Firmware Maintenance; Types Of Rom - HP ProLiant ML100 Series User Manual

Firmware maintenance

HP has developed technolo
maintenance. Many of these technologies also reduce
to work on issues and resolve problems without taking servers offline.
The process of updating system or option firmware is referred to as a flash process or flashing the ROM.
A firmware or RO
more recent versio
Update the firmware to d
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Support new hardware, such
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Support new features
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Corr ect problems in a previous firmware version
Without th e correct firmware version, the server and hardware options may not function properly.
Types of ROM
Types of RO Ms include:
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System ROM (on page 82)
•
Option ROMs (on page 82)
System ROM
All ProLiant servers have a system ROM.
A system reboot is required for a ROM upgrade to take effe
purposes, backups of the most current ROM image are available in either redundant ROM or a ROM
backup.
Automatic backup
A backup copy of the ROM i
su bd irectory:
\CPQSYSTEM\FWB
For additional information, see the HP Online ROM Flash User Gu
(http://www.hp.com/support/smartstart/documentation).
Option ROMs
Types of option ROMs include:
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Array controller ROMs
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Lights-Out 100i ROMs
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Hard drive ROMs
gies to help ensure that HP servers provide maximum uptime with minimal
M flash removes the existing version of firmware from the ROM and replaces it with a
n.
o the following:
as a processor revision
mage existing on the target server is made in the ROM image backup
ACKUP\SYSTEM
server management efforts, enabling administrators
ct. For disaster recovery or ROM downgrade
ide on the HP website
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