HP ProLiant SL2x170z G6 Server User Manual
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Updating the firmware through the online flash utility
The Lights-Out 100 Online Flash Utility allows a user to update the BMC firmware through a
supported operating system without resetting the server. The online flash utilities may be downloaded
at
under the downloads section for each platform.
Supported operating systems include the following:
•
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 (i386, x86_64)
•
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.8 (i386, x86_64)
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SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (i386, x86_64)
•
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (i386, x86_64)
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Windows Server 2008 (x86, x64) - All Editions
•
Windows Server 2008 R2 – All Editions
NOTE:
Windows Server 2003 is not supported.
To use the online flash component on a Windows operating system, perform the following steps:
1.
Copy the LO-100 online flash utility to a directory on the server file system.
2.
Double click the executable file.
3.
Click Install.
4.
Wait for the installation process to complete.
NOTE:
This may take up to 45 minutes on some servers. Do not shut down the server or
interrupt the flash process.
5.
Click Finish. No restart is necessary upon completion.
To use the online flash component on a Linux operating system, perform the following steps:
1.
Copy the LO100 online flash utility to a directory on the server file system.
2.
Open a bash shell at the directory where the online flash component is located.
3.
Execute the following commands:
chmod 777 CPxxxxxx.scexe
./CPxxxxxx.scexe
4.
Wait for the installation process to complete.
NOTE:
This may take up to 15 minutes on some servers. Do not shut down the server or
interrupt the flash process.
5.
Click Finish. No restart is necessary upon completion.
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