Accessing and Installing the PCI Error Handling Feature

The March 2006 release of PCI Error Handling can be accessed and installed on supported systems from the Software Pack CD-ROM, or the HP Software Depot.

Confirm PCI Error Handling is Supported

Review Table 1-1 “PCI Error Handling Support Matrix” to confirm PCI Error Handling is supported with your configuration and system firmware version.

To confirm which system firmware version is installed on your system, or any cell in your system, use the sysrev command from the management processor Command Menu (CM) prompt as follows:

MP:CM> sysrev

The sysrev command output on Superdome systems is different from the sysrev command output on the other systems that support PCI Error Handling.

The sysrev command output on Superdome systems will list the system firmware version under the SYS FW heading as illustrated in the following example:

MP:CM> sysrev
Utility Subsystem FW Revision Level: 15.22 
 
                       |   Cabinet #0    |   Cabinet #1    | Cab #8 | Cab #9 |
 
-----------------------+-----------------+-----------------+--------+--------+
 
                       | SYS FW |  PDHC  | SYS FW |  PDHC  |        |        |
 
Cell (slot 0)          |   3.64 |  15.12 |   3.82 |  15.12 |        |        |
 
Cell (slot 1)          |   3.82 |  15.12 |   3.66 |  15.12 |        |        |
 
Cell (slot 2)          |   3.88 |  15.14 |   3.66 |  15.12 |        |        |
 
Cell (slot 3)          |   3.82 |  15.12 |   3.50 |  15.10 |        |        |
 
Cell (slot 4)          |   3.82 |  15.12 |   3.86 |  15.14 |        |        |
 
Cell (slot 5)          |   3.64 |  15.12 |   3.82 |  15.12 |        |        |
 
Cell (slot 6)          |   3.82 |  15.12 |   3.84 |  15.10 |        |        |
 
Cell (slot 7)          |   3.88 |  15.14 |   3.82 |  15.12 |        |        |
 
                       |                 |                 |        |        |
 
MP                     |      15.22      |                 |        |        |
 
ED                     |       3.13      |                 |        |        |
 
CLU                    |      15.2       |      15.2       |  15.2  |  15.2  |
 
PM                     |      15.0       |      15.0       |  15.0  |  15.0  |
 
CIO (bay 0, chassis 1) |      15.0       |      15.0       |  15.0  |  15.0  |
 
CIO (bay 0, chassis 3) |      15.0       |      15.0       |  15.0  |  15.0  |
 
CIO (bay 1, chassis 1) |      15.0       |      15.0       |  15.0  |  15.0  |
 
CIO (bay 1, chassis 3) |      15.0       |                 |  15.0  |  15.0  |

On the mid-range systems that support PCI Error Handling, the system firmware version will be listed with the Pri SFW heading as illustrated in the following example:

MP:CM> sysrev
 
 
    Cabinet firmware revision report
 
 
PROGRAMMABLE HARDWARE :
 
System Backplane :   GPM          FM        OSP
 
                   -------     -------    -------
 
                     1.002       1.002      1.002
 
 
PCI-X Backplane  :   LPM          HS
 
                   -------     -------
 
                     2.000       1.000
 
 
Core IO          :  Master       Slave
 
                   --------     -------
 
                      2.010       2.010
 
 
                     LPM        PDHC
                   -------    -------
 
Cell 0 :             1.002      1.010
 
Cell 1 :             1.002      1.010 
 
Cell 2 :             1.002      1.010 
 
Cell 3 :             1.002      1.010 
 
 
 
FIRMWARE:
 
 
Core IO
 
  Master        :  A.007.008 
 
  Event Dict.   :          0.009
 
  Slave         :  A.007.008 
 
  Event Dict.   :          0.009
 
 
Cell 0 
 
  PDHC          :  A.003.027
 
  Pri SFW       :     23.001 (PA)
 
  Sec SFW       :     23.001 (PA)
 
 
 
Cell 1 
 
  PDHC          :  A.003.027
 
  Pri SFW       :     23.001 (PA)
 
  Sec SFW       :     23.001 (PA)
 
 
Cell 2 
 
  PDHC          :  A.003.027
 
  Pri SFW       :     23.001 (PA)
 
  Sec SFW       :     23.001 (PA)
 
 
Cell 3 
 
  PDHC          :  A.003.027
 
  Pri SFW       :     23.001 (PA)
 
  Sec SFW       :     23.001




	NOTE: The sysrev command output on some systems includes extra zeros in the system firmware version number. These zeros can be ignored. For example, 3.88 and 3.088 on IA systems are the same firmware version, also 23.1 and 23.001 on PA systems represent the same firmware version.

The system firmware is the main component of the firmware recipe required to support PCI Error Handling. If you do not have the minimum system firmware version listed in Table 1-1 “PCI Error Handling Support Matrix” (or a later version), you do not have a firmware recipe that supports PCI Error Handling installed on your system. Contact your HP representative for assistance on accessing and installing a firmware recipe that supports the PCI Error Handling feature. If you have the supported system firmware version (or later) installed on your system, you are ready to install PCI Error Handling from the Software Pack CD-ROM or the HP Software Depot.

Installing PCI Error Handling from the Software Pack CD-ROM

To install PCI Errror Handling from the Software Pack CD-ROM:

Log in as root.
Mount the CD drive to the desired directory. You can find the CD drive device file by using the ioscan -fnC disk command. The following example uses the /cdrom directory:
# mount -r /dev/dsk/clt2d0 /cdrom
Use Software Distributor (SD) to install the PCIErrorHandling bundle from the CD. The autoreboot flag must be specified, because PCIErrorHandling pulls in a set of kernel patches. The system will reboot after installation:
# swinstall -x autoreboot=true -s /cdrom/PCIErrorHandling PCIErrorHandling
When you install the PCIErrorHandling bundle, the following items will be included:
- enhancement kernel patches to support PCI Error Handling
- btlan driver patch to support PCI Error Handling




	NOTE: In addition to installing the PCIErrorHandling bundle, the btlan, igelan, and iether drivers require patches to enable PCI Error Handling and the latest version of the fcd driver must be installed to enable PCI Error Handling.The patch required for the btlan driver is included with the PCIErrorHandling bundle. The patches required for the igelan and iether drivers must be downloaded and installed separately from the IT Resource Center at http://www.itrc.hp.com. The iether driver requires patch PHNE 32199 or later. The igelan driver requires patch PHNE 34037 or later. The latest version of the fcd driver (FibrChanl-01 bundle, version B.11.23.04.01, or later) must be downloaded and installed from the Software Depot at http://h20293.www2.hp.com.

Installing PCI Error Handling from the Software Depot

To install PCI Error Handling from the Software Depot:

Go to the HP Software Depot at http://h20293.www2.hp.com
Select “Enhancement releases and patch bundles”
Select HP-UX Software Pack (Optional HP-UX 11i v2 Core Enhancements)
Follow the instructions to download and install PCI Error Handling




	NOTE: In addition to installing the PCIErrorHandling bundle, the btlan, igelan, and iether drivers require patches to enable PCI Error Handling and the latest version of the fcd driver must be installed to enable PCI Error Handling.The patch required for the btlan driver is included with the PCIErrorHandling bundle. The patches required for the igelan and iether drivers must be downloaded and installed separately from the IT Resource Center at http://www.itrc.hp.com. The iether driver requires patch PHNE 32199 or later. The igelan driver requires patch PHNE 34037 or later. The latest version of the fcd driver (FibrChanl-01 bundle, version B.11.23.04.01, or later) must be downloaded and installed from the Software Depot at http://h20293.www2.hp.com.

Accessing and Installing the PCI Error Handling Feature

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Confirm PCI Error Handling is Supported

Installing PCI Error Handling from the Software Pack CD-ROM

Installing PCI Error Handling from the Software Depot