Keeping The System Current; Drivers; Software And Firmware; Version Control - HP ProLiant BL460c Gen8 User Manual

any reason. This feature protects the existing ROM version, even if you experience a power failure while
flashing the ROM.

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 an Intelligent Provisioning-supported OS, use Intelligent Provisioning (on page 49) and its
Configure and Install feature to install the OS and latest supported drivers.
If you do not use Intelligent Provisioning 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 as
part of an SPP.
If you are installing drivers from SPP, be sure that you are using the latest SPP version that your server blade
supports. To verify that your server blade is using the latest supported version and for more information about
SPP, see the HP website (http://www.hp.com/go/spp/download).
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

Software and firmware

Software and firmware should be updated before using the server for the first time, unless any installed
software or components require an older version. For system software and firmware updates, download the
SPP ("HP Service Pack for

Version control

The VCRM and VCA are web-enabled Insight Management Agents tools that HP SIM uses to schedule
software update tasks to the entire enterprise.
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VCRM manages the repository for SPP. Administrators can view the SPP contents or configure VCRM to
automatically update the repository with internet downloads of the latest software and firmware from
HP.
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VCA compares installed software versions on the node with updates available in the VCRM managed
repository. Administrators configure VCA to point to a repository managed by VCRM.
For more information about version control tools, see the HP Systems Insight Manager User Guide, the HP
Version Control Agent User Guide, and the HP Version Control Repository User Guide on the HP website
(http://www.hp.com/go/hpsim).
Always perform a backup before installing or updating device drivers.
ProLiant" on page 51) from the HP website (http://www.hp.com/go/spp).
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