Contents
1 Introduction...............................................................................................5
HP firmware overview................................................................................................................5
Explanation of guides...............................................................................................................5
2 Firmware deployment scenarios....................................................................7
3 Deploying firmware....................................................................................8
Deployment modes...................................................................................................................8
Updating firmware overview......................................................................................................8
Downloading the updates..........................................................................................................9
Installation scenarios.................................................................................................................9
Updating one or more servers in a single location....................................................................9
Updating firmware enclosures................................................................................................9
Updating firmware for distributed corporate environments.......................................................10
Updating firmware for large enterprises................................................................................11
Updating mixed ProLiant and Integrity environments...............................................................12
Implementing firmware............................................................................................................12
Updating a server overview.................................................................................................12
Updating firmware in offline automatic mode........................................................................13
Updating in offline interactive mode.....................................................................................14
Updating firmware online...................................................................................................14
iLO Virtual Media.........................................................................................................14
Updating firmware offline (HP ProLiant servers only)................................................................15
Updating the OA firmware using HP SUM.............................................................................15
Updating the OA firmware using the OA browser interface from a workstation...........................16
Updating the VC firmware using VCSU.................................................................................17
General requirements....................................................................................................17
Before beginning the update..........................................................................................17
Updating the VC firmware..............................................................................................18
Scripting firmware updates for multiple enclosures, including the OA, VC, and server blades.......19
Using a PXE server to deploy updates...................................................................................19
Using HP SUM.......................................................................................................................21
Minimum requirements.......................................................................................................21
HP SUM execution modes...................................................................................................21
Input files..........................................................................................................................21
Input file format and rules...............................................................................................22
File encoding................................................................................................................23
Error reporting..............................................................................................................23
HP SUM special considerations............................................................................................23
Disabling BitLocker to permit firmware updates..................................................................23
Network ports used by HP SUM......................................................................................24
Using HP SIM........................................................................................................................26
Using VMware ESXi 5.0 and later.............................................................................................26
Downloading the VMware ESXi 5.0 offline WBEM bundle......................................................26
Deploying the HP WBEM Providers to single servers with VMware ESXi 5.0 and later.................27
Deploying the HP WBEM Providers to single servers with a VSphere Client................................28
Deploying the HP WBEM Providers to multiple servers concurrently...........................................29
Using Onboard Adminstrator (HP ProLiant servers only)...............................................................29
Updating servers in a c-Class enclosure using HP SUM...........................................................29
Updating servers in the OA enclosure using EFM...................................................................30
4 Deploying individual firmware types............................................................31
System ROM..........................................................................................................................31
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