HP OneView manual Best practices for firmware, Option

resources in the enclosure (OA, all member interconnects, and server hardware firmware including iLO).

In the UI, select Enclosures→Actions→Update firmware, and then select from the following options:

Option	Device updated
Enclosure	OA firmware

Enclosure + logical interconnect + server profiles

OA, all member interconnects, and server hardware firmware including iLO

•You update a firmware bundle for a logical interconnect to apply the same firmware baseline to all member interconnects. This operation by default updates firmware only on those member interconnects that are running a different version of firmware and ignores the interconnects that are running the same firmware version. You select from the following options:

Option

Update firmware (stage + activate)

Stage firmware for later activation

Activate firmware

Description

Stages (uploads) the selected firmware to the secondary flash memory on the interconnect, and then activates the firmware as the baseline. During firmware activation, the interconnect will be offline.

Writes the selected firmware to the secondary flash memory on the interconnect, but does not activate the firmware. You can activate the firmware at a later time.

Activates the selected staged firmware. During firmware activation, the interconnect will be offline.

•To update the firmware bundle for a specific server, edit the existing server profile or create a new server profile to specify the version of the SPP, and then click Create in the user interface or use the REST APIs to apply.

NOTE: To apply a server profile, the selected server hardware must be powered off.

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First step: Upload the latest current SPP.

Set the same firmware baseline for all devices in an enclosure.

Update the firmware in the proper sequence.

Install the drivers and other software after updating the firmware.

Use HP SUM to install the drivers.

Description

You should upload the SPP to your appliance repository.

HP recommends that you set the firmware baseline using the Update Firmware option on the Enclosures screen. This immediately updates all of the devices in the enclosure to the specified SPP level.

It is not always possible to update all of the devices in an enclosure in a single operation. The appliance supports installing firmware on one device at a time. In this case, upgrade the firmware in the following order: OA, logical interconnect, and then the server hardware.

After you update the firmware, install the drivers and other software through the operating system. HP recommends that you install the drivers from the same SPP that contains the firmware.

The appliance does not install drivers. Use an external tool, such as HP SUM, to install the drivers and other nonfirmware components.

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