Hp Ofm; Additional Firmware Installation Options; Efi Image; Ilo 3 - HP 9000 A180C Firmware Update Manual

HP OFM

HP OFM provides an intuitive, OS independent and menu driven procedure for firmware installation.
The installation procedure begins and ends in the offline state.
The HP OFM tool is delivered as an ISO image that must be burned onto a CD. The system must
be booted from the CD to invoke HP OFM. All interactions between HP OFM and the system occur
while the system is offline.
HP OFM supports pre-2010 HP Integrity systems.

Additional firmware installation options

EFI image

The EFI image solution is available on pre-2010 HP Integrity systems as an offline firmware update
process. The EFI image provides the user with written procedures which guide the user through
step-by-step instructions for copying the EFI image onto an EFI disk partition, shutting down the
system, and running the EFI image to update the firmware at the EFI Boot Manager.

iLO 3

IMPORTANT:
Updating firmware using iLO 3 should only be used if you require a method that does not use a
networked Windows X86 or a Linux X86 workstation or laptop to update your server.
The iLO 3 management processor enables you to perform a firmware update on HP Integrity systems
introduced in 2010, including the BL860c i2, the BL870c i2, the BL890c i2, and the rx2800 i2
(See tables in the
For information on how to update firmware using iLO 3, see

MP-Initiated

For the pre-2010 cellular systems only, the ability to update all Firmware components from the MP
is still available.
The MP initiated package is used for this method.

Firmware update options comparison

Table 3 Firmware update options features and benefits
Installation
Options:
Features &
benefits -
Considerations
Name
displayed on
the Web -
install format
Summary
8
HP recommends using HP SUM to perform firmware updates on your system.
"HP Integrity and HP 9000 firmware update solutions" (page 5)
HP SUM HP OSIFM
All firmware All firmware
components components
Starting with Pre-2010
2010 systems only
systems
Bundle Version
Version number -
(HP-UX)
Windows
x86 (Linux)
Linux x86 (Windows)
Update from Update from
X86 OS- the OS
HP OFM - EFI Image
ISO Image
All firmware All firmware
components components
Pre-2010 Non cellular
systems only pre 2010
only
Version Version
number - number - (EFI
(ISO image) image)
Update Update
Offline Offline
section above).
Appendix A (page 14).
Insight MP textual
manager interface line
ILO3 GUI/CLI
All firmware All firmware
components- components-
starting with Cellular
2010 only ONLY
non cellular
Bundle Version
Version number
Windows (MP-initiated)
X86
Linux X86
Update all Update all
Firmware firmware
OA
SuperDome 2
All firmware
components-
Cellular
ONLY
Superdome 2
only
Bundle
Version
number
(Windows
x86)
(Linux x86)
Update all
Firmware