IBM N series Hardware Manual page 347

2. Check whether your system requires a firmware update. At the console of each storage
system, enter the following command to compare the installed version of system firmware
with the version on the CompactFlash card, as shown in Example A-12:
sysconfig -a
Example A-12 sysconfig -a
n3300a*> sysconfig -a
Data ONTAP Release 7.2.5.1: Wed Jun 25 11:01:02 PDT 2008 (IBM)
System ID: 0135018677 (n3300a); partner ID: 0135018673 (n3300b)
System Serial Number: 2859138306700 (n3300a)
System Rev: B0
slot 0: System Board 2198 MHz (System Board XIV D0)
Model Name:
Machine Type:
Part Number:
Revision:
Serial Number:
BIOS version:
Processors:
Processor ID:
Microcode Version: 0x2f
Memory Size:
NVMEM Size:
CMOS RAM Status:
Controller:
...
To display the firmware version on the CompactFlash, run the following command, as
shown in Example A-13:
version -b
Example A-13 version -b
n3300a*> version -b
1:/x86_elf/kernel/primary.krn: OS 7.2.5.1
1:/backup/x86_elf/kernel/primary.krn: OS 7.2.4L1
1:/x86_elf/diag/diag.krn: 5.3
1:/x86_elf/firmware/deux/firmware.img: Firmware 3.1.0
1:/x86_elf/firmware/SB_XIV/firmware.img: BIOS/NABL Firmware 3.0
1:/x86_elf/firmware/SB_XIV/bmc.img: BMC Firmware 1.1
3. Compare the two versions and see Table A-3.
Table A-3 Firmware update requirement
If the version of the newly loaded firmware
displayed by the version command is...
The same as the installed version displayed by
sysconfig
Later than the installed version displayed by
sysconfig
Earlier than the installed version displayed by
sysconfig
N3300
IBM-2859-A20
110-00049
D0
800949
3.0
1
0xf29
896 MB
128 MB of Main Memory Used
OK
B
Then...
Your storage system does not need a system
firmware update.
Your storage system needs a system firmware
update.
not
Do update system firmware.
Appendix A. Getting started
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