Keeping The System Current; Updating Firmware Or System Rom; Fwupdate Utility; Fwupdate Command From Within The Embedded Uefi Shell - HP Apollo 4200 Gen9 User Manual

Keeping the system current

Updating firmware or System ROM

Multiple methods exist to update the firmware or System ROM:
• Service Pack for ProLiant
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FWUPDATE utility

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FWUpdate command from within the Embedded UEFI Shell

• Firmware Update application in the UEFI System
• Online Flash components
Product entitlement is required to perform updates.
FWUPDATE utility
The FWUPDATE utility enables you to upgrade the system firmware (BIOS).
To use the utility to upgrade the firmware:
1. Download the FWUPDATE flash component from the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Support Center
website.
2. Save the FWUPDATE flash components to a USB key.
3. Set the boot order so that the USB key will boot first using one of the following options:
• Configure the boot order so that the USB key is the first bootable device.
• Press the F11 key (Boot Menu) when prompted during system boot to access the One-Time Boot
Menu. This menu allows you to select the boot device for a specific boot and does not modify the boot
order configuration settings.
4. Insert the USB key into an available USB port.
5. Boot the system.
The FWUPDATE utility checks the system and provides a choice (if more than one exists) of available
firmware revisions.
To download the flash components, see the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Support Center website.
For more information about One-Time Boot Menu, see the UEFI System Utilities user guide for your product
on the Hewlett Packard Enterprise website.
FWUpdate command from within the Embedded UEFI Shell
For systems configured in either boot mode, update the firmware:
1. Access the System ROM Flash Binary component for your server from the Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Support Center website. When searching for the component, always select OS Independent to locate
the binary file.
2. Copy the binary file to a USB media or iLO virtual media.
3. Attach the media to the server.
4. Boot to Embedded Shell.
5. To obtain the assigned file system volume for the USB key, enter the Map –r command.
For more information about accessing a file system from the shell, see the UEFI Shell user guide on the
Hewlett Packard Enterprise website.
6. Change to the file system that contains the System ROM Flash Binary component for your server. Enter
one of the fsx file systems available, such as fs0 or fs1, and press the Enter key.
7. Use the cd command to change from the current directory to the directory that contains the binary file.
8. Enter the fwupdate –d BIOS -f <filename> command to flash the system ROM.
For help on the FWUPDATE command, enter the following command:
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