To update firmware for the cluster or selected systems in the cluster, complete the following steps:
1.Select the Smart Component Update tabbed page.
2.Select one of the following options and enter the required information:
•Update from URL — Enter the URL of a web server from which to distribute the firmware update.
•Update from Managed Smart Components – Select one or more updates which you have uploaded using the Managed Smart Components tabbed page (see “Manage Smart Components” (page 26).
Manage Smart Components
With the Manage Smart Components capability, you can keep track of firmware versions on a host system as they are automatically inventoried after you have downloaded them.
IMPORTANT: To use the Manage Smart Components tabbed page, you must first download smart components from the http://www.hp.com website for your systems. The downloaded smart component files can then be uploaded to Insight Control for vCenter using the Managed Smart Components tabbed page.
To upload from the host system:
1.Select the Manage Smart Components tabbed page.
2.Select the Smart Component file update you want to distribute.
Managing servers
To access the overview summary for the HP ProLiant and BladeSystem server or host level, select the HP ProLiant and BladeSystem server in the inventory tree, and then select the HP Insight Software tab if necessary. The Summary screen appears (Figure 8 (page 26)).
Figure 8 Server management summary screen
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