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  • SunBlade 1000 and OBP 4.5 Version 16 + POST 4.5.16

    From Rob Craig@21:1/5 to All on Mon Feb 22 07:10:12 2021
    Hi all,
    I've seen on this site:

    https://shrubbery.net/~heas/sun-feh-2_1/Devices/Boot_PROM/BootPROM_Sun4u.html#SB1000

    the latest OBP for my Sunblade 1000 is OBP 4.5 Version 16 + POST 4.5.16. Is this correct. If so where could I locate this? Is it worth updating?

    This is my system:
    # prtconf -b
    name: SUNW,Sun-Blade-1000
    model: SUNW,501-6230
    banner-name: SUNW,Sun-Blade-1000 (2 X UltraSPARC-III+)
    # prtconf -vb
    name: SUNW,Sun-Blade-1000
    model: SUNW,501-6230
    banner-name: SUNW,Sun-Blade-1000 (2 X UltraSPARC-III+)
    idprom: 01830003.ba23e332.09192002.23e33209.00000000.00000000.00000000.00000000
    openprom model: SUNW,4.10.1
    openprom version: 'OBP 4.10.1 2003/04/09 10:56'

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  • From spackard@gmail.com@21:1/5 to rcr...@gmail.com on Mon Feb 22 09:05:12 2021
    On Monday, February 22, 2021 at 7:10:14 AM UTC-8, rcr...@gmail.com wrote:
    Hi all,
    I've seen on this site:

    https://shrubbery.net/~heas/sun-feh-2_1/Devices/Boot_PROM/BootPROM_Sun4u.html#SB1000

    the latest OBP for my Sunblade 1000 is OBP 4.5 Version 16 + POST 4.5.16. Is this correct. If so where could I locate this? Is it worth updating?

    This is my system:
    # prtconf -b
    name: SUNW,Sun-Blade-1000
    model: SUNW,501-6230
    banner-name: SUNW,Sun-Blade-1000 (2 X UltraSPARC-III+)
    # prtconf -vb
    name: SUNW,Sun-Blade-1000
    model: SUNW,501-6230
    banner-name: SUNW,Sun-Blade-1000 (2 X UltraSPARC-III+)
    idprom: 01830003.ba23e332.09192002.23e33209.00000000.00000000.00000000.00000000
    openprom model: SUNW,4.10.1
    openprom version: 'OBP 4.10.1 2003/04/09 10:56'

    Oracle calls it "Oracle Premiere Support". https://www.oracle.com/support/premier/systems/
    You might be looking at "Lifetime Support for Hardware", as the Blade 1000 is EOL.

    I think the last firmware bump was for rebranding Sun to Oracle.

    If your host is working, then don't worry (at that price) about upgrading it if you
    aren't required to by your company's security policy.

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  • From Casper H.S. Dik@21:1/5 to Rob Craig on Tue Feb 23 08:14:54 2021
    Rob Craig <rcraig@gmail.com> writes:

    Hi all,
    I've seen on this site:

    https://shrubbery.net/~heas/sun-feh-2_1/Devices/Boot_PROM/BootPROM_Sun4u.html#SB1000

    the latest OBP for my Sunblade 1000 is OBP 4.5 Version 16 + POST 4.5.16. Is this correct. If so where could I locate this? Is it worth updating?

    This is my system:
    # prtconf -b
    name: SUNW,Sun-Blade-1000
    model: SUNW,501-6230
    banner-name: SUNW,Sun-Blade-1000 (2 X UltraSPARC-III+)
    # prtconf -vb
    name: SUNW,Sun-Blade-1000
    model: SUNW,501-6230
    banner-name: SUNW,Sun-Blade-1000 (2 X UltraSPARC-III+)
    idprom: 01830003.ba23e332.09192002.23e33209.00000000.00000000.00000000.00000000
    openprom model: SUNW,4.10.1
    openprom version: 'OBP 4.10.1 2003/04/09 10:56'


    Version 4.5 is an *older* release; 4.10.x is newer.

    The firmware you have installed is from patch 111292-14, from
    May 2003.

    The most recent version is from Jan 2005; it is:

    Patch-ID# 118323-01
    Unbundled Release: OBP 4.16.4,POST 4.16.3,OBDIAG 4.16.4


    I'm not sure if it is worth ugrading; often the updates are
    for support for newer CPUs and faster DIMMs.

    Casper

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