HP ProLiant DL785 G6 Server - Manual (Page 66)

HP Systems Insight Manager
HP SIM is a web-based application that allows system administrators to accomplish normal
administrative tasks from any remote location, using a web browser. HP SIM provides device
management capabilities that consolidate and integrate management data from HP and third-party
devices.
IMPORTANT: You must install and use HP SIM to benefit from the Pre-Failure Warranty for
processors, SAS and SCSI hard drives, and memory modules.
For additional information, refer to the Management CD in the HP ProLiant Essentials Foundation
Pack or the HP SIM website (
http://www.hp.com/go/hpsim ).
Redundant ROM support
The server enables you to upgrade or configure the ROM safely with redundant ROM support.
The server has a 4-MB ROM that acts as two, separate 2-MB ROMs. In the standard
implementation, one side of the ROM contains the current ROM program version, while the
other side of the ROM contains a backup version.
NOTE: The server ships with the same version programmed on each side of the ROM.
Safety and security benefits
When you flash the system ROM, ROMPaq writes over the backup ROM and saves the current
ROM as a backup, enabling you to switch easily to the alternate ROM version if the new ROM
becomes corrupted for any reason. This feature protects the existing ROM version, even if you
experience a power failure while flashing the ROM.
Access to redundant ROM settings
To access the redundant ROM through RBSU:
1.
Access RBSU by pressing the F9 key during powerup when the prompt is displayed in the
upper right corner of the screen.
2. Select Advanced Options.
3. Select Redundant ROM Selection.
4. Select the ROM version.
5. Press the Enter key.
6. Press the Esc key to exit the current menu or press the F10 key to exit RBSU. The server
restarts automatically.
ROMPaq utility
The ROMPaq utility enables you to upgrade the system firmware (BIOS) or Lights-Out 100
firmware. To upgrade the firmware, insert a ROMPaq diskette into the diskette drive or ROMPaq
USB Key into an available USB port and boot the system.
The ROMPaq utility checks the system and provides a choice (if more than one exists) of available
ROM revisions.
For more information about the ROMPaq utility, refer to the HP website ( http://www.hp.com/
go/support ).
System Online ROM flash component utility
The Online ROM Flash Component Utility enables system administrators to efficiently upgrade
system or controller ROM images across a wide range of servers and array controllers. This tool
has the following features:
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