HP ProLiant DL980 HP ProLiant Servers Troubleshooting Guide - Page 78

Version control, ProLiant Support Packs, Operating system version support, Firmware

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If you do not use the SmartStart CD to install an OS, drivers for some of the new hardware are required. These drivers, as well as other option drivers, ROM images, and value-add software can be downloaded from the HP website (http://www.hp.com/support). To directly locate the OS drivers for a particular server, enter the following web address into the browser: http://www.hp.com/support/ In place of , enter the server name. For example: http://www.hp.com/support/dl360g6 (http://www.hp.com/support/dl360g6) Version control The VCRM and VCA are Web-enabled Insight Management Agents tools that HP SIM uses to facilitate and schedule software update tasks to the entire enterprise. • VCRM manages the repository for Windows and Linux PSPs as well as online firmware. Administrators can browse a graphical view of the PSPs or configure VCRM to automatically update the repository with Internet downloads of the latest software from HP. • VCA compares installed software versions and available updates. Administrators can configure VCA to point to a repository managed by VCRM. For more information about version control tools, see the HP Systems Insight Manager Help Guide and the Version Control User Guide on the HP Systems Insight Manager website (http://www.hp.com/go/hpsim). ProLiant Support Packs PSPs represent operating system-specific bundles of ProLiant optimized drivers, utilities, and management agents. Refer to the PSP website (http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/psp.html). Operating system version support Refer to the operating system support matrix (http://www.hp.com/go/supportos). Firmware The Smart Update Firmware DVD is an organized firmware collection for ProLiant servers and options powered by HP Smart Update Manager (on page 79). The Smart Update Firmware DVD combines the following resources on a single DVD: • Firmware Maintenance CD • HP BladeSystem Firmware Deployment Tool (FDT) • The HP BladeSystem online firmware bundles • The ProLiant BladeSystem Release Sets • Offline, automatic mode for HP ProLiant BL, DL, ML, and 100 Series servers • Firmware deployment support for HP ProLiant 100 Series servers Software tools and solutions 78

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Software tools and solutions
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If you do not use the SmartStart CD to install an OS, drivers for some of the new hardware are required.
These drivers, as well as other option drivers, ROM images, and value-add software can be downloaded
from the HP website (
).
To directly locate the OS drivers for a particular server, enter the following web address into the browser:
servername
>
In place of
<servername>
, enter the server name.
For example:
)
Version control
The VCRM and VCA are Web-enabled Insight Management Agents tools that HP SIM uses to facilitate
and schedule software update tasks to the entire enterprise.
•
VCRM manages the repository for Windows and Linux PSPs as well as online firmware.
Administrators can browse a graphical view of the PSPs or configure VCRM to automatically update
the repository with Internet downloads of the latest software from HP.
•
VCA compares installed software versions and available updates. Administrators can configure VCA
to point to a repository managed by VCRM.
For more information about version control tools, see the
HP Systems Insight Manager Help Guide
and the
Version Control User Guide
on the HP Systems Insight Manager website (
).
ProLiant Support Packs
PSPs represent operating system-specific bundles of ProLiant optimized drivers, utilities, and management
agents. Refer to the PSP website
(
).
Operating system version support
Refer to the operating system support matrix (
).
Firmware
The Smart Update Firmware DVD is an organized firmware collection for ProLiant servers and options
powered by HP Smart Update Manager (on page
79
). The Smart Update Firmware DVD combines the
following resources on a single DVD:
•
Firmware Maintenance CD
•
HP BladeSystem Firmware Deployment Tool (FDT)
•
The HP BladeSystem online firmware bundles
•
The ProLiant BladeSystem Release Sets
•
Offline, automatic mode for HP ProLiant BL, DL, ML, and 100 Series servers
•
Firmware deployment support for HP ProLiant 100 Series servers