HP A180 HP Integrity Servers and HP 9000 Servers Firmware Update Options - Page 10

Table 3 Firmware update options features and benefits (continued) Installation HP SUM Options: HP OSIFM HP OFM - EFI Image ISO Image Insight MP textual OA manager interface line SuperDome 2 ILO3 GUI/CLI can be running, or offline, or power up or down Reboot to OS One reboot One reboot Automated Automated or delayed One reboot One reboot Reboot or not Reboot or Reboot or not depending on not depending on the Firmware depending the Firmware component(s) on the component(s) being firmware being updated component(s) updated being updated Ability to Yes Yes remotely manage Firmware update process Yes No Yes May be remotely managed but requires a physical DVD-ROM be inserted in the target system Yes Yes Initiate Yes Yes Firmware update on multiple systems No No Yes No No Enable Yes Yes automation No Yes Yes No No Leverage OS NA Yes Software update process No No No No No Knowledge HP SUM required Software distributor process for HP-UX, Smart component for Windows® and Linux® Recording and booting from CD EFI commands HP SUM or MP ILO GUI/CLI commands commands OA GUI Built in firmware verification Prior to starting firmware update Prior to shutdown When system is down When system is down, while doing the actual Firmware update Minimal Prior to Minimal Firmware update and prior to activation, MP tools check the system state at every step of the update. 10