HP Insight Control Software for Linux - Manual (Page 132)

You are asked to verify the targets and license any unlicensed nodes. On the next screen, you
optionally can enter option flags for the hpsum command. For normal operation, do not enter
anything in this screen, however, if you want to specify any option flags for the HPSUM command,
enter them in the text field provided. For more information on the hpsum command's option flags,
see
Section 12.2.5 (page 132) .
Select Run Now to start the update process or Schedule to schedule it for a later time.
Any running servers selected for firmware update are shut down to run the update, and all servers
that are successfully updated are left powered down.
12.2.3 Updating firmware on systems during bare-metal discovery
With Insight Control for Linux, you can update the firmware on a server automatically as part of
the bare-metal discovery process. This is a convenient way to ensure all the hardware added to
your environment has the latest firmware.
To enable this feature, edit the Insight Control for Linux properties file, /opt/mx/icle/
icle.properties
, and add the following line:
RUN_HPSUM_ON_BARE_METAL_DISCOVERY=true
It is not necessary to restart HP SIM for these changes to take effect.
In addition, if you want to run the hpsum command with option flags, add an additional line to
the file that looks like this:
HPSUM_FLAGS=parameters
Where parameters indicates the hpsum command's option flags you want to use. For example:
HPSUM_FLAGS=--downgrade
For more information on the hpsum command's option flags, see Section 12.2.5 (page 132) .
12.2.4 Viewing the results of a firmware update
The results of a firmware update are captured in the Insight Control for Linux task results. The task
results appear immediately after a firmware update is initiated with the Run Now button, or you
can view them later with the Tasks and Logs
→View Task Results menu item. You can also view
bare-metal discovery updates this way. The firmware results are displayed in the Operation Details
section when you select the step labeled ProLiant Firmware Update (if enabled). This log details
the setup of the firmware update and displays the HPSUM detail log file. This log file shows exactly
which firmware components were updated and the version they were updated to.
12.2.5 Specifying HPSUM option flags
By default, the firmware update procedure runs the command hpsum --silent without any
other options. This updates all firmware on a server only if the firmware files in the tar file are
newer.
HPSUM has many option flags that enable you to customize its operation. However, only a few
have any effect with the --silent option. The option flags most commonly used with Insight
Control for Linux are:
--force:rom Force a firmware update on all devices. This works only for single target devices
like BIOS and iLO, but not multiple target devices like NICs.
--rewrite This allows firmware of the same version to be overwritten.
--downgrade This allows firmware to be downgraded to a lower version.
--dryrun This option enables you to verify which firmware is updated but does not perform
an update.
Insight Control for Linux always inserts the --silent option. It is not necessary to specify it.
For more information on HPSUM option flags, see the HP Smart Update Manager User Guide.
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