External Usb Functionality; Redundant Rom Support; Keeping The System Current; Safety And Security Benefits - HP ProLiant XL730f Gen9 User And Maintenance Manual

Legacy USB support provides USB functionality in environments where USB support is not available
normally. Specifically, Hewlett Packard Enterprise provides legacy USB functionality for the following:
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POST (system boot)
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UEFI System Utilities
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Preboot UEFI shell
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DOS
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Operating environments that do not provide native USB support

External USB functionality

Hewlett Packard Enterprise provides external USB support to enable local connection of USB devices for
server administration, configuration, and diagnostic procedures.
For additional security, external USB functionality can be disabled through USB options in UEFI System
Utilities.

Redundant ROM support

The server enables you to upgrade or configure the ROM safely with redundant ROM support. The server
has a single ROM that acts as two separate ROM images. In the standard implementation, one side of the
ROM contains the current ROM program version, while the other side of the ROM contains a backup
version.
NOTE: The server ships with the same version programmed on each side of the ROM.

Safety and security benefits

When you flash the system ROM, the flashing mechanism writes over the backup ROM and saves the
current ROM as a backup, enabling you to switch easily to the alternate ROM version if the new ROM
becomes corrupted for any reason. This feature protects the existing ROM version, even if you
experience a power failure while flashing the ROM.

Keeping the system current

Access to Hewlett Packard Enterprise Support Materials

Access to some updates for ProLiant Servers may require product entitlement when accessed through
the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Support Center support portal. Hewlett Packard Enterprise recommends
that you have an HP Passport set up with relevant entitlements. For more information, see the Hewlett
Packard Enterprise website (http://www.hpe.com/support/AccessToSupportMaterials).

Updating firmware or System ROM

Multiple methods exist to update the firmware or System ROM:
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Service Pack for ProLiant (on page 22)
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FWUPDATE utility (on page 28)
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FWUpdate command from within the Embedded UEFI shell (on page 28)
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Firmware Update application in UEFI System Utilities
System Utilities" on page 29)
("Firmware Update application in the UEFI
Software and configuration utilities 27