HP Insight Control for Linux 6.0 User Guide

8.2.3 Updating firmware on systems during bare-metal discovery
With Insight Control for Linux, you can update the firmware on a server automatically as part
of the bare-metal discovery process. This is a convenient way to ensure all the hardware added
to your environment has the latest firmware.
To enable this feature, edit the Insight Control for Linux properties file, /opt/mx/icle/
icle.properties, and add the following line:
RUN_HPSUM_ON_BARE_METAL_DISCOVERY=true
It is not necessary to restart SIM for these changes to take effect.
In addition, if you want to run the hpsum command with option flags, add an additional line to
the file that looks like this:
HPSUM_FLAGS=parameters
Where parameters indicates the hpsum command's option flags you want to use. For example:
HPSUM_FLAGS=--downgrade
For more information on the hpsum command's option flags, see Section 8.2.5 (page 101).
8.2.4 Viewing the results of a firmware update
The results of a firmware update are captured in the Insight Control for Linux task results. The
task results appear immediately after a firmware update is initiated with the Run Now button,
or you can view them later with the Tasks and Logs→View Task Results menu item. You can
also view bare-metal discovery updates this way. The firmware results are displayed in the
Operation Details section when you select the step labeled ProLiant Firmware Update (if
enabled). This log details the setup of the firmware update as well as displaying the HPSUM
detail log file. This log file shows exactly which firmware components were updated and the
version they were updated to.
8.2.5 Specifying HPSUM option flags
By default, the firmware update procedure runs the command hpsum --silent without any
other options. This updates all firmware on a server only if the firmware files in the tar file are
newer.
HPSUM has many option flags that enable you to customize its operation. However, only a few
have any effect with the --silent option. The option flags most commonly used with HP
Insight Control for Linux are:
--force:rom
Force a firmware update on all devices. This works only for single target
devices like BIOS and iLO, but not multiple target devices like NICs.
--rewrite
This allows firmware of the same version to be overwritten.
--downgrade
This allows firmware to be downgraded to a lower version.
--dryrun
This option enables you to verify which firmware will be updated but does
not perform any update.
NOTE: HP Insight Control for Linux always inserts the --silent option. It is not necessary
to specify it.
For more information on HPSUM option flags, see the HP ProLiant Firmware Maintenance CD
User Guide, which you can download from the following web address:
http://www.hp.com
8.2 Basic firmware update functionality 101