Deployment Options; Host Types - HP ProLiant BL420c User Manual

3 Deployment options

Host types

You can run the Smart Update Firmware DVD either online or offline.
When performing an online deployment, you must boot the server from the operating system that
is already installed and running.
Deployment
Online deployment
NOTE: The Onboard Administrator, Virtual Connect Ethernet, and Fibre Channel Modules are
supported only in online deployments.
When performing an offline deployment, you can boot the server from the Smart Update Firmware
DVD or from a USB drive key that contains the Smart Update Firmware DVD contents.
Deployment
Offline deployment
NOTE: You can add firmware components to the USB drive key in the /hp/swpackages
directory.
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Supported systems
HP SUM supports online deployments of all ROM flash components for both Windows and Linux
operating systems including:
HP Onboard Administrator for HP c-Class BladeSystem
HP Virtual Connect Ethernet and Fibre Channel Modules for c-Class BladeSystem
System hard-drive (SAS and SATA)
Array-controller
Lights-Out Management ROM flash components
NIC cards
Fibre Channel HBAs
Power Management Controllers
Supported systems
HP SUM supports offline deployments of all ROM flash components including:
System hard-drive
Array-controller
QLogic and Emulex Fibre Channel HBA
Lights-Out Management ROM flash components