SPARC64
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Service Processor
Updating the Firmware via NET MGT
Upgating the FW is done via the Service Processor. The full doc is available here.
- Extract firmware to a machine on the same network as the SP (
152475-09.zipis the latest as of ). - Start a tftpd server on the non-SP machine:
tftpd -d -v -l 192.168.54.1 /root/tftp - On the SP:
# Stop the System: -> stop /SYS # Set keyswitch state to normal: -> set /SYS keyswitch_state=normal # Load the FW: -> load -source tftp://129.99.99.99/152475-09/Sun_System_Firmware-8_9_11-SPARC_T4-1.pkg
Using an external display
Once these values are changed the ok prompt will only load on the external
screen. You will need to set these back to their previous values if you want to
use the SP again.
ok setenv input-device keyboard ok setenv output-device screen
Installing OpenBSD
Installing OpenBSD requires first dropping to the OpenBoot prompt ({0} ok).
To do this we issue a few commands at the SP:
# Disable auto-boot: -> set /HOST/bootmode script="setenv auto-boot? false" # Reset the system: -> reset /SYS # Attach to the console -> start /HOST/console
This should drop us to the {0} ok prompt.
Next we need to boot from USB:
{0} ok setenv security-mode none
security-mode = none
{0} ok show-disks
a) /ramdisk-root
b) /reboot-memory@0
c) /pci@400/pci@2/pci@0/pci@f/pci@0/usb@0,2/hub@4/storage@1/disk
d) /pci@400/pci@2/pci@0/pci@f/pci@0/usb@0,2/hub@2/hub@3/storage@2/disk
e) /pci@400/pci@2/pci@0/pci@4/scsi@0/disk
f) /pci@400/pci@1/pci@0/pci@4/scsi@0/disk
g) /iscsi-hba/disk
q) NO SELECTION
Enter Selection, q to quit: q
{0} ok boot /pci@400/pci@2/pci@0/pci@f/pci@0/usb@0,2/hub@4/storage@1/disk@0:b bsd
I have miniroot67.img dd'd to a USB thumb drive that is connected to the front
USB port. On my system, this corresponds to:
/pci@400/pci@2/pci@0/pci@f/pci@0/usb@0,2/hub@4/storage@1/disk
@0:b is magic. I don't know where it comes from \o/.