System Maintenance Tools; Drivers; Proliant Support Packs; Version Control - HP BladeSystem c-Class Troubleshooting Manual

System maintenance tools

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 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).

Version control

The VCRM and VCA are Web-enabled Insight Management Agents. HP Systems Insight Manager uses these
Insight Management Agents to facilitate software update tasks.
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The VCRM provides a graphical view of the Windows® and Linux PSPs that are stored in a repository
and can be configured to automatically update the repository with the latest software from HP.
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The VCA can be configured to point to a repository being managed by the VCRM, enabling easy
version comparison and software updates.
For more information about version control tools, refer to the HP Systems Insight Manager Help Guide and
the Version Control User Guide on the HP Systems Insight Manager website
(http://www.hp.com/go/hpsim).
Always perform a backup before installing or updating device drivers.
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