Initiating a manual update or discovery – HP Onboard Administrator User Manual
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A manual discovery performs a boot for discovery on the server, collects extended firmware information for
that server, and reboots the server into normal operation.
To start the discovery process on the selected server, click Start Manual Discovery.
Manual update
A manual update performs a boot for update on the server, updates the firmware for that server, and then
reboots the server into normal operation.
To start the update process on the selected servers, click Start Manual Update.
For more information about manual discovery and manual update, see "Initiating a manual update or
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Firmware log
This log displays detailed information for the last Enclosure Firmware Management operation executed on
the server. This log is specific for the server, and is cleared any time a new Enclosure Firmware Management
operation is started on the server. This log is also cleared when the server is removed from the enclosure and
when in set factory mode.
The firmware log is the most useful resource to determine the progress of an Enclosure Firmware
Management operation on a particular server.
For more information on the firmware log, see "Logging (on page
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Session log
This log displays detailed information for the last Enclosure Firmware Management operation executed on
the server and logs the entire session to the iLO VSP. This log is specific for the server, and is cleared anytime
a new Enclosure Firmware Management operation is started on the server. This log is also cleared when the
server is removed from the enclosure.
For more information on the session log, see "Logging (on page
)."
Initiating a manual update or discovery
IMPORTANT:
Do not flash or reboot the Onboard Administrator while any Enclosure Firmware
Management task is in progress.