Before Getting Started - HP Integrity BL860C i4 User's & Service Manual

Before getting started

IMPORTANT:
• Do not install or use the upgrade Blade Link until explicitly called for in the upgrade procedure.
For more information, see Blade link and system information parameters on page 75.
• The server blade firmware may need to be updated on the existing server blades as part of the
upgrade process, see Determining your current firmware revisions on page 62 for more
information.
• Processor and memory DIMM loading and distribution follows applicable rules across the blades.
For more information, see Installing internal components on page 43 and Rules for server
blade internal components on page 66.
• Adding new Upgrade Blades to an enclosure may require additional power supplies in the
enclosure to meet the new power requirements. This situation would be reported by the
enclosure Onboard Administrator. For more information, see the BladeSystem setup and
information guide for your enclosure at http://www.hpe.com/info/Blades-docs.
• If more than one existing blade server will be combined in the upgrade, one of them must be
designated as the "Monarch Server". This is the original server which is officially being upgraded,
The Monarch blade from this server will become the Monarch blade in the upgraded server. Also,
the Monarch Server UUID and Serial Number will be transferred to the upgraded server.
• The OS boot disk must be attached to the designated Monarch Server.
• When VC is used, some rearrangement of the VC server profile may be necessary. See
Possible changes due to VC profile mapping on the upgraded blade server on page 77.
• Because the socket count of the upgraded server is likely to be greater than that of the server
being upgraded, a new OS license will probably be required.
• At the end of the upgrade, the Blade Links removed from the original blade servers cannot be
reused.
Supported operating systems
HP-UX 11i v3 OE Update for September 2012
IMPORTANT:
If you will be using HP-UX, review the HP-UX errata documentation that is listed at http://
www.hpe.com/info/Blades-docs.
Minimum firmware versions
A minimum set of firmware is required for the blades and blade enclosures involved in the upgrade.
Firmware on the server blades, the enclosure HPE Onboard Administrator, and the HPE Virtual Connect
Manager (if Virtual Connect interconnect modules are installed) must be updated to at least the minimum
firmware level. Every blade in the upgrade must be at the same firmware level.
IMPORTANT:
Any required updates must be checked for and completed during the upgrade process.
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