Hp Smart Update Manager (Hp Sum); Hp Fm; Hp Osifm - HP 9000 A180C Firmware Update Manual

Table 2 HP 9000 supported firmware update methods (continued)
HP Firmware Manager (FM)

HP OSIFM

HP 9000
Systems HP-UX
rp4440 x
Legend:
x = Available
NA = Not applicable

HP Smart Update Manager (HP SUM)

HP SUM is a tool that runs from a networked Windows X86 or a Linux X86 workstation or laptop.
The tool is included in the HP Smart Update Firmware Bundle for the supported servers (see table
above). HP SUM discovers the new firmware packages you currently have, the firmware versions
currently installed on your systems, which firmware components need to be updated, and allows
you to upgrade, downgrade or re-install firmware on one or multiple systems and enclosures. Since
HP SUM runs from a separate networked workstation, it is independent of the operating system
installed on your Integrity server. HP SUM can update the system firmware, ILO firmware , FPGA
firmware, and power monitor firmware regardless of the OS running on the blade or server. Using
HP SUM, you can perform firmware updates while the Integrity system is online or offline, powered
on or powered off while still connected to standby or housekeeping power.
Although the update might be done online, the activation of the system firmware and the FPGA
firmware requires power cycling. Starting with HP SUM version 5.0, the default behavior delays
firmware activation until you power cycle the system at a convenient time. If you want HP SUM to
activate the firmware immediately, choose Upload and Activate.
The next time you power cycle the system, the firmware will be activated. Before the power cycle,
you may use the ILO GUI or CLI to verify the firmware versions. The firmware state will appear as
Pending.
HP SUM has an interactive Graphical User Interface (GUI) and a non-interactive Command Line
Interface (CLI).

HP FM

HP Firmware Manager (HP FM) offers two types of firmware installation solutions: HP OS Initiated
Firmware (HP OSIFM) and HP Offline Firmware Manager (HP OFM).
The HP FM solutions are packaged with the tools and documentation necessary to manage the
update process.
HP FM manages firmware updates for HP 9000 and pre-2010 HP Integrity systems.
HP OSIFM
HP OSIFM enables firmware installation that takes advantage of standard operating system software
installation tools. The installation procedure begins and ends with the operating system, although
an OS reboot might be performed by the tool. On Integrity high-end systems, HP OSIFM enables
you to update one partition or the whole complex.
HP OSIFM is delivered as a software update for each OS. HP delivers HP OSIFM Windows® and
Linux® in a Smart Component and HP OSIFM HP-UX as an HP-UX patch or as a Software Distributor
product.
HP OSIFM supports HP 9000 systems and pre-2010 HP Integrity systems.
Linux® Windows®
NA NA
HP OFM
OpenVMS
NA NA
HP Smart Update Manager (HP SUM)
Others
EFI Image MP-initiated
NA NA
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