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the HP Virtual Connect Ethernet and Fibre Channel Modules for c-Class BladeSystem firmware

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• Select Allow Rewrites to enable HP Smart Update Manager to overwrite the current firmware version with the same version. • Select Allow Shared Devices to upgrade firmware in a shared storage environment. NOTE: HP Smart Update Manager does not support Allow Downgrades or Allow Rewrites for the HP Virtual Connect Ethernet and Fibre Channel Modules for c-Class BladeSystem firmware component. The following table illustrates how changing the options for firmware upgrade behavior can change the firmware upgrade results. In this example, the array controller is assumed to be an HP Smart Array 6402 controller. If the existing array controller has firmware version 3.00 installed, then updating the firmware produces results as described in the following table. Default Allow downgrades Allow rewrites Firmware upgrade v3.05 Firmware upgrade v3.10 3.05 3.10 3.05 3.10 3.05 3.10 If the existing array controller has firmware version 3.10 installed, then updating the firmware produces results as described in the following table. Default Allow downgrades Allow rewrites Firmware upgrade v3.05 Firmware upgrade v3.10 No change No change 3.05 No change 3.10 3.10 NOTE: When updating installation for NIC components, select the devices to be updated in the window that appears. After you have selected all the components that you want to install, click Install to proceed with the installation. The Installation Progress screen appears. Firmware Maintenance CD powered by HP Smart Update Manager 29

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Firmware Maintenance CD powered by HP Smart Update Manager
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•
Select
Allow Rewrites
to enable HP Smart Update Manager to overwrite the current firmware version
with the same version.
•
Select
Allow Shared Devices
to upgrade firmware in a shared storage environment.
NOTE:
HP Smart Update Manager does not support Allow Downgrades or Allow Rewrites for
the HP Virtual Connect Ethernet and Fibre Channel Modules for c-Class BladeSystem firmware
component.
The following table illustrates how changing the options for firmware upgrade behavior can change the
firmware upgrade results. In this example, the array controller is assumed to be an HP Smart Array 6402
controller.
If the existing array controller has firmware version 3.00 installed, then updating the firmware produces
results as described in the following table.
Default
Allow downgrades
Allow rewrites
Firmware upgrade
v3.05
3.05
3.05
3.05
Firmware upgrade
v3.10
3.10
3.10
3.10
If the existing array controller has firmware version 3.10 installed, then updating the firmware produces
results as described in the following table.
Default
Allow downgrades
Allow rewrites
Firmware upgrade
v3.05
No change
3.05
3.10
Firmware upgrade
v3.10
No change
No change
3.10
NOTE:
When updating installation for NIC components, select the devices to be updated in
the window that appears.
After you have selected all the components that you want to install, click
Install
to proceed with the
installation. The Installation Progress screen appears.