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Run Date: JUL 22, 2011                     Designation: VBEC*1*33
Package : VBEC - VBECS                        Priority: Mandatory
Version : 1        SEQ #32                      Status: Released
                  Compliance Date: AUG 05, 2011
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Subject: FIRMWARE UPDATE VERSION 9.30 FOR VBECS SERVERS

Category: 
  - Informational

Description:
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 This patch serves to alert VA facilities using the Vista Blood 
 Establishment Computer Software (VBECS) that a VBECS System Firmware 
 Update to Version 9.30 is available for immediate installation on the 
 VBECS servers.
  
 If the VBECS servers are supported by a second group, i.e. a Regional 
 Data Center, it is the responsibility of the local IRM support person 
 for VBECS to ensure that all parties who support the facilities VBECS 
 servers see this Update Information for 'their' VBECS system sees it. 
 The local support should follow local policies to forward such 
 information to their Server Administrators. 
  
 Sites that have not installed VBECS have no action to take with this 
 informational patch.
  
 This patch is released with a fourteen (14) day compliance because the 
 updates address system diagnostics and hardware operation of the VBECS 
 servers. Failure to comply with the installation of the VBECS System 
 Firmware Update to Version 9.30 could lead to erroneous alert 
 messages, premature component failure and unnecessary downtime. Hewlett 
 Packard (HP) requires server firmware be up to date. Failure to update 
 the firmware could also lead to a delay in HP service support. 
  
  
 BLOOD BANK CLEARANCE 
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 EFFECT ON BLOOD BANK FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS: Patch VBEC*1.0*33 contains 
 changes to the deployed VBECS hardware. This patch does not alter or 
 modify any VBECS software design safeguards or safety critical elements 
 operation.
  
 RISK ANALYSIS: Changes made by patch VBEC*1.0*33 have no effect on VBECS 
 functionality, therefore RISK is none.
  
  
 Firmware Version 9.30 Update 
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 VBECS is installed on HP ProLiant DL380 servers at the facility or 
 datacenter. Periodically HP releases a Firmware update for hardware to 
 optimize performance in the field. The VBECS development team created the 
 Firmware Version 9.30 package for the VBECS servers and verified there 
 are no adverse effects to VBECS. Clinical Product Support (CPS) will give 
 the sites permission to apply the update by releasing this 
 informational patch. 
  
  
 VBECS System Firmware Update Instructions:
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 1) Open a FTP connection to this address from any workstation*:
      IP: 10.3.21.76 
      No password is required for access.
  
    *If you are blocked from accessing the FTP because it is not listed 
    as a trusted site, perform these steps to gain access:
    a) Open Internet Explorer and select TOOLS, INTERNET OPTIONS.
    b) Select the SECURITY tab.
    c) Select TRUSTED SITES.
    d) Click SITES.
    e) Make sure REQUIRE SERVER VERIFICATION. is unchecked. Enter 
       ftp://10.3.21.76 and click the ADD button.
    f) Close all windows.
    g) Repeat step 1 to access the FTP site.
  
 2) Open the VBECS Technical Bulletins folder and download VBECS Technical 
    Bulletin BB11-03.
  
 3) Review the instructions in VBECS Technical Bulletin BB11-03 
    titled Upgrading VBECS System Firmware to Version 9.30.
  
 4) This update will require approximately 90 to 120 minutes of VBECS 
    system downtime. Please coordinate a time with the Blood Bank 
    manager to apply this update. All Blood Bank users must be logged 
    off the VBECS server before the update can begin. 
  
 5) At the agreed upon down time begin the update by performing 
    the Prerequisites section of the VBECS Technical Bulletin BB11-03 
    and follow the directions to obtain and apply the Firmware update.
  
 6) After the Firmware Version 9.30 Update is complete on BOTH VBECS 
    servers and there are no outstanding issues, notify the Blood Bank 
    Manager that the VBECS system is once again available for use. If 
    any issues are encountered, contact the VA Service Desk (VASD)or 
    file a Remedy ticket. 
  
  
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 NOTE: Do not change the system! The U.S. Food and Drug Administration 
 classifies this software as a medical device. Unauthorized modifications 
 will render this device an adulterated medical device under Section 501 
 of the Medical Device Amendments to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
 Act. Acquiring and implementing this software through the Freedom of 
 Information Act require the implementer to assume total responsibility 
 for the software and become a registered manufacturer of a medical 
 device, subject to FDA regulations. Adding to or updating VBECS software 
 without permission is prohibited.

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User Information:
Entered By  : KANIA,KEVIN                   Date Entered  : JUL 14, 2011
Completed By: ROBERTS,JERILYN               Date Completed: JUL 21, 2011
Released By : BOYER,EDWARD                  Date Released : JUL 22, 2011
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