HP StoreAll OS 6.5.1 Upgrade Guide

4 Upgrading firmware
Before performing any of the procedures in this chapter, read the important warnings, precautions,
and safety information in the “Regulatory compliance notices” section in the Administrator Guide
for your platform.
The Firmware Management Tool (FMT) is a utility that scans the StoreAll system for outdated
firmware and provides a comprehensive report that provides the following information:
• Device found
• Active firmware found on the discovered device
• Qualified firmware for the discovered device
• Proposed action — Users are told whether an upgrade is recommended
• Severity — How severe an upgrade is required
• Reboot required on flash
• Device information
• Parent device ID
NOTE:
• The information in this chapter provides an overview of how to upgrade firmware on StoreAll
systems. For detailed information, see the HP Storage Platform Firmware Management Tool
(FMT) for StoreAll User Guide.
• When using the FMT commands to upgrade server firmware, you must run the commands on
each server (node) in the cluster. When upgrading storage firmware, you only need to run
the command on one server in the couplet. When upgrading chassis firmware, you must run
the command on the server identified as blade1 only.
• HP recommends that when using the FMT to upgrade firmware, you perform the upgrades via
an iLO remote console instead of an ssh connection. If the NIC firmware needs to be upgraded,
this particular upgrade may cause ssh to disconnect.
Components for firmware upgrades
The HP StoreAll system includes several components with upgradable firmware.
8200/9300 and 8800/9320
The following table lists these components and specifies whether they can be upgraded online and
in a nondisruptive manner. The following table provides an example for the 9320 system.
Online and Nondisruptive?Component
Nondisruptive if done one server at a timeDL380
Yes, if done one server at a timeSAS HBA
Yes, if done one server at a timeOS image
Yes, if done one controller at a timeRAID controller
NoHDD
The following is an example of the server components that are displayed for the 9300 and 9320
systems:
SERVER:
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