HP Integrity Servers and HP 9000 Servers Firmware Update Options

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.
Additional firmware installation options
EFI image
The EFI image solution is available on pre-2010 HP Integrity systems as an offline firmware update
process. The EFI image provides the user with written procedures which guide the user through
step-by-step instructions for copying the EFI image onto an EFI disk partition, shutting down the
system, and running the EFI image to update the firmware at the EFI Boot Manager.
iLO 3
IMPORTANT: HP recommends using HP SUM to perform firmware updates on your system.
Updating firmware using iLO 3 should only be used if you require a method that does not use a
networked Windows X86 or a Linux X86 workstation or laptop to update your server.
The iLO 3 management processor enables you to perform a firmware update on HP Integrity systems
introduced in 2010, including the BL860c i2, the BL870c i2, the BL890c i2, and the rx2800 i2
(See tables in the “HP Integrity and HP 9000 firmware update solutions” (page 5) section above).
For information on how to update firmware using iLO 3, see Appendix A (page 14).
MP-Initiated
For the pre-2010 cellular systems only, the ability to update all Firmware components from the MP
is still available.
The MP initiated package is used for this method.
Firmware update options comparison
Table 3 Firmware update options features and benefits
OA
SuperDome 2
MP textual
interface line
Insight
manager
ILO3 GUI/CLI
EFI ImageHP OFM -
ISO Image
HP OSIFMHP SUMInstallation
Options:
All firmware
components-
All firmware
components-
All firmware
components-
All firmware
components
Non cellular
pre 2010
only
All firmware
components
Pre-2010
systems only
All firmware
components
Pre-2010
systems only
All firmware
components
Starting with
2010
systems
Features &
benefits -
Considerations Cellular
ONLY
Superdome 2
only
Cellular
ONLY
starting with
2010 only
non cellular
Bundle
Version
number
Version
number
(MP-initiated)
Bundle
Version
Windows
X86
Version
number - (EFI
image)
Version
number -
(ISO image)
Version
number -
(HP-UX)
(Linux)
Bundle
Version
Windows
x86
Name
displayed on
the Web -
install format
(Windows
x86)Linux X86
(Windows)Linux x86
(Linux x86)
Update all
Firmware
Update all
firmware
Update all
Firmware
Update
Offline
Update
Offline
Update from
the OS
Update from
X86 OS-
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