HP ProLiant BL660c HP ProLiant and Integrity Firmware Management Best Practice - Page 3

Contents 1 Introduction 5 HP firmware overview...5 Explanation of guides...5 2 Firmware deployment scenarios 7 3 Deploying firmware 8 Deployment modes...8 Updating firmware overview...8 Downloading the updates...9 Installation scenarios...9 Updating one or more servers in a single location 9 Updating firmware enclosures 9 Updating firmware for distributed corporate environments 10 Updating firmware for large enterprises 11 Updating mixed ProLiant and Integrity environments 12 Implementing firmware...12 Updating a server overview 12 Updating firmware in offline automatic mode 13 Updating in offline interactive mode 14 Updating firmware online 14 iLO Virtual Media...14 Updating firmware offline (HP ProLiant servers only 15 Updating the OA firmware using HP SUM 15 Updating the OA firmware using the OA browser interface from a workstation 16 Updating the VC firmware using VCSU 17 General requirements...17 Before beginning the update 17 Updating the VC firmware 18 Scripting firmware updates for multiple enclosures, including the OA, VC, and server blades.......19 Using a PXE server to deploy updates 19 Using HP SUM...21 Minimum requirements...21 HP SUM execution modes 21 Input files...21 Input file format and rules 22 File encoding...23 Error reporting...23 HP SUM special considerations 23 Disabling BitLocker to permit firmware updates 23 Network ports used by HP SUM 24 Using HP SIM...26 Using VMware ESXi 5.0 and later 26 Downloading the VMware ESXi 5.0 offline WBEM bundle 26 Deploying the HP WBEM Providers to single servers with VMware ESXi 5.0 and later 27 Deploying the HP WBEM Providers to single servers with a VSphere Client 28 Deploying the HP WBEM Providers to multiple servers concurrently 29 Using Onboard Adminstrator (HP ProLiant servers only 29 Updating servers in a c-Class enclosure using HP SUM 29 Updating servers in the OA enclosure using EFM 30 4 Deploying individual firmware types 31 System ROM...31 Contents 3