Hp Integrity And Hp 9000 Firmware Update Solutions; Hp Integrity Systems - HP A180 Update Manual

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Other HP SUM versions will be provided as we continue to improve the firmware update process
and tool. For further information on HP SUM please see the HP Smart Update Manager User Guide
at http://www.hp.com/go/bizsupport.
NOTE:
Firmware compatibility matrices are provided at http://www.hp.com/go/bizsupport.
For HP 9000 and HP Integrity systems shipped prior to 2010, Hewlett-Packard offers a simple,
flexible procedure for updating system Firmware called HP Firmware Manager (HP FM). HP FM
will continue to be available for systems introduced prior to 2010.
With the new 2010 Integrity blades, HP provides an IO card bundle, with an OS initiate-able
method to update the firmware on the IO cards.
All firmware update solutions are available on http://www.hp.com/go/bizsupport.
Each firmware package includes:
Firmware
Firmware update tools
Release notes that include the installation instructions
A web read me file that describes any last minute changes (if needed)
This document describes the various HP Firmware update mechanisms for HP Integrity and HP
9000 enterprise systems, and their advantages and benefits to help choose the most suitable option
for each business need.
If you have registered your product through the HP Subscriber's Choice website, you can subscribe
to email notifications when firmware updates are available for download. The HP Subscriber's
Choice service is available at:
http://www.hp.com/go/subscribe-gate1

HP Integrity and HP 9000 firmware update solutions

HP Integrity Systems

This table lists the HP Integrity systems and their various Firmware update options as of April 201 1.
It does not include the IO cards firmware update options.
Table 1 HP Integrity supported firmware update methods
HP SUM
online
HP Smart
Update
Manager
HP
Integrity
OS
Systems
Independent
Superdome
2
Superdome
sx2000
rx8640
HP FM (Firmware Manager)
HP OSIFM
HP-UX
Linux®
Windows®
x
NA
NA
NA
x
x
NA
x
x
HP
OFM
OpenVMS
Offline
Cellular Systems
NA
NA
NA
x
x
x
x
x
x
HP Integrity and HP 9000 firmware update solutions
Others
OA
Through MP (ILO)
EFI
OA GUI,
MP-initiated
Image
TUI, or CLI
Offline
OS
From MP
independent
NA
x
NA
NA
NA
x
NA
NA
x
ILO 3 GUI
& CLI
From ILO
NA
NA
NA
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