Keeping The System Current; Drivers; Proliant Support Packs; Operating System Version Support - HP ProLiant BL490c User Manual

Keeping the system current

Drivers

IMPORTANT:
The server blade includes new hardware that may not have driver support on all OS installation media.
If you are installing a SmartStart-supported OS, use the SmartStart software (on page 49) and its Assisted
Path feature to install the OS and latest driver support.
If you are installing drivers from the SmartStart CD, be sure that you are using the latest SmartStart version
that your server blade supports. To verify that your server blade is using the latest supported version, see the
HP website (http://www.hp.com/support). For more information, see the documentation provided with the
SmartStart CD.
If you do not use the SmartStart CD to install an OS, drivers for some of the new hardware are required.
These drivers, as well as other option drivers, ROM images, and value-add software can be downloaded
from the HP website (http://www.hp.com/support).
To directly locate the OS drivers for a particular server blade, enter the following web address into the
browser:
http://www.hp.com/support/<servername>
In place of <servername>, enter the server name.
For example:
http://www.hp.com/support/dl360g6 (http://www.hp.com/support/dl360g6)

ProLiant Support Packs

PSPs represent operating system-specific bundles of ProLiant optimized drivers, utilities, and management
agents. Refer to the PSP website (http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/psp.html).

Operating System Version Support

For information about specific versions of a supported operating system, refer to the operating system
support matrix (http://www.hp.com/go/supportos).

Firmware

The Smart Update Firmware DVD is an organized firmware collection for ProLiant servers and options
powered by HP Smart Update Manager (on page 59). The Smart Update Firmware DVD combines the
following resources on a single DVD:
•
Firmware Maintenance CD
•
HP BladeSystem Firmware Deployment Tool (FDT)
•
The HP BladeSystem online firmware bundles
•
The ProLiant BladeSystem Release Sets
Always perform a backup before installing or updating device drivers.
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