System Rompaq Firmware Upgrade Utility - HP ProLiant BL620c - G7 Server Troubleshooting Manual

This procedure is most effective when flashing the ROM on a small number of servers located in close
proximity.
To flash the ROM using ROMPaq:
Download the system ROMPaq utility diskette or USB drive key for each target server. ROMPaq
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downloads are available on the HP website (http://www.hp.com/support).
Shut down each target server, and then reboot using the correct ROMPaq diskette or USB drive key
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for that server.
Follow the interactive session in the ROMPaq utility, and then select the devices to be flashed.
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After the ROMPaq utility flashes the ROM for the selected devices, cycle power manually to reboot
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the system back into the operating system.
Option ROMPaqs have been retired as an upgrade delivery method for storage options. Firmware
upgrades for storage options are now delivered using Smart Components and Smart Component
deployment utilities.
For additional information about the ROMPaq utility, see the server documentation or the HP website
(http://www.hp.com/support).

System ROMPaq Firmware Upgrade Utility

The Systems ROMPaq Firmware Upgrade Utility for ProLiant servers is available as a SoftPaq download
from the HP website (http://www.hp.com/support). The Enhanced SoftPaq download contains utilities to
restore or upgrade the System ROM on ProLiant servers:
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ROMPaq Diskette
A Windows-based utility to create a bootable 1.44-MB diskette that can be used to restore or update
the System ROM locally.
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ROMPaq USB Key
A Windows-based utility to partition, format, and copy files locally to a USB flash media device,
such as an HP drive key.
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ROMPaq USB Key diskette format
A Windows-based utility to partition, format, and copy files locally to a USB flash media device,
such as an HP drive key. The formatted USB key simulates a diskette in capacity and is usable on the
following servers:
Servers that exhibit an Unsupported processor state
o
will ONLY boot ROMPAQ Utility. System
Servers that support the Disaster Recovery feature
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For additional information, see the documentation contained in the Enhanced SoftPaq.
HP Smart Update Manager deployment
The HP Smart Update Manager utility is available from the ProLiant Firmware Maintenance CD. This CD
and others can be downloaded free-of-charge from the HP website (http://www.hp.com/support).
For more information, see "HP Smart Update Manager (on page 79)."
("Unsupported Processor Detected System
Halted." on page 124)
("Disaster recovery support" on page 81)
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