Table Of Contents - HP ProLiant BL420c User Manual

Contents
1 Introduction...............................................................................................5
HP Smart Update Firmware DVD overview...................................................................................5
Supported firmware..................................................................................................................5
Obtaining the Smart Update Firmware DVD.................................................................................6
Support limitations....................................................................................................................7
2 Smart Update Firmware DVD contents...........................................................8
Release sets and bundles...........................................................................................................8
100 series servers.....................................................................................................................8
Smart Update Firmware DVD powered by HP SUM.......................................................................8
3 Deployment options..................................................................................10
Host types.............................................................................................................................10
Deploying components online..................................................................................................11
Deploying offline....................................................................................................................11
Using the HP USB Key Utility....................................................................................................11
Using a hard drive to deploy the components.............................................................................13
Deploying components not on Smart Update Firmware DVD.........................................................13
Disabling BitLocker to permit firmware updates...........................................................................13
Booting a Smart Update Firmware DVD over a network...............................................................15
Prerequisites......................................................................................................................15
Setup...............................................................................................................................15
Configuring PXELINUX........................................................................................................15
Specifying the ISO Image Path.............................................................................................16
Supported network file systems........................................................................................16
Deploying firmware and software simultaneously........................................................................17
4 Smart Update Firmware DVD Automatic Deployment Mode............................18
Overview..............................................................................................................................18
Updating the firmware on a server............................................................................................18
Updating an individual server locally....................................................................................19
Updating an individual server remotely.................................................................................19
Updating multiple servers simultaneously...............................................................................19
Updating multiple enclosures simultaneously..........................................................................20
RIBCL scripts.................................................................................................................20
Sample scripts..............................................................................................................21
Determining the success of an Automatic Mode deployment.........................................................23
Special modes.......................................................................................................................23
5 Advanced topics......................................................................................24
Server virtualization detection and support.................................................................................24
Configuring IPv6 networks.......................................................................................................24
Configuring IPv6 for Windows Server 2003..........................................................................24
Configuring IPv6 for Windows Server 2008..........................................................................25
Configuring IPv6 for Linux...................................................................................................25
Configuring IPv6 networks with HP SUM...............................................................................26
6 Troubleshooting........................................................................................27
Recovering from a failed system ROM upgrade...........................................................................27
Redundant ROM recovery...................................................................................................27
Redundant ROM recovery if the server does not boot from the redundant ROM..........................27
Recovering from a failed option ROM upgrade...........................................................................27
Array controller ROMs........................................................................................................28
Lights-Out management ROMs.............................................................................................28
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