Tools For Version Upgrade And Revision Update; Reverting Version Upgrade Or Revision Update - Hitachi Compute Blade Series Update Manual

Tools for Version Upgrade and Revision Update

LP firmware update, i.e., version upgrade or revision update of LP firmware is performed
by one of the following tools: HVM Navigator V02-01 or later (hereafter simplified to "HVM
Navigator" unless otherwise noted), LP Web System, and LP Maintenance Tool. Features
of these tools are summarized below.
Tool
HVM Navigator
LP Web System
LP Maintenance Tool

Reverting Version Upgrade or Revision Update

A flow of revert the applied version upgrade or revision update is shown below; where
solid boxes with green background indicate mandatory steps. This reverting process does
not use any LP firmware update tool but utilizes manual firmware bank selection function
conventionally provided for LPAR manager (see User's Guide of applicable Hitachi
Compute Blade model). To reverting the applied version upgrade or revision update, a
backup copy of the configuration information before applying the version upgrade or
revision update is a must.
When you revert the applied version upgrade or revision update, functions or bug fixes
introduced with version upgrade or revision update will be lost. Check the effect of such
functions or bug fixes before revert the applied version upgrade or revision update.
Shut down LPAR manager
Manually switch active LP
firmware bank to previous
Restore LP configuration
information to previous
Start LPAR manager
Hitachi Compute Blade Logical partitioning manager Version Upgrade / Revision Update Guide
Feature
Method of LPAR
Status of LPAR
manager Reboot
manager at
after Firmware
Firmware Update
Update
Running
Running
Stopped
Before You Begin
Firmware Update
to Multiple LPAR
managers at One
Time
Manual Yes
Manual No
Automatic No
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