[Info-vax] Integrity firmware version vs VMS version docs

[Stephen Hoffman]

On 2019-07-10 19:47:47 +0000, Rich Jordan said:

> Customer is skittish about firmware updates due to the occasional tale 
> of bricked Integrity boxes from a failed firmware update....
> By chance is there a single source of:  what minimum firmware release 
> is required for VMS V8.4  and   what firmware updates can be installed 
> without intermediate firmware updates?

Ask HPE.  They're the source of the firmware, and they'll also be able 
to tell you whether there's an intermediate upgrade required for this 
case.
I'd expect at least 4.32A (22 Sep 2014) here, but there might possibly 
be something newer—and I don't have any rx3600 boxes handy.
If there's enough concern over getting bricked, stage a spare server.  
Or better still, just have a spare server.  As servers can and do fail.
As for options for spares, an Integrity rx3600 is ancient and slow. 
Most any available Integrity i2 or later should be able to outrun it.
I prefer to use the disk image (ISO) path for Integrity firmware 
upgrades, given the choice. That does require a (working) optical drive.

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