User manual HP 1/10GB VIRTUAL CONNECT ETHERNET MODULE FOR C-CLASS BLADESYSTEM

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Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] After the program is installed, click Start>Programs>Hewlett-Packard>Virtual Connect Support Utility to start a console. o o o o To display the top-level help and available options, enter vcutil. To display version syntax and available options, enter vcutil -a version. To display report syntax and available options, enter vcutil -a report. To display update syntax and available options, enter vcutil -a update. 3. 4. Download a valid Virtual Connect firmware package file from the HP website (http://www. hp. com/go/bladesystemupdates), and then save it to your local file system. Enter the version command to display all of the modules in the enclosure and ensure that the required connectivity exists between the utility and the remote enclosure. Non-VC modules are shown as "Unknown or unsupported module. " Version information is displayed for supported VC modules only. 5. Enter the report command to display all modules in the target enclosure and which modules can be updated. The report command also displays the firmware package file contents and versions. To use the report command, a valid firmware package must be available on the local filesystem. Introduction 5 Non-VC modules are shown as "Unknown or unsupported module. " Detailed information is displayed for supported VC modules only. 6. Enter the update command to update the firmware on supported VC-Enet and VC-FC modules in the enclosure. The update process takes approximately 20 minutes for each VC-Enet module, and 5 minutes for each VC-FC module to be updated. The utility only updates supported VC modules that are able to be updated and require an update. Password masking For all of the commands provided by VCSU, the username, password, and IP address of the enclosure OA must be provided. In some cases, the VC domain username and password must also be specified. VCSU enables the user to enter the password interactively with password masking, primarily for security reasons. To do this, enter the password as "*" and a prompt is provided that masks the input. Example: vcutil -a version -i 192. 168. 1. 100 -u Administrator -p * OA Password :*********** Confirm Password :*********** Introduction 6 Commands version Display the current running firmware version on all modules in a specific target enclosure. Item Syntax Parameters: IP USER PWD BAY IP address of the active OA in the enclosure Name of the OA user with privileges to access all enclosure interconnect bays Password of the OA user Optional. If not specified, the default is all supported modules. Description vcutil -a version -i <IP> -u <USER> -p <PWD> [-b <BAY>] Examples Display all modules and their current firmware versions: vcutil -a version -i 192. 168. 1. 100 -u Administrator -p password Display a single module and its current firmware version: vcutil -a version -i 192. 168. 1. 100 -u Administrator -p password -b 1 report Display the current running firmware version on all modules in a specific target enclosure, plus display the VC-Enet and VC-FC firmware versions provided in the specified VC package file, and whether or not the module can be updated. In addition to displaying the module firmware version and status, the report command also displays details about the VC package contents. Because the package version details are displayed, the user must provide a VC package file as part of the input at the command line. The report command does not require VC privileges because it is a readonly command. Item Syntax Parameters: IP USER PWD FILE BAY IP address of the active OA in the enclosure Name of the OA user with privileges to access all enclosure interconnect bays Password of the OA user Full path to the Virtual Connect package on the local computer Optional. If not specified, the default is all supported modules. Description vcutil -a report -i <IP> -u <USER> -p <PWD> -l <FILE> [-b <BAY>] Commands 7 Examples Display all modules in an enclosure: vcutil -a report -i 192. 168. 1. 100 -u Administrator -p password -l VCpackage Display a single module in an enclosure: vcutil -a report -i 192. 168. 1. 100 -u Administrator -p password -1 VCpackage -b 2 discover Locate remote OA enclosures that exist on the network within a specified address range. [. . . ] Verify that the activation order method (-o) is correct. Initialization process failed. File extraction failed Firmware update failed on module Unable to transfer file to module Unable to configure module for update Another firmware update is currently in progress The specified activation ordering method is not valid Before contacting HP technical support, be sure to have the Virtual Connect Support Utility log file (fwupdate. log) available. Troubleshooting 11 Technical support Before you contact HP Be sure to have the following information available before you call HP: · · · · · · · · Technical support registration number (if applicable) Product serial number Product model name and number Product identification number Applicable error messages Add-on boards or hardware Third-party hardware or software Operating system type and revision level HP contact information For the name of the nearest HP authorized reseller: · · In the United States, see the HP US service locator webpage (http://www. hp. com/service_locator). In other locations, see the Contact HP worldwide (in English) webpage (http://welcome. hp. com/country/us/en/wwcontact. html). In the United States, for contact options see the Contact HP United States webpage (http://welcome. hp. com/country/us/en/contact_us. html). [. . . ]