCI cards and memory modules
and improving the ability to debug dump output for OC/HPMC/panic.
Updating to the latest firmware ensures that your workstation takes
advantage of these improvements.
There are two methods to check firmware version on HP 9000 servers:
OnlineDiagnostics or the boot display. Use OnlineDiagnostics if you do
not want to reboot your system.
Using OnlineDiagnostics:
If the OnlineDiagnostics are not already on your system, you can find
them on the 11.0 Support Plus CD.
/usr/sbin/cstm
Chapter 1
Preparing for Software Migration
Firmware Upgrades
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