Updating the firmware, Remotely updating the firmware – HP Lights-Out 100 Remote Management User Manual
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Updating the firmware
To update the LO100 firmware, use the ROMPaq utility. Downloads for the ROMPaq utility are
available on the HP website (
). For more information about using
the ROMPaq utility, refer to the HP website
NOTE:
LO100 does not support ROMPAQ flashing from virtual media.
After the ROMPaq utility flashes the selected device, cycle power manually to reboot the operating
system.
Remotely updating the firmware
Use the load command to remotely update the LO100 firmware. The firmware file must be an
uncompressed firmware image file created using the DOS ROMPAQ utility found on the
Lights-Out 100 Firmware Upgrade Diskette Utility, which is available for download from the
HP website (
To create an uncompressed image file, enter the following command at the DOS prompt:
ROMPAQ /D <infile> <outfile>
where <infile> is the ROMPAQ firmware image file and <outfile> is the file name for the
uncompressed binary image file. For example:
ROMPAQ /D cpqq0801.D14 ldrImage.bin
ROMPAQ Firmware Upgrade Utility, Version 5.02 (R)
Copyright (c) Hewlett-Packard Corporation, 1994-2006
Input file: CPQQ0801.D14
Output file: LDRIMAGE.BIN
The load command is used to retrieve a binary image from a specific source location (specified
as a URL) and place it at the specified target address.
The load command can download and flash a firmware image file using TFTP from the specified
location.
To flash the firmware using TFTP settings:
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On a Windows operating system:
1.
Copy the BMC firmware into a directory on the server.
2.
Run TFTP by launching the executable file tftpd32.exe.
3.
Navigate to TFTP configuration>Settings, and set Timeout to 4 seconds and Max
Retransmit to 10.
4.
Enter the Base Directory and TFTP Server IP Address. Base Directory is the path where
the BMC firmware is residing. TFTP Server IP Address is the IP address of the TFTP
server (for example, 10.141.38.157).
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On a Linux operating system:
1.
Navigate to Applications>Systems Settings>Server Settings>Services and make sure
that TFTP and xinetd are running.
2.
Open the /etc/xinetd.d/tftp file and modify the parameter server_args to include
-T 4000000
. For example,server_args = -c -s /tftpboot -T 4000000
While in this directory, to modify server parameters, type gedit.
3.
Reset xinetd to allow it update. Open a terminal and type service xinetd restart. On
non-RHEL Linux platforms, open the Services menu and reset xinetd manually.
4.
If a firewall is enabled, disable it or modify the settings to allow the firewall to connect
to the TFTP port. To change the firewall settings, navigate to Applications>System
Settings>Security Level, and enter 69:udp in the parameter of the other port.
5.
Place the image file in the /tftpboot folder, which is in the TFTP servers root directory.
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