HP ProLiant BL660c HP ProLiant and Integrity Firmware Management Best Practice - Page 31

4 Deploying individual firmware types Use HP SPP and HP Integrity Smart Update Firmware bundles as your source for update tools and firmware, software, and driver components. Only deploy individual components if there is a hot fix that resolves an issue you are experiencing. The following sections discuss reminders and tips for specific types of firmware. Unless otherwise specified, use HP SUM from the HP SPP or HP Integrity bundle to perform an update. NOTE: HP Integrity Smart Update Firmware bundles deliver firmware updates only. System ROM System ROM firmware is staged and not immediately activated upon update. This means that the firmware is written to the physical ROM chip in the server but will not be activated until the server is rebooted. While it is recommended that you reboot as soon as possible to activate new firmware, there is no harm in leaving the System ROM image deployed and rebooting the server during a later maintenance window. System ROM firmware can be updated in either online or offline mode. For a list of System ROM driver dependencies, see "Driver dependency considerations" (page 36). iLO firmware iLO firmware is activated immediately upon update of the iLO by an automatic reset of the iLO. This reset disconnects any virtual media devices and remote consoles through the iLO. This reset normally takes less than a minute and does not affect the operating system or any running applications. The server does not need to be rebooted to activate the iLO firmware. iLO firmware can be updated in either online or offline mode. NIC firmware To update NIC firmware, use the HP SPP or HP Integrity Smart Update Firmware bundle. The corresponding operating system-specific NIC driver must be previously installed in online mode. You can obtain a NIC driver by using the one available in the HP SPP or HP Integrity Smart Update Firmware bundle. After the driver is in place, use HP SUM to update the firmware. You can update the NIC firmware in either online or offline mode. In special cases, different firmware can be preloaded on the adapter for a Broadcom NIC, depending on the functionality of the adapter. An example of this is the HP NC373i Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter and the HP NC373m Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter. The adapter is released in two forms. One form includes iSCSI support and the version is in the 1.x.x range. The same adapter is also available without iSCSI support and has firmware the version is in the 4.x.x range. The NIC firmware component is intelligent enough to only load the appropriate firmware on the adapter. Because of the different functionality the different types of firmware enable, it is important to use the NIC firmware components and HP SUM to deploy the NIC firmware and not attempt to update the firmware directly to prevent loss of functionality. NOTE: If updating from a version older than the 4.6.16.0 version of the Broadcom 1 Gb NIC driver, it is first necessary to update to the 4.6.16.0 version before continuing to later versions. More information about this can be obtained from the customer advisory on the advisory website at http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01684544. CNA firmware CNAs combine the functionality of fiber channel and NICs onto a single adapter. CNAs behave the same as Fibre Channel adapters. You can update CNAs in either offline or online mode. System ROM 31