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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 Target system can be online or offline method method at using a CD the EFI prompt components from the ILO components from the MP console 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 HP-UX Windows X86 and Linux X86 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 All All All Interaction Minimal No Minimal interaction or minimal Minimal Minimal Minimal Minimal Interface GUI & CLI Textual interface, command line, or GUI Menu driven Command line GUI or CLI MP textual GUI interface line Down time Reboot Minimal required for downtime some firmware components - Can delay reboot. Target OS can be running, or offline, or power up or down Most downtime Most downtime 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 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 Yes No Yes May be remotely managed Yes Yes Firmware update options comparison 9

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Table 3 Firmware update options features and benefits
(continued)
OA
SuperDome 2
MP textual
interface line
Insight
manager
ILO3 GUI/CLI
EFI Image
HP OFM -
ISO Image
HP OSIFM
HP SUM
Installation
Options:
components
from On
components
from the MP
console
components
from the ILO
method at
the EFI
prompt
method
using a CD
Target
system can
be online or
offline
Board
Administrator
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
can be
running, or
offline, or
power up or
down
Reboot or not
depending on
Reboot or
not
Reboot or not
depending on
One reboot
One reboot
One reboot
Automated
One reboot
Automated
or delayed
Reboot to OS
the Firmware
component(s)
depending
on the
the Firmware
component(s)
being
updated
firmware
component(s)
being
updated
being
updated
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Ability to
remotely
May be
remotely
manage
managed
Firmware
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