IBM pSeries 650, Installation Manual

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Determining the Level of Firmware on the System
Note: This information may be superseded by the information that is available on the Web site listed
below. Always check the Web site for the latest images and instructions for checking the firmware
level. The Web address is: http://techsupport.services.ibm.com/server/mdownload2.
There are two forms in which the firmware level may be denoted:
v
RK yymmdd , where RK = the pSeries
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pSeries 650 Model 6M2’s firmware designation, yy =
year, mm = month, and dd = day of the release.
v v K yymmdd , where v = version number, K = the pSeries
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pSeries 650 Model 6M2’s firmware
designation, yy = year, mm = month and dd = day of the release.
If your system is running AIX, the platform firmware level can be determined by either of the following
methods:
v
On the AIX command line, by typing:
lscfg -vp|grep -p Platform
A line that begins with
ROM level (alterable)..
displays the firmware level that is currently on the
system.
v
Looking at the top of the service processor main menu.
If the system is running Linux, the platform firmware level can be determined by any one of the following
methods:
v If the system was installed prior to May of 2003, and has not had a firmware update in the May 2003
time frame or later, type the following on the Linux command line:
lscfg -vp | grep RK
v If the system was installed in May of 2003 or later, or the system has firmware on it that was released
in the May 2003 time frame or later, type the following on the Linux command line:
lscfg -vp | grep 3K
A line similar to
Alterable ROM Level RK021114
or
Alterable ROM Level 3K030509
displays the firmware
level that is currently on the system.
v Looking at the top of the service processor menu main menu.
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