HP Integrity Superdome 2 Server - Manual (Page 74)

NOTE: This issue only pertains to newly created guests that have never been started. Guests that
have been started at least once prior to the Online Firmware Update will start without any problems.
Serviceguard Manager performance degradation and proxy errors
Serviceguard Manager may experience some performance degradation or report proxy errors
during Superdome 2 Online Firmware Update. These issues do not adversely affect the Serviceguard
cluster or applications being managed by Serviceguard. If you do receive a message about a
proxy error, you can resolve the issue by reloading the page. Performance returns to normal once
the Online Firmware Update has completed.
cimserver shutdown and startup fail
The cimserver command will timeout when attempting to shutdown or startup during Superdome
2 Online Firmware Update. Stopping or starting the cimserver process should be performed
before or after the Superdome 2 Online Firmware Update.
The affected commands include: cimserver -s and cimserver.
cimauth is unable to add authorizations
cimauth will fail to add authorizations during Superdome 2 Online Firmware Update. These
operations should be performed before or after the Superdome 2 Online Firmware Update.
Example of a cimauth command: cimauth -a -u wbem -n root -R -W
cprop command qualifiers fail
The use of certain cprop command qualifiers will report “Connection timed out” when executed
during Superdome 2 Online Firmware Update.
The affected commands include: cprop -summary -a and cprop -summary -Memory.
SMH is unable to query memory or enclosure information
The SMH is unable to query memory or enclosure information during Superdome 2 Online Firmware
Update. This information is properly reported before and after the Superdome 2 Online Firmware
Update.
setboot and related commands are unable to display or modify boot variables
The setboot command is unable to display or modify boot variables during Superdome 2 Online
Firmware Update. This also impacts any command that calls setboot.
The affected commands include: setboot, drd activate, drd status, vxbrk_rootmir,
and vxrootmir.
wbemassist namespace error
wbemassist reports a namespace error when checking the WBEM Server response.
par* and vpar* commands fail
Parcon services are not available during Superdome 2 Online Firmware Update. Due to this
unavailability, all par* and vpar* commands will fail.
The affected commands include, but are not limited to: parcreate, parmodify, parperm,
parstatus
, vparcreate, vparmodify, vparstatus, and others.
Firmware Update screen
IMPORTANT: You cannot update firmware through the HP Superdome 2 Onboard Administrator
GUI if you have complex firmware earlier than the Online Firmware Update firmware release.
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