Updating
System
Firmware
from
the
AIX
Command
Line
Attention:
This
method
is
not
recommended
for
partitioned
systems,
but
if
the
device
resources
are
allocated
properly,
the
firmware
update
can
be
done
from
the
AIX
command
line.
If
the
firmware
on
a
partitioned
system
is
being
updated:
v
One
partition
running
AIX
must
have
service
authority.
v
All
other
partitions
except
the
one
with
service
authority
must
be
shut
down.
v
The
partition
with
service
authority
must
own
the
device
from
which
the
firmware
update
image
will
be
read.
v
It
is
also
recommended
that
the
partition
with
service
authority
have
a
hard
disk.
If
the
required
devices
are
not
in
the
partition
with
service
authority,
the
customer
or
system
admistrator
must
reassign
the
appropriate
resources
to
it.
This
requires
rebooting
the
partition
with
service
authority.
To
avoid
the
resource
allocation
issues,
it
is
recommended
that
the
service
processor
menus
be
used
to
update
the
firmware.
If
the
firmware
on
a
full
system
partition
is
being
updated,
no
special
steps
are
required
to
perform
the
firmware
update
using
the
command
line.
Refer
to
the
detailed
instructions
that
are
provided
with
the
latest
image
on
CORE.
Note:
Because
the
system
always
reboots
itself
during
this
type
of
firmware
update
process,
the
update
process
can
take
from
twenty
to
sixty
minutes.
Chapter
7.
Using
the
Service
Processor
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