Deploying Firmware For Hp Proliant Servers Using The Hp Service Pack For Proliant; Hp Sum Supported Firmware For Hp Proliant Servers - HP ProLiant DL320e User Manual

Scenario
Automatic Deployment to
one or more servers in a HP
BladeSystem enclosure
Use the HP SPP with
embedded HP SUM to
deploy firmware updates to
one or more blades
automatically.
Update an existing enclosure
manually

Deploying firmware for HP ProLiant servers using the HP Service Pack for ProLiant

The SPP is a re-packaging of HP ProLiant system software and firmware for HP ProLiant ML/DL/SL
servers and their options, and BladeSystem enclosures including OA,VC, and 3 Gb SAS switches
running supported Windows, Linux, and VMware operating systems. The single SPP image contains
a comprehensive collection of firmware and system software components including drivers, agents,
tools, utilities, and firmware that is tested, managed, and deployed together as a single solution.
The SPP includes HP SUM for deployment of the SPP components.
For a complete list of HP ProLiant systems and software supported by SPP, see the HP Service Pack
for ProLiant Release Notes on the HP website:
http://www.hp.com/go/spp/documentation

HP SUM supported firmware for HP ProLiant servers

Component
System ROM
iLO 2 firmware
Broadcom NIC firmware
Intel NIC firmware
NetXen NIC firmware, QLogic NIC firmware
PowerPIC firmware
Smart Array controller firmware
SAS and SATA hard drive firmware behind HP Smart Array
controllers
Description
Need to update all
enclosure firmware
Need to target VMware
host servers
Use this scenario when you:
Do not have an operating
system installed on a
server blade
Want an automatic way
to deploy firmware
updates
Do not require log files
or user interaction with
the installation process
Want to update multiple
blades in an enclosure in
a single operation
The same scenario as shown
in the "Interactive, graphical
deployment to a remote
host" or "Scripted
deployment to a remote
host" scenarios discussed
previously in this table
HP SUM command
User1 -password
PW1
The HP SPP takes care of this
automatically
Windows:
hpsum
Linux:
./hpsum
Supported
Yes
Yes, both server-based and directly to the iLO Management
NIC port
Yes
Yes
Yes, online
Yes
Yes
Yes, some older SATA hard drives require offline mode
HP deliverable
Online:
None
Offline:
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HP SPP
Online:
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HP SPP
Offline:
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HP SPP
Deploying HP SUM 9