HP Insight Control for Linux 6.2 User Guide

12.2 Basic firmware update functionality
Basic firmware update functionality is designed to provide an easy to set up and easy to use way
of updating firmware for people who simply want to keep their firmware up to date. Just
download the latest Smart Update Firmware DVD, install it into the Insight Control for Linux
repository, and run the update.
12.2.1 Initial setup
Before you can initiate a firmware update on a server, you must download and prepare the
firmware files and tools that do the work. Insight Control for Linux uses the HP Smart Update
Firmware DVD for all firmware updates. Downloading and installing these files is a one time
setup operation, although when new versions of the HP Smart Update Firmware DVD become
available, update the tools on your CMS. The steps for setting up firmware updates are as follows:
You must copy the firmware files and tools into the Insight Control for Linux repository from
the HP Smart Update Firmware DVD before you can update the firmware with the following
procedure:
1. Obtain the latest version of the HP Smart Update Firmware DVD. You can either download
the Smart Update Firmware DVD from http://www.hp.com under the Software and Drivers
pages or you can order the DVD.
2. Use the appropriate command to mount the Smart Update Firmware DVD; the media dictates
the command you use. Two examples are:
# mount /dev/cdrom /mnt
# mount –o loop /tmp/FW900.2010_0031.92.iso /mnt
3. Create a tar file based on the contents of the /hp/swpackages directory of the Smart
Update Firmware DVD and store it in the repository at /opt/repository/firmware/
firmware-files.tar. This is the default firmware file name and must be used unless
you are using the advanced firmware features described in Section 12.3 (page 140). Use the
following commands to create the firmware tar file:
# cd /mnt/hp/swpackages
# tar --exclude "*\.exe" --wildcards -c -v \
-f /opt/repository/firmware/firmware-files.tar .
The initial setup is complete after your firmware tar file is created.
12.2.2 Updating firmware on systems known by HP SIM
From the CMS, you can initiate a firmware update on any ProLiant server licensed for Insight
Control for Linux. Select the servers you want to update and run the firmware update tool with
the Deploy→Deploy Drivers, Firmware and Agents→IC-Linux→Update ProLiant Firmware…
menu item.
You are asked to verify the targets and license any unlicensed nodes. On the next screen, you
optionally can enter option flags for the hpsum command. For normal operation, do not enter
anything in this screen, however, if you want to specify any option flags for the HPSUM command,
enter them in the text field provided. For more information on the hpsum command's option
flags, see Section 12.2.5 (page 139).
Select Run Now to start the update process or Schedule to schedule it for a later time.
Any running servers selected for firmware update are shut down to run the update, and all
servers that are successfully updated are left powered down.
12.2.3 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.
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