Drivers; Software And Firmware - HP ProLiant XL730f Gen9 User And Maintenance Manual

Firmware Update application in System Utilities
For systems configured in either boot mode, update the firmware:
Access the System ROM Flash Binary component for your server from the HP Support Center
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(http://www.hp.com/go/hpsc). When searching for the component, always select Cross Operating
System to find the component.
Copy the binary file to a USB media or iLO virtual media.
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Attach the media to the server.
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During POST, press F9 to enter System Utilities.
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Select Embedded Applications → Firmware Update → System ROM → Select Firmware File.
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Select the device containing the flash file.
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Select the flash file. This step may take a few moments to complete.
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Select Start firmware update and allow the process to complete.
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Reboot the server. A reboot is required after the firmware update for the updates to take effect and for
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hardware stability to be maintained.
Online Flash components
This component provides updated system firmware that can be installed directly on supported Operating
Systems. Additionally, when used in conjunction with HP SUM
this Smart Component allows the user to update firmware on remote servers from a central location. This
remote deployment capability eliminates the need for the user to be physically present at the server to
perform a firmware update.

Drivers

IMPORTANT:
The server includes new hardware that may not have driver support on all OS installation media.
If you are installing an Intelligent Provisioning-supported OS, use Intelligent Provisioning (on page 20) and its
Configure and Install feature to install the OS and latest supported drivers.
If you do not use Intelligent Provisioning to install an OS, drivers for some of the new hardware are required.
These drivers, as well as other option drivers, ROM images, and value-add software can be downloaded as
part of an SPP.
If you are installing drivers from SPP, be sure that you are using the latest SPP version that your server
supports. To verify that your server is using the latest supported version and for more information about SPP,
see the HP website (http://www.hp.com/go/spp/download).
To locate the drivers for a particular server, go to the HP website (http://www.hp.com/go/hpsc) and click
on Drivers, Software & Firmware. Then, enter your product name in the Find an HP product field and click
Go.

Software and firmware

Software and firmware should be updated before using the server for the first time, unless any installed
software or components require an older version.
Always perform a backup before installing or updating device drivers.
("HP Smart Update Manager" on page 22),
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