HP Smart Update Firmware DVD User Guide

Supported by Smart Update Firmware DVDFirmware type
Yes, local and remoteiLO 4 firmware
Yes, online with Linux, and Windows 2008, but not Windows
2003.
Lights-Out 100 firmware
YesBroadcom NIC firmware
Yes, with the HP Intel online firmware upgrade utilityIntel NIC firmware
YesNetXen NIC firmware
YesPower PIC firmware
YesSmart Array controller firmware
YesSAS and SATA hard drive firmware behind Smart
Array controllers
NoSAS and SATA hard drive firmware behind
non-Smart Array controllers
YesEmulex, QLogic, and Brocade Fibre Channel Host
Bus Adapter firmware
YesDirect attach tape drive firmware
YesTape blade firmware support
Yes, online onlyOnboard Administrator firmware
Yes, online onlyVirtual Connect firmware
YesHP 3Gb SAS BL Switch firmware**
**Optionally, the HP 3Gb SAS BL Switch firmware can be updated by uploading a binary image
file through the VSM product. This firmware is currently delivered as a binary image file on the HP
website and must be downloaded and manually upgraded. The only method of flashing the
MDS600 firmware in a blade environment is through the VSM software.
NOTE: Because firmware might be able to update only in online or offline mode for some
components, you may have to execute the Smart Update Firmware DVD both online and offline to
update all the firmware in an enclosure.
Obtaining the Smart Update Firmware DVD
IMPORTANT: The HP Smart Update Firmware DVD is not shipped with ProLiant Gen8 servers
and will be discontinued. Smart Update Firmware DVD 10.10 is the last version. Instead, use HP
SPP. SPP is a comprehensive systems software and firmware solution delivered as a single ISO
used to update HP ProLiant and BladeSystem servers and enclosures. You can download SPP from
the HP website at www.hp.com/go/spp/download.
The Smart Update Firmware DVD can be downloaded from the HP Technical Support website at
http://www.hp.com/support. The HP SUM utility is available on the Smart Update Firmware DVD.
To view the release set, see the compatibility tab of the HP BladeSystem Firmware Maintenance
website at http://www.hp.com/go/bladesystemupdates.
6 Introduction