HP Onboard Administrator - Manual (Page 232)

Configuring the HP BladeSystem c7000 enclosure and enclosure devices 232
The Onboard Administrator GUI or CLI provides a report of the current firmware inventory in each enclosure.
For linked enclosures, the GUI provides the firmware across all linked enclosures. The report includes the
current firmware version of the server BIOS, iLO, PMC, NIC, FC HBA, Smart Array, and each installed hard
drive connected to the Smart Array. This information assists in the diagnosis of complex network or FC SAN
issues caused by incorrect NIC or FC HBA firmware versions.
Firmware version variations
The following scenarios might cause irregular firmware version or status information to appear:
• If a letter is included after the firmware version, this indicates a smart component release note revision.
This is not a functional firmware update.
• If No Component appears as the Firmware ISO Version, this indicates that the SPP image does not
contain firmware for that component. This scenario usually occurs with the Power Management
Controller in ProLiant G7 servers.
• If the informational icon appears, the server blade firmware does not match the DVD ISO firmware after
a server is discovered or updated.
• If the NIC, FC HBA, Smart Array, or installed hard drive connected to the Smart Array are flashed
without using the Enclosure Firmware Management utility, then the Onboard Administrator cannot
interpret this information and continues to report firmware information based on the most recent
Enclosure Firmware Management operation.
• If firmware is not updated using the Enclosure Firmware Management utility, the utility's tracking and
reporting will not reflect changes made using other tools.
EFM tracking and reporting will not reflect the changes made using other tools such as HP SUM and HP
SIM if firmware on a blade was not updated using EFM. Correct versions of firmware will be reported
once EFM discovery or update is performed.