Software Components - HP NetServer AA 4000 Reference Manual

HP NetServer AA

Software Components

1-4
Though at first glance, the HPAA solution appears to be mostly a
hardware solution, in fact, it is an "85%" software solution. There
are two major components of the software: the firmware on the MICs
and the AA 4000 software installed on each of the NetServers. This
obviously does not count the Windows NT operating system and any
application software to be added for operation. The Windows NT
software is fairly standard in all implementations; the application
environment will vary among the different implementations.
MIC Firmware
The MIC firmware has a revision level, as do some of its
subcomponents. When the NetServer is booted and going through its
normal boot routine, following POST operations the NetServer will
detect the presence of the MIC. When the MIC is detected the
screen will display the following revision levels:
•
Marathon BIOS
•
Ucode
•
FPGA
•
Adpater Revision
The revision levels of each of these components must be identical on
all four NetServers. If one of the NetServers contains a MIC with
down level revisions, then the MIC must be flashed using the
MTCflash utility. Specific steps for performing this operation can be
found in Chapter 6 of the E 4000 User Guide provided with the
system (and provided in Adobe Acrobat format on the AA 4000
CD), or Chapter 6 of this guide.
AA 4000 Software
The HPAA system is shipped to the customer as a complete,
operational array. This includes the AA 4000 software already
installed. The AA 4000 software can also be found on the Marathon
CD provided with the system. It may be necessary during
maintenance procedures to re-install the software (details on this
operation is found in Chapter 6 of this guide). The AA 4000
software exists on the same logical drive where the Windows NT
system files are located for all four NetServers. Some of the files are
in a new directory and some are in the Windows NT system
directory. The specific locations of the AA 4000 software are not as
important as the presence of the software itself.
CAUTION
The specific files of the AA 4000 software do not need to
be modified or accessed by the administrator through
Windows Explorer. Maintenance of these files must take
Hewlett-Packard Company