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Contents 1 Introduction 5 HP Smart Update Firmware DVD overview 5 Supported firmware...5 Obtaining the Smart Update Firmware DVD 6 Support limitations...7 2 Smart Update Firmware DVD contents 8 Release sets and bundles...8 100 series servers...8 Smart Update Firmware DVD powered by HP SUM 8 3 Deployment options 10 Host types...10 Deploying components online 11 Deploying offline...11 Using the HP USB Key Utility...11 Using a hard drive to deploy the components 13 Deploying components not on Smart Update Firmware DVD 13 Disabling BitLocker to permit firmware updates 13 Booting a Smart Update Firmware DVD over a network 15 Prerequisites...15 Setup...15 Configuring PXELINUX...15 Specifying the ISO Image Path 16 Supported network file systems 16 Deploying firmware and software simultaneously 17 4 Smart Update Firmware DVD Automatic Deployment Mode 18 Overview...18 Updating the firmware on a server 18 Updating an individual server locally 19 Updating an individual server remotely 19 Updating multiple servers simultaneously 19 Updating multiple enclosures simultaneously 20 RIBCL scripts...20 Sample scripts...21 Determining the success of an Automatic Mode deployment 23 Special modes...23 5 Advanced topics 24 Server virtualization detection and support 24 Configuring IPv6 networks...24 Configuring IPv6 for Windows Server 2003 24 Configuring IPv6 for Windows Server 2008 25 Configuring IPv6 for Linux 25 Configuring IPv6 networks with HP SUM 26 6 Troubleshooting 27 Recovering from a failed system ROM upgrade 27 Redundant ROM recovery 27 Redundant ROM recovery if the server does not boot from the redundant ROM 27 Recovering from a failed option ROM upgrade 27 Array controller ROMs...28 Lights-Out management ROMs 28 Contents 3

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Contents
1 Introduction
...............................................................................................
5
HP Smart Update Firmware DVD overview
...................................................................................
5
Supported firmware
..................................................................................................................
5
Obtaining the Smart Update Firmware DVD
.................................................................................
6
Support limitations
....................................................................................................................
7
2 Smart Update Firmware DVD contents
...........................................................
8
Release sets and bundles
...........................................................................................................
8
100 series servers
.....................................................................................................................
8
Smart Update Firmware DVD powered by HP SUM
.......................................................................
8
3 Deployment options
..................................................................................
10
Host types
.............................................................................................................................
10
Deploying components online
..................................................................................................
11
Deploying offline
....................................................................................................................
11
Using the HP USB Key Utility
....................................................................................................
11
Using a hard drive to deploy the components
.............................................................................
13
Deploying components not on Smart Update Firmware DVD
.........................................................
13
Disabling BitLocker to permit firmware updates
...........................................................................
13
Booting a Smart Update Firmware DVD over a network
...............................................................
15
Prerequisites
......................................................................................................................
15
Setup
...............................................................................................................................
15
Configuring PXELINUX
........................................................................................................
15
Specifying the ISO Image Path
.............................................................................................
16
Supported network file systems
........................................................................................
16
Deploying firmware and software simultaneously
........................................................................
17
4 Smart Update Firmware DVD Automatic Deployment Mode
............................
18
Overview
..............................................................................................................................
18
Updating the firmware on a server
............................................................................................
18
Updating an individual server locally
....................................................................................
19
Updating an individual server remotely
.................................................................................
19
Updating multiple servers simultaneously
...............................................................................
19
Updating multiple enclosures simultaneously
..........................................................................
20
RIBCL scripts
.................................................................................................................
20
Sample scripts
..............................................................................................................
21
Determining the success of an Automatic Mode deployment
.........................................................
23
Special modes
.......................................................................................................................
23
5 Advanced topics
......................................................................................
24
Server virtualization detection and support
.................................................................................
24
Configuring IPv6 networks
.......................................................................................................
24
Configuring IPv6 for Windows Server 2003
..........................................................................
24
Configuring IPv6 for Windows Server 2008
..........................................................................
25
Configuring IPv6 for Linux
...................................................................................................
25
Configuring IPv6 networks with HP SUM
...............................................................................
26
6 Troubleshooting
........................................................................................
27
Recovering from a failed system ROM upgrade
...........................................................................
27
Redundant ROM recovery
...................................................................................................
27
Redundant ROM recovery if the server does not boot from the redundant ROM
..........................
27
Recovering from a failed option ROM upgrade
...........................................................................
27
Array controller ROMs
........................................................................................................
28
Lights-Out management ROMs
.............................................................................................
28
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