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About This Document

This document describes how to use the HP Firmware Manager (HP FM) tools to update system
firmware.

Intended Audience

This document is for system administrators and users of Integrity and PA-RISC systems who
manage and update system firmware.

Document Organization

The following table describes how this document is organized:

Describes

Chapter

The purpose and uses of the HP Firmware Manager (FM).

Chapter 1, “HP Firmware Manager (FM)”

How to use HP Firmware Manager to update firmware on a system that
is running the HP-UX, Linux, or Windows® operating system.

Chapter 2, “Updating Firmware Using HP
OS Initiated Firmware Manager”

How to use the HP Firmware Manager to update firmware on an Integrity
system that is not running an operating system.

Chapter 3, “Updating Firmware Using HP
Offline Firmware Manager”

Typographic Conventions

This document uses the following typographical conventions:

%

, $, or #

A percent sign represents the C shell system prompt. A dollar
sign represents the system prompt for the Bourne, Korn, and
POSIX shells. A number sign represents the superuser prompt.

audit(5)

A manpage. The manpage name is audit, and it is located in
Section 5.

Command

A command name or qualified command phrase.

Computer output

Text displayed by the computer.

Ctrl+x

A key sequence. A sequence such as Ctrl+x indicates that you
must hold down the key labeled Ctrl while you press another
key or mouse button.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLE

The name of an environment variable, for example, PATH.

[ERROR NAME]

The name of an error, usually returned in the errno variable.

Key

The name of a keyboard key. Return and Enter both refer to the
same key.

Term

The defined use of an important word or phrase.

User input

Commands and other text that you type.

Variable

The name of a placeholder in a command, function, or other
syntax display that you replace with an actual value.

[]

The contents are optional in syntax. If the contents are a list
separated by |, you must choose one of the items.

{}

The contents are required in syntax. If the contents are a list
separated by |, you must choose one of the items.

...

The preceding element can be repeated an arbitrary number of
times.
Indicates the continuation of a code example.

|

Separates items in a list of choices.

Intended Audience

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