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white paper Using HP Smart Update Manager with HP Integrity Servers Capabilities, Best Practices, and Troubleshooting Table of contents Overview 3 High-level Summary 3 Overall Firmware Update Flow 3 Update Capabilities 4 HP Integrity Servers Running HP-UX 5 HP Integrity Servers Running - HP Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 | Using HP Smart Update Manager with HP Inte - Page 2
Appendix B: Understanding the Firmware Download Pages 30 Finding the Correct Firmware to Download 30 c-Class Blades 31 Rack-mount Servers 32 Superdome 2 Servers 32 Files to Download 33 2 - HP Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 | Using HP Smart Update Manager with HP Inte - Page 3
on HP Integrity servers via HP-UX OS installations. • HP SUM should be run from a system with full network connectivity to both management and OS networks. • Use HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM) to update more than 50 servers or devices in a single management session. Overall Firmware Update Flow - HP Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 | Using HP Smart Update Manager with HP Inte - Page 4
SUM can help an administrator manage enclosure, platform and I/O card firmware on HP Integrity servers. Updates are performed through management interfaces and the operating system. Because the operating system is used for some updates, the specific HP SUM update capabilities might vary according to - HP Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 | Using HP Smart Update Manager with HP Inte - Page 5
Running OpenVMS or NonStop HP SUM can interact only with the management interface on HP Integrity systems running other OpenVMS or NonStop operating systems. Therefore, it can only provide enclosure and platform firmware updates. I/O card firmware must be manually updated using the traditional EFI - HP Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 | Using HP Smart Update Manager with HP Inte - Page 6
/documentation. This document includes additional details on HP Integrity specific issues. Network Connectivity HP Integrity servers have both management network and production interfaces. Usually these are kept on separate subnets within an installation. To perform full remote administration of the - HP Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 | Using HP Smart Update Manager with HP Inte - Page 7
to activate both types of updates, which reduces overall downtime. Note: Two steps are still recommended when updating an entire c-Class enclosure including the OA. In those cases, OA, VC and iLO firmware updates should be done in one step, and then HP-UX I/O firmware updates should be done. 7 - HP Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 | Using HP Smart Update Manager with HP Inte - Page 8
from a system on the management network and again from a system connected to the OS network. It is important for you to manually check any dependencies and reboot requirements between the two installations. Enclosure Level Updates When an entire enclosure is available for updates, HP SUM can be used - HP Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 | Using HP Smart Update Manager with HP Inte - Page 9
only a single reboot is required. 9) Start or schedule the update. o The updates can be set to be performed at a later time using the "Schedule Update" button. After setting the schedule, click the "Install" button and leave the HP SUM application running. 10) After HP SUM completes and systems have - HP Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 | Using HP Smart Update Manager with HP Inte - Page 10
the firmware update can be fully activated. o If you want to update only a subset of the enclosure, such as only one npartition, you can make those changes and then click the 'Analyze' button to have HP SUM validate the selection. o Once any changes are made, click the 'Deploy' button to start the - HP Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 | Using HP Smart Update Manager with HP Inte - Page 11
rebooting, you can continue with other updates not controlled by HP SUM. o On non-HP-UX systems, EFI packages can be used for updating I/O cards. o HP-UX software and driver patches can be installed. c-Class Enclosure Update Procedure HP SUM 5.3.5 Instructions 1) Select the correct repositories from - HP Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 | Using HP Smart Update Manager with HP Inte - Page 12
at a later time using the "Schedule Update" button. After setting the schedule, click the "Install" button and leave the HP SUM application running. 9) After HP SUM completes, exit HP SUM and verify all systems have finished rebooting and HP-UX is running. 10) Start HP SUM again and enter the IP - HP Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 | Using HP Smart Update Manager with HP Inte - Page 13
6.0.0 and later Instructions 1) Start with systems powered on and running HP-UX. 2) Start HP SUM from the Integrity platform bundle location. o The current directory will be added as a baseline automatically. o If you have a mix of i2 and i4 blades, start HP SUM from one Integrity bundle location - HP Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 | Using HP Smart Update Manager with HP Inte - Page 14
require a reboot. 14) After HP SUM completes updates on each node and the systems have finished rebooting, you can continue with other updates not controlled by HP SUM. o On non-HP-UX systems, EFI packages can be used for updating I/O cards. o HP-UX software and driver patches can be installed. 14 - HP Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 | Using HP Smart Update Manager with HP Inte - Page 15
rack-mount server or c-Class blade HP SUM 5.3.5 Instructions 1) Start with server powered on and running HP-UX. 2) Select the correct repositories from which to pull updates. o In this case, it will usually be the current default directory with the server firmware bundle where HP SUM is running from - HP Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 | Using HP Smart Update Manager with HP Inte - Page 16
Instructions 1) Start with systems powered on and running HP-UX. 2) Start HP SUM Updates to be Installed report on the HP-UX nodes and review. o This report provides a full view of all the recommended updates that HP SUM would apply to the selected node when you continue. 10) Start Deploy on the HP - HP Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 | Using HP Smart Update Manager with HP Inte - Page 17
by HP SUM. HP SUM defaults to updating the entire enclosure, but you can manually select which subset to update. For example, you can use this procedure for configurations with two nPartitions providing redundant functionality and only one can be updated at a time. HP SUM 5.3.5 Instructions 1) Start - HP Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 | Using HP Smart Update Manager with HP Inte - Page 18
not controlled by HP SUM. o HP-UX software and driver patches can be installed. HP SUM 6.0.0 and later Instructions Follow the Superdome 2 instructions above, but at step 6 during Deploy, open the Select Devices section of the Deploy page and choose an 'Partition/Blades' from the Update Type menu - HP Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 | Using HP Smart Update Manager with HP Inte - Page 19
HP Systems Insight Manager The number of systems that HP SUM can update at a time on its own depends on the server configuration that HP SUM is running on. Processor power, memory and network bandwidth can contribute to the limitation. A general rule of thumb would be to start testing with a couple - HP Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 | Using HP Smart Update Manager with HP Inte - Page 20
Activating Firmware Updates Some updates take effect immediately, some require an OS reset to activate and some require a server power cycle to activate. HP SUM understands the requirements of each update and can include the appropriate commands in the update sequence if enabled. Enabling HP SUM to - HP Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 | Using HP Smart Update Manager with HP Inte - Page 21
Definition Extensible Firmware Interface A pre-boot environment Firmware for enclosure wide resources, management or I/O Onboard Administrator FW and Virtual Connect FW for c-Class enclosures Complex FW for Superdome 2 enclosures HP Systems Insight Manager HP Smart Update Manager Firmware for add - HP Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 | Using HP Smart Update Manager with HP Inte - Page 22
Discovery N/A N/A N/A N/A Install HP SUM 6.x Baseline Node Scouting Inventory Location Guided Update Mode Analyze Deploy Description A collection of components for use in updating a node. For example, HP SPP or a custom baseline. Hardware you want to update. The process where HP SUM determines the - HP Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 | Using HP Smart Update Manager with HP Inte - Page 23
Troubleshooting Failed to Download Component / HTTP Access Issue HP SUM requires a bi-directional link to the target to complete the firmware update process. HP SUM may be able to perform discovery of the target by direct queries, but most installations require that the target request the firmware - HP Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 | Using HP Smart Update Manager with HP Inte - Page 24
Pending System Firmware Update On HP Integrity rack-mount and c-Class systems, System Firmware (SFW) is part of the platform firmware that is updated via the iLO management interface. If the system is powered on at the time of the update, SFW cannot be immediately programmed into flash because it is - HP Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 | Using HP Smart Update Manager with HP Inte - Page 25
it is done. If the HP SUM install is done without selecting this option, and you do not immediately perform the power cycle manually, the SFW is said to be in a 'pending' state. iLO will not allow another update to proceed until that existing 'pending' SFW update is either activated or cancelled - HP Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 | Using HP Smart Update Manager with HP Inte - Page 26
SFW. If selected, HP SUM will issue a reset command to iLO, which will cancel the pending SFW, while keeping the OS still booted. The target will then be available to continue with any new platform level updates in the same HP SUM session. Note: Because iLO and SFW are meant to be installed in pairs - HP Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 | Using HP Smart Update Manager with HP Inte - Page 27
Manually Managing Pending System Firmware To manually check for pending SFW, use the iLO GUI or CLI. From the iLO GUI, select the "Status Summary" menu, and then the "FW Revisions" tab: From the iLO CLI command menu, issue the 'sr' command. Any pending SFW will be shown. 27 - HP Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 | Using HP Smart Update Manager with HP Inte - Page 28
the server. These commands might only result in HP-UX stopping, but the firmware will not be activated. The systems may not reboot until power is shutdown via the iLO at that point. If you must to manually cancel the pending SFW update, cancel the update via the iLO CLI command menu using the 'fw - HP Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 | Using HP Smart Update Manager with HP Inte - Page 29
Driver Version Dependency Failure To install I/O card firmware on HP-UX, the firmware components require a minimum driver version. If is. HP SUM cannot continue to update I/O cards supported by that smart component until the driver is updated manually. HP SUM cannot automatically update drivers to - HP Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 | Using HP Smart Update Manager with HP Inte - Page 30
each server family. To find the correct page with available firmware bundles for a server: 1) Start at: www.hp.com. 2) Click: "Support and Drivers." 3) Click: "Drivers and Software." 4) A search box appears that allows you to enter the server model number, similar to the screen shot below. 5) After - HP Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 | Using HP Smart Update Manager with HP Inte - Page 31
is set to the matching CloudSystem Matrix version. 2) General bundles with full enclosure These bundles include firmware for enclosures: Onboard Administrator, Virtual Connect and HP Integrity Blades. I/O card firmware for online HP-UX updates will be included in a rolling fashion as new versions of - HP Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 | Using HP Smart Update Manager with HP Inte - Page 32
Rack-mount Servers There is only one type of HP SUM firmware bundle provided for HP Integrity rack-mount servers, under the "Firmware - System" heading. Bundles under this heading include firmware for just the server. Firmware for HP I/O cards that are approved for use in the server will be included - HP Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 | Using HP Smart Update Manager with HP Inte - Page 33
tar.gz file using 'tar -xvf ' or a Linux graphical archive management utility. 2) The MD5 checksum file This file can be used to validate checksum validation tool (such as md5sum on Linux) to verify the downloaded firmware image is the one expected and there was no corruption during the - HP Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 | Using HP Smart Update Manager with HP Inte - Page 34
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Technical white paper
Using HP Smart Update Manager with HP
Integrity Servers
Capabilities, Best Practices, and Troubleshooting
Table of contents
Overview
3
High-level Summary
3
Overall Firmware Update Flow
3
Update Capabilities
4
HP Integrity Servers Running HP-UX
5
HP Integrity Servers Running
OpenVMS or NonStop
5
Mixed HP ProLiant and Integrity
Environments
5
Best Practices
6
Network Connectivity
6
Enclosure Level Updates
8
Server Level Updates
15
Enterprise Level Updates / HP
Systems Insight Manager
19
Activating Firmware Updates
20
Conclusion
21
For more information
21
Call to action
21
Glossary
21
New terms in HP SUM 6.0.0 and later
22
Appendix A: Troubleshooting
23
Failed to Download Component /
HTTP Access Issue
23
Pending System Firmware Update
24
Driver Version Dependency Failure
29