Should I upgrade GS1280 firmware to V7.0?

From: Dr. Hans Ekkehard Plesser <hans.ekkehard.plesser_at_umb.no>
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 11:48:29 +0100

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

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Dr. Hans Ekkehard Plesser
Associate Professor
Dept. of Mathematical Sciences and Technology
Norwegian University of Life Sciences
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