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

Description

 

 

Update firmware (stage + activate)

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.

 

 

Stage firmware for later activation

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.

 

 

Activate firmware

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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Best practice

Description

 

 

First step: Upload the latest current

You should upload the SPP to your appliance repository.

SPP.

 

 

 

Set the same firmware baseline for

HP recommends that you set the firmware baseline using the Update Firmware

all devices in an enclosure.

option on the Enclosures screen. This immediately updates all of the devices in the

 

enclosure to the specified SPP level.

 

 

Update the firmware in the proper

It is not always possible to update all of the devices in an enclosure in a single

sequence.

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.

 

 

Install the drivers and other

After you update the firmware, install the drivers and other software through the

software after updating the

operating system. HP recommends that you install the drivers from the same SPP

firmware.

that contains the firmware.

 

 

Use HP SUM to install the drivers.

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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