HP Smart Update Manager 5.1 User Guide

HP SUM supported firmware for ProLiant servers
SupportedComponent
YesSystem ROM
Yes, both server-based and directly to the iLO Management
NIC port
iLO 2 firmware
YesBroadcom NIC firmware
YesIntel NIC firmware
Yes, onlineNetXen NIC firmware, QLogic NIC firmware
Yes, beginning with bundle 1.60 and laterPowerPIC firmware
YesSmart Array controller firmware
Yes, some older SATA hard drives require offline modeSAS 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 HBA firmware
YesTape Blade firmware
Yes, online onlyOA firmware
Yes, online onlyVC firmware
YesCPLD firmware
YesHP StorageWorks MDS 600 enclosure firmware
NoMSA 2000 firmware (P2x00 firmware)
Yes, when attached through a Smart Array controllerD2600/D2700 firmware
Yes, online only3Gb/s and 6 Gb/s SAS BL switches
YesFCoE/CNAs
YesSES firmware
Deploying firmware for ProLiant servers using the HP Smart Update Firmware DVD
The HP Smart Update Firmware DVD provides a collection of firmware bundles containing HP SUM
and firmware for ProLiant servers in an ISO image that can be used either in offline (automated
or interactive mode), or online (a scripted or interactive mode) modes. The HP Smart Update
Firmware DVD provides firmware for supported ProLiant servers and options. The Firmware DVD
contains all the firmware for the supported ProLiant servers including BladeSystem enclosures and
Virtual Connect firmware.
• In offline mode, the Smart Update Firmware DVD boots a small Linux kernel and enables
firmware updates to occur on a single server using HP SUM.
• In online mode, users can leverage the autorun utility to launch HP SUM or browse the DVD
to the \hp\swpackages directory and then execute it directly.
All firmware smart components are placed in the \hp\swpackages directory for use by HP SUM.
If additional firmware smart components are required, then the HP Smart Update Firmware DVD
can be copied to a USB key, and these additional components added to the \hp\swpackages
directory.
IMPORTANT: Before deploying firmware updates to a target server, be sure that a recent backup
of the target server is available in the event the deployment procedure fails.
10 Introduction