Should I upgrade GS1280 firmware to V7.0?
"Dr. Hans Ekkehard Plesser" <[email protected]>
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| Organization | Norwegian University of Life Sciences |
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Dear Managers! Apologies if this enquiry is too off-topic. I am managing a GS1280 with 8 EV7 CPUs. The machine runs Firmware 6.6-14, Palcode 2.8-14 and Tru64 Unix V5.1B-3 (aka PK5). The machine has been quite stable for the past two years. I wonder if I should update the firmware to V7.0? Is it worth the trouble and the risk (I have never updated Alpha firmware before)? I have not installed NHD7, as I am booting from a SmartArray 5300A; in that case, NHD7 can only be installed during a full OS installation. I don't know if this has any relevance to firmware installtion. Thanks in advance for any advice! Hans -- Dr. Hans Ekkehard Plesser Associate Professor Dept. of Mathematical Sciences and Technology Norwegian University of Life Sciences Phone +47 6496 5467 Fax +47 6496 5401 Home http://arken.umb.no/~plesser