Deploying Firmware For Proliant Servers Using The Service Pack For Proliant - HP Integrity Superdome 2 16-socket User Manual

Scenario
Automatic Deployment to
one or more servers in a HP
BladeSystem enclosure
Use the HP Smart Update
Firmware DVD or HP SPP
with embedded HP SUM to
deploy firmware updates to
one or more blades
automatically.
Update an existing enclosure
manually
For more information, see
the HP CloudSystem Matrix
Compatibility website at
http://www.hp.com/go/
matrixcompatibility.

Deploying firmware for ProLiant servers using the Service Pack for ProLiant

SPP is a re-packaging of HP ProLiant system software and firmware for ProLiant ML/DL/SL servers
and their options, and BladeSystem enclosures including OA,VC, and 3 GB SAS switches running
supported Windows, Linux, and VMware operating systems. The single SPP image contains a
comprehensive collection of firmware and system software components including drivers, agents,
non-agents, utilities, and firmware that is tested, managed, and deployed together as a single
solution.
NOTE: HP SUM can detect updates that are available for a VMware server and generate reports,
it cannot deploy updates.
SPP includes HP SUM for deployment of the SPP components.
For a complete list of HP ProLiant systems and software supported by SPP, see the HP Service Pack
for ProLiant Release Notes on the HP SPP website at http://www.hp.com/go/spp/documentation.
Description
Need to update all
enclosure firmware
Need to target VMware
host servers
Use this scenario when you:
Do not have an operating
system installed on a
server blade
Want an automatic way
to deploy firmware
updates
Do not require log files
or user interaction with
the installation process
Want to update multiple
blades in an enclosure in
a single operation
The same scenario as shown
in the "Interactive, graphical
deployment to a remote
host" or "Scripted
deployment to a remote
host" scenarios discussed
previously in this table
HP SUM command
Target2 -username
User1 -password
PW1
The HP SPP and Smart
Update Firmware DVD take
care of this automatically
Windows:
hpsum
Linux:
./hpsum
HP deliverable
◦
HP Integrity BL8x0c
i2, rx2800 i2, and
Superdome 2 Servers
Bundles for Windows
and Linux
◦
HP Service Pack for
ProLiant
Offline:
SmartStart Scripting
Toolkit (G7 and older)
Scripting Toolkit (Gen8
and older)
Online:
None
Offline:
◦
HP Smart Update
Firmware DVD
◦
HP Service Pack for
ProLiant
Online:
◦
HP Smart Update
Firmware DVD
◦
HP Service Pack for
ProLiant
Offline:
◦
HP Smart Update
Firmware DVD
◦
HP Service Pack for
ProLiant
Deploying HP SUM 9