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Keeping the system current, Drivers, Software and firmware, Version control

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Keeping the system current Drivers IMPORTANT: Always perform a backup before installing or updating device drivers. The node includes new hardware that may not have driver support on all OS installation media. Drivers, ROM images, and value-add software can be downloaded as part of an SPP ("HP Service Pack for ProLiant" on page 45). If you are installing drivers from SPP, be sure that you are using the latest SPP version that your node supports. To verify that your node is using the latest supported version and for more information about SPP, see the HP website (http://www.hp.com/go/spp/download). To locate the drivers for a particular node, go to the HP website (http://www.hp.com/go/hpsc) and click on Drivers, Software & Firmware. Then, enter your product name in the Find an HP product field and click Go. Software and firmware Software and firmware should be updated before using the server for the first time, unless any installed software or components require an older version. For system software and firmware updates, download the SPP ("HP Service Pack for ProLiant" on page 45) from the HP website (http://www.hp.com/go/spp). 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). Operating System Version Support For information about specific versions of a supported operating system, refer to the operating system support matrix (http://www.hp.com/go/supportos). Change control and proactive notification HP offers Change Control and Proactive Notification to notify customers 30 to 60 days in advance of upcoming hardware and software changes on HP commercial products. For more information, refer to the HP website (http://www.hp.com/go/pcn). Software and configuration utilities 53

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Software and configuration utilities
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Keeping the system current
Drivers
IMPORTANT:
Always perform a backup before installing or updating device drivers.
The node includes new hardware that may not have driver support on all OS installation media.
Drivers, ROM images, and value-add software can be downloaded as part of an SPP ("
HP Service Pack for
ProLiant
" on page
45
). If you are installing drivers from SPP, be sure that you are using the latest SPP version
that your node supports. To verify that your node is using the latest supported version and for more
information about SPP, see the HP website (
).
To locate the drivers for a particular node, go to the HP website (
) and click on
Drivers, Software & Firmware
. Then, enter your product name in the
Find an HP product
field and click
Go
.
Software and firmware
Software and firmware should be updated before using the server for the first time, unless any installed
software or components require an older version. For system software and firmware updates, download the
SPP ("
HP Service Pack for ProLiant
" on page
45
) from the HP website (
).
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 (
).
Operating System Version Support
For information about specific versions of a supported operating system, refer to the operating system
support matrix (
).
Change control and proactive notification
HP offers Change Control and Proactive Notification to notify customers 30 to 60 days in advance of
upcoming hardware and software changes on HP commercial products.
For more information, refer to the HP website (
).