HP A180 HP Integrity Servers and HP 9000 Servers Firmware Update Options - Page 9

Table 3 Firmware update options features and benefits

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Firmware update options comparison Table 3 Firmware update options features and benefits Installation HP SUM Options: HP OSIFM HP OFM - EFI Image ISO Image Insight MP textual OA manager interface line SuperDome 2 ILO3 GUI/CLI Features & All firmware All firmware benefits - components components Considerations Starting with Pre-2010 2010 systems only systems All firmware components Pre-2010 systems only All firmware components Non cellular pre 2010 only All firmware componentsstarting with 2010 only non cellular All firmware All firmware components- components- Cellular Cellular ONLY ONLY Superdome 2 only Name displayed on the Web install format Bundle Version Windows x86 Linux x86 Version number (HP-UX) (Linux) (Windows) Version number (ISO image) Version number - (EFI image) Bundle Version Windows X86 Linux X86 Version Bundle number Version (MP-initiated) number (Windows x86) (Linux x86) Summary Update from Update from X86 OS- the OS Target system can be online or offline Update Offline method using a CD Update Offline method at the EFI prompt Update all Firmware components from the ILO Update all firmware components from the MP console Update all Firmware components from On Board Administrator Systems supported Integrity Entry level 2010 generation HP 9000 and All Integrity Integrity entry-level entry-level systems systems All Integrity entry-level systems Integrity Entry Only on level 2010 some Mid generation and High end systems Integrity Cellular New generation Requirements Windows No X86 or Linux X86 PC or laptop CD burner No Web server FTP server OS supported Runs from Windows X86 and Linux X86 HP-UX Windows® Linux® Regardless OpenVMS of Target (2007) OS- OS independent OS OS OS OS OS independent independent independent independent independent All firmware All All components All All Interaction Minimal No Minimal interaction or minimal Minimal Interface GUI & CLI Textual interface, command line, or GUI Menu driven Command line Down time Reboot required for some firmware components - Can delay reboot. Target OS Minimal downtime Most downtime Most downtime All Minimal All Minimal All Minimal GUI or CLI MP textual GUI interface line Downtime or Downtime or Downtime or not not not depending on depending depending on the Firmware on the the Firmware component(s) firmware component(s) being component(s) being updated being updated updated Firmware update options comparison 9

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Firmware update options comparison
Table 3 Firmware update options features and benefits
OA
SuperDome 2
MP textual
interface line
Insight
manager
ILO3 GUI/CLI
EFI Image
HP OFM -
ISO Image
HP OSIFM
HP SUM
Installation
Options:
All firmware
components-
All firmware
components-
All firmware
components-
All firmware
components
Non cellular
pre 2010
only
All firmware
components
Pre-2010
systems only
All firmware
components
Pre-2010
systems only
All firmware
components
Starting with
2010
systems
Features &
benefits -
Considerations
Cellular
ONLY
Superdome 2
only
Cellular
ONLY
starting with
2010 only
non cellular
Bundle
Version
number
Version
number
(MP-initiated)
Bundle
Version
Windows
X86
Version
number - (EFI
image)
Version
number -
(ISO image)
Version
number -
(HP-UX)
(Linux)
Bundle
Version
Windows
x86
Name
displayed on
the Web -
install format
(Windows
x86)
Linux X86
(Windows)
Linux x86
(Linux x86)
Update all
Firmware
Update all
firmware
Update all
Firmware
Update
Offline
Update
Offline
Update from
the OS
Update from
X86 OS-
Summary
components
components
components
from the ILO
method at
the EFI
prompt
method
using a CD
Target
system can
be online or
offline
from On
Board
Administrator
from the MP
console
Integrity
Cellular New
generation
Only on
some Mid
and High
end systems
Integrity Entry
level 2010
generation
All Integrity
entry-level
systems
All Integrity
entry-level
systems
HP 9000 and
Integrity
entry-level
systems
Integrity
Entry level
2010
generation
Systems
supported
FTP server
Web server
No
CD burner
No
Windows
X86 or Linux
Requirements
X86 PC or
laptop
OS
independent
OS
independent
OS
independent
OS
independent
OS
independent
HP-UX
Windows®
Runs from
Windows
X86 and
Linux X86
OS supported
Linux®
Regardless
of Target
OpenVMS
(2007)
OS- OS
independent
All
All
All
All
All
All
All
All firmware
components
Minimal
Minimal
Minimal
Minimal
Minimal
No
interaction or
minimal
Minimal
Interaction
GUI
MP textual
interface line
GUI or CLI
Command
line
Menu driven
Textual
interface,
GUI & CLI
Interface
command
line, or GUI
Downtime or
not
Downtime or
not
Downtime or
not
Most
downtime
Most
downtime
Minimal
downtime
Reboot
required for
Down time
depending on
depending
depending on
some
the Firmware
on the
the Firmware
firmware
component(s)
firmware
component(s)
components
being
updated
component(s)
being
updated
being
updated
- Can delay
reboot.
Target OS
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