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customers from such losses, Compaq develops technologies that ensure Compaq servers provide maximum uptime with minimal maintenance. Many of these ROM upgrades. For mission-critical high-end servers, including Compaq 8-way ProLiant servers, Compaq Remote-flash Redundant ROM enables servers to - HP ProLiant 8500 | Compaq ROM Technologies - Page 2
requirements. Compaq, Contura, Deskpro, Fastart, Compaq Insight Manager, LTE, PageMarq, Systempro, Systempro/LT, ProLiant, TwinTray, Compaq PC Card Solution logo are trademarks and/or service marks of Compaq Computer Corporation. Microsoft, Windows, Windows NT, Windows NT Advanced Server, SQL Server - HP ProLiant 8500 | Compaq ROM Technologies - Page 3
gives customers the manageability of the Compaq Remote Flash Utility plus the added protection of redundancy to maintain availability in the unlikely event of a ROM failure. TRADITIONAL APPROACH Upgrading server ROM firmware traditionally has been a manual process requiring a system administrator to - HP ProLiant 8500 | Compaq ROM Technologies - Page 4
type and current system ROM information and verifies that the server meets all minimum requirements. • The system reboots to the system partition and initiates the flash process. • The system ROM is flashed. • Firmware and option ROMs for Compaq SMART/SMART-2 array controllers are flashed for each - HP ProLiant 8500 | Compaq ROM Technologies - Page 5
, high-end servers, such as Compaq ProLiant 8000 and ProLiant 8500 servers. Remoteflash Redundant ROM provides the capability to revert to a backup image of the System ROM firmware in the event that • The primary image becomes corrupted. • The original image is needed after an upgrade with the - HP ProLiant 8500 | Compaq ROM Technologies - Page 6
second application of the System ROMPaq. During normal system operation, Compaq recommends that all firmware and driver upgrades be updated with bundled sets of pretested versions. Incompatible versions of firmware, drivers, and software can cause unpredictable system behavior. The redundant ROM
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December 1999
Compaq Computer
Corporation
ISSD Technology
Communications
C
ONTENTS
Introduction
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Traditional Approach
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Compaq Remote ROM
Flash Utility
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Remote ROM Flash
Functionality
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Remote-Flash
Redundant ROM
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Redundant ROM
Functionality
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Conclusion
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Compaq ROM Technologies
The growth of the Internet is rapidly changing the way business is conducted.
Business
models, core processes, and network infrastructures are being transformed through a
closer alignment between information technology and core business processes.
Such
models are central to the success of enterprise operations, and any loss of availability
translates into a loss of time and money.
To protect customers from such losses, Compaq develops technologies that ensure
Compaq servers provide maximum uptime with minimal maintenance.
Many of these
technologies also reduce the management effort and cost.
Compaq recently developed two technologies that maximize server uptime and minimize
management costs.
The Compaq Remote ROM Flash Utility helps customers reduce the
time, manpower, and cost of managing large-scale ROM upgrades.
For mission-critical
high-end servers, including Compaq 8-way ProLiant servers, Compaq Remote-flash
Redundant ROM enables servers to maintain availability in the unlikely event of a ROM
failure.
This technology brief describes the Compaq Remote ROM Flash Utility and Remote-flash
Redundant ROM and explains the benefits of each of these technologies.
Please direct comments regarding this communication to the ISSD Technology Communications Group at this Internet
address: