HP Integrity Servers and HP 9000 Servers Firmware Update Options HP Part Number: 5900-2655 Published: March 2013 Edition: 4
© Copyright 2010, 2013 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein.
Contents Introduction..............................................................................................................................4 HP Firmware Manager.........................................................................................................4 HP Integrity and HP 9000 firmware update solutions.....................................................................5 HP Integrity Systems................................................................................................
Introduction This document is updated when new update methods or firmware components for updates are introduced. A new firmware update method was introduced in May 2010, supporting the new Integrity server blades. This method uses a tool, HP Smart Update Manager, that comes bundled with the firmware update packages. Previous firmware update methods will continue to support systems introduced prior to 2010 (see “HP Firmware Manager” (page 4)). As of November 2011 HP SUM 5.
If you have registered your product through the HP Subscriber's Choice website, you can subscribe to email notifications when firmware updates are available for download. The HP Subscriber's Choice service is available at: http://www.hp.com/go/subscribe-gate1 HP Integrity and HP 9000 firmware update solutions HP Integrity Systems This table lists the HP Integrity systems and their various Firmware update options as of the publication date of this document.
Table 1 HP Integrity supported firmware update methods (continued) HP SUM online HP Integrity Systems HP Smart Update Manager HP FM (Firmware Manager) HP OSIFM OS HP-UX Independent HP OFM Linux® Windows® OpenVMS Offline Others OA Through MP (ILO) EFI OA GUI, Image TUI, or CLI MP-initiated ILO 3 GUI & CLI Offline OS From MP independent From ILO BL860c i2 x NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA x BL870c i2 x NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA x BL890c i2 x NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA x BL860c
Table 2 HP 9000 supported firmware update methods (continued) HP Firmware Manager (FM) HP 9000 Systems rp4440 Others HP OSIFM HP-UX Linux® Windows® OpenVMS x NA NA NA HP OFM EFI Image MP-initiated NA NA NA Legend: • x = Available • NA = Not applicable HP Smart Update Manager (HP SUM) HP SUM is a tool that runs from a networked Windows X86 or a Linux X86 workstation or laptop. The tool is included in the HP Smart Update Firmware Bundle for the supported servers (see table above).
HP OFM HP OFM provides an intuitive, OS independent and menu driven procedure for firmware installation. The installation procedure begins and ends in the offline state. The HP OFM tool is delivered as an ISO image that must be burned onto a CD. The system must be booted from the CD to invoke HP OFM. All interactions between HP OFM and the system occur while the system is offline. HP OFM supports pre-2010 HP Integrity systems.
Table 3 Firmware update options features and benefits (continued) Installation Options: HP SUM HP OSIFM Target system can be online or offline Systems supported Integrity Entry level 2010 generation HP OFM ISO Image EFI Image Insight MP textual OA manager interface line SuperDome 2 ILO3 GUI/CLI method using a CD method at the EFI prompt components from the ILO All Integrity entry-level systems Integrity Entry Only on level 2010 some Mid generation and High end systems No Web server HP 9000 an
Table 3 Firmware update options features and benefits (continued) Installation Options: HP SUM HP OSIFM update process HP OFM ISO Image EFI Image Insight MP textual OA manager interface line SuperDome 2 ILO3 GUI/CLI but requires a physical DVD-ROM be inserted in the target system Initiate Firmware update on multiple systems Yes Yes No No Yes No No Enable automation Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No Leverage OS Software update process NA Yes No No No No No Knowledge required HP SUM S
3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Choose Drivers and Software. Enter the system type in the product field and press Enter. For example: BL870 i2. Select your system from the list displayed, or skip to step 6 if no list is displayed. Select the Operating System or Cross Operating System from the list. Click Firmware - System or Firmware bundle. Click the description link of the firmware package and it will display the release notes. To download, click Download.
Feedback As we are continue to improve the Firmware update process, we welcome your feedback on this document and on the Firmware update process. Send feedback to: TEAM-FWupdateFeedback@external.groups.hp.com NOTE: 12 Feedback If you encounter issues while performing a firmware update, please contact HP support.
Glossary EFI The Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) defines the interfaces between the operating system and the system Firmware and between the Firmware driver and the system Firmware. It is processor architecture agnostic. FPGA Field-programmable gate array. An integrated component of a server that can be updated with new firmware by users after manufacturing. HP SUM HP Smart Update Manager This tool is not a product. It is included in the Firmware bundle.
A Updating firmware using iLO 3 Files to use to update through iLO3 You must extract the firmware files from the HP Integrity firmware bundle before upgrading firmware through iLO 3. 1. Download the HP Integrity firmware package. For information on how to download the firmware bundle, see “Where can I download firmware packages?” (page 10). 2. Extract the files to a temporary directory. 3. Locate the Smart Component Bundle in the extracted folder. It will have a filename like cp0XXXXX.exe 4.
6. When the system firmware update is complete, power on the server and check the firmware versions with the sysrev command.
