Drive key boot utility for ProLiant servers

Supported servers and devices
All ProLiant servers do not support booting a USB drive key. Refer to the USB homepage for
additional information on what servers support this functionality, and what minimum ROM is required
for this support.
The Offline ROM flash utility currently supports the ability to flash system BOIS, Integrated Lights-Out
(iLo) firmware, Smart Array controllers, and hard drives. Other components may release components
for offline firmware flash. Refer to the software and drivers section of
www.hp.com to determine if there
is a ROM flash component available for the device you wish to flash.
The HP server team works closely with the HP desktop team to ensure that the drive key devices they
support work on ProLiant servers. However, we cannot guarantee that every HP branded drive key
will work properly in every ProLiant server. Part numbers for supported devices are available on the
product QuickSpecs and are listed on the USB home page. Please refer to these documents for
supported part numbers.
Since there are various implementations for USB devices, not all USB devices work properly with
ProLiant servers. Due to fast-changing roadmaps and the number of USB vendors, HP only claims
support for HP branded drive key devices listed on the QuickSpecs and USB homepages. There is
nothing in the drive key boot utility that prevents a different vendor drive key from working. However,
HP cannot guarantee complete integration of the drive key boot utility with non-supported devices.
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