Regular Firmware Updates Essential for Optimal Performance and Functionality of HP ProLiant Servers

Figure 4: Clicking on the icon to the right of the yellow triangle allows the user to install the update and
choose when the server will be rebooted to allow the update to deploy.
TIP: There is an option to configure the Version Control Agent to include another column with a customer
selected software version baseline. However, once it’s selected, the latest version column will no longer be
compared to the currently installed versions and therefore customers will not know if there is any new
firmware or driver available.
For more information on the System Management Home Page, refer to the following URL:
http://h18013.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/agents/index.html
HP Systems Insight Manager
HP Systems Insight Manager leverages the System Management Home Page to provide software update
information.
For more information on HP Systems Insight Manager, refer to the following URL:
http://h18013.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/hpsim/index.html
ProLiant Firmware Maintenance CD
This CD contains the most up-to-date versions of firmware. However, HP recommends that whenever
possible, customers use the System Management Home Page or HP Support website to obtain latest
versions of firmware and drivers because of features such as automatic notification of out of date devices,
and ease of mass deployment vs. deploying a single CD-ROM to individual servers. To obtain all the latest
versions of firmware, refer to the HP support and drivers page at the following URL:
http://h18023.www1.hp.com/support/files/server/us/romflash.html