HP ProLiant BL465c Server Blade User Manual

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Contents

1 Introduction...............................................................................................5

HP Smart Update Firmware DVD overview...................................................................................5
Supported firmware..................................................................................................................5
Obtaining the Smart Update Firmware DVD.................................................................................6
Support limitations....................................................................................................................7

2 Smart Update Firmware DVD contents...........................................................8

Release sets and bundles...........................................................................................................8
100 series servers.....................................................................................................................8
Smart Update Firmware DVD powered by HP SUM.......................................................................8

3 Deployment options..................................................................................10

Host types.............................................................................................................................10
Deploying components online..................................................................................................11
Deploying offline....................................................................................................................11
Using the HP USB Key Utility....................................................................................................11
Using a hard drive to deploy the components.............................................................................13
Deploying components not on Smart Update Firmware DVD.........................................................13
Disabling BitLocker to permit firmware updates...........................................................................13
Booting a Smart Update Firmware DVD over a network...............................................................15

Prerequisites......................................................................................................................15
Setup...............................................................................................................................15
Configuring PXELINUX........................................................................................................15
Specifying the ISO Image Path.............................................................................................16

Supported network file systems........................................................................................16

Deploying firmware and software simultaneously........................................................................17

4 Smart Update Firmware DVD Automatic Deployment Mode............................18

Overview..............................................................................................................................18
Updating the firmware on a server............................................................................................18

Updating an individual server locally....................................................................................19
Updating an individual server remotely.................................................................................19
Updating multiple servers simultaneously...............................................................................19
Updating multiple enclosures simultaneously..........................................................................20

RIBCL scripts.................................................................................................................20
Sample scripts..............................................................................................................21

Determining the success of an Automatic Mode deployment.........................................................23
Special modes.......................................................................................................................23

5 Advanced topics......................................................................................24

Server virtualization detection and support.................................................................................24
Configuring IPv6 networks.......................................................................................................24

Configuring IPv6 for Windows Server 2003..........................................................................24
Configuring IPv6 for Windows Server 2008..........................................................................25
Configuring IPv6 for Linux...................................................................................................25
Configuring IPv6 networks with HP SUM...............................................................................26

6 Troubleshooting........................................................................................27

Recovering from a failed system ROM upgrade...........................................................................27

Redundant ROM recovery...................................................................................................27
Redundant ROM recovery if the server does not boot from the redundant ROM..........................27

Recovering from a failed option ROM upgrade...........................................................................27

Array controller ROMs........................................................................................................28
Lights-Out management ROMs.............................................................................................28

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