FILE NAME: 	hpnicfwupg-1.2.3-1.rpm.txt

TITLE:     	HP ProLiant NC10xx/67xx/77xx/150x/320x Gigabit Server Adapter Online Firmware Upgrade Utility for Linux

VERSION:   	1.2.3

LANGUAGE:  	English

CATEGORY:  	Software Solutions

DIVISIONS: 	Enterprise and Mainstream Servers

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:
		HP NC1020 Gigabit Server Adapter 
		HP NC6770 Gigabit Server Adapter
		HP NC7760 Gigabit Server Adapter
		HP NC7761 Gigabit Server Adapter
		HP NC7770 Gigabit Server Adapter
		HP NC7771 Gigabit Server Adapter
		HP NC7780 Gigabit Server Adapter
		HP NC7781 Gigabit Server Adapter 
		HP NC7782 Gigabit Server Adapter 
		HP NC150T PCI 4-Port Gigabit Combo Switch Adapter
		HP NC320T Gigabit Server Adapter
		                   
OPERATING SYSTEMS:
		This software is designed to work with the HP ProLiant 
		NC10xx/67xx/77xx/150x/320x Gigabit Ethernet NIC Driver for 
		Linux and supports the same operating system distributions
		with the following exceptions. 

		SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 8 for AMD64
		Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 for AMD64/EM64T

		If this software is attempted with the above operation systems,
		an error will be reported and the firmware will not be upgraded.
		These problems will be fixed in a future release.

		Refer to the bcm5700-<version>.src.txt from your installed 
		driver for a list of the OSs.

PREREQUISITES:  Pentium-based computer
                128MB RAM minimum

         	HP ProLiant NC10xx/67xx/77xx/150x/320x/324x/325x/326x Gigabit Ethernet NIC Driver for Linux version 7.1 or newer.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 12/12/2005

SUPERSEDES:  hpnicfwupg-1.2.2-1

DESCRIPTION:    This RPM contains the utilities and binaries for upgrading
		HP ProLiant NC10xx/NC67xx/NC77xx/NC150X and NC320X Gigabit Ethernet
                NICs boot code, PXE code, and IPMI code running under Linux.

ENHANCEMENTS/FIXES:
		Added Boot Code version 3.55 and PXE version 8.3.9 for the NC320T.


Table of Contents
=================
  Introduction
  Packaging
  Installing the RPM Package
  Performing the Firmware Upgrade
  Uninstalling the RPM Package
  
			       
Introduction
============
This file describes the firmware upgrade of the HP Gigabit Server 
Adapters mentioned in the PRODUCTS AFFECTED section of this
document.  After installation, additional information can be 
found in the manual page for hpnicfwupg. 

User guides and additional HP Network Adapter information can be
found at:
	http://h18000.www1.hp.com/support/networking/nics/index.html

 
Packaging
=========
The firmware upgrade utility is released in RPM format. The file name for
the package is hpnicfwupg-<version>.rpm.


Installing the RPM Package
=============================

1. Check for the existence of a previous version of the hpnicfwupg package 
   using the following command:
   
   	# rpm -q hpnicfwupg
   	
   	If an old version of the package exists, it should be removed using
   	the following command:
   	
   	# rpm -e hpnicfwupg
   	
2. Install the RPM package.
   
	# rpm -ivh hpnicfwupg-<version>.rpm


Performing the Firmware Upgrade
============================

1. The firmware can be upgraded interactively using the following command:

	# /usr/sbin/hpnicfwupg
	
2. Before the upgrade is attempted, a copy of the firmware image is saved.
   If the firmware upgrade fails due to an unrecoverable error, you can
   restore your original firmware interactively using the following command:
   
   	# /usr/sbin/hpnicfwupg -p


Uninstalling the RPM Package
============================

   The hpnicfwupg RPM package can be uninstalled using the following command:

	# rpm -e hpnicfwupg
	
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