IBM xSeries 260, User Manual

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Download Microcode
This service aid provides a way to copy microcode to an adapter or device. The
service aid presents a list of adapters and devices that use microcode. After the
adapter or device is selected, the service aid provides menus to guide you in
checking the current level and downloading the needed microcode.
This task may be run directly from the AIX command line. The following usage
statements guide you for a particular type of adapter or device. See the flag
descriptions to complete the AIX command.
Download Microcode to PCI SCSI RAID Adapter
The following usage statements describe the syntax of the command for a PCI SCSI
RAID Adapter:
Usage:
diag -c -d <RAID adapterName> -T "download [-B] [-D] [-P]"
Flag Description
-B Download boot block microcode (default to functional microcode).
-D Microcode is on diskette (default to /etc/microcode directory).
-P Download the previous level of microcode (default to latest level).
Download Microcode to Disk Drive Attached to a PCI SCSI RAID
Adapter
The following usage statements describe the syntax of the command for a disk drive
attached to a PCI SCSI RAID Adapter.
Usage:
diag -c -d <RAID adapterName> -T "download {-l <chID> | -A} [-D] [-P]"
Flag Description
-A All disk drives.
-D Microcode is on diskette (default to /etc/microcode directory).
-l RAID disk drive–physical disk channel/ID (example 27).
-P Download the previous level of microcode (default to latest level).
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