HP Integrity cx2600 HP Integrity Servers and HP 9000 Servers Firmware Update O - Page 8

HP OFM HP OFM provides an intuitive, OS independent and menu driven procedure for firmware installation. The installation procedure begins and ends in the offline state. The HP OFM tool is delivered as an ISO image that must be burned onto a CD. The system must be booted from the CD to invoke HP OFM. All interactions between HP OFM and the system occur while the system is offline. HP OFM supports pre-2010 HP Integrity systems. Additional firmware installation options EFI image The EFI image solution is available on pre-2010 HP Integrity systems as an offline firmware update process. The EFI image provides the user with written procedures which guide the user through step-by-step instructions for copying the EFI image onto an EFI disk partition, shutting down the system, and running the EFI image to update the firmware at the EFI Boot Manager. iLO 3 IMPORTANT: HP recommends using HP SUM to perform firmware updates on your system. Updating firmware using iLO 3 should only be used if you require a method that does not use a networked Windows X86 or a Linux X86 workstation or laptop to update your server. The iLO 3 management processor enables you to perform a firmware update on HP Integrity systems introduced in 2010, including the BL860c i2, the BL870c i2, the BL890c i2, and the rx2800 i2 (See tables in the "HP Integrity and HP 9000 firmware update solutions" (page 5) section above). For information on how to update firmware using iLO 3, see Appendix A (page 14). MP-Initiated For the pre-2010 cellular systems only, the ability to update all Firmware components from the MP is still available. The MP initiated package is used for this method. 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 Update X86 OS- the OS Offline Update Offline Update all Firmware Update all Update all firmware Firmware 8