HP OneView - Manual (Page 135)

18 Managing firmware for managed devices
NOTE: This chapter describes how to manage the firmware for devices managed by the appliance.
For information about updating the firmware for the appliance, see “Updating the appliance”
(page 163) .
A firmware bundle, also known as an HP Service Pack for ProLiant (SPP), comprises a set of
deliverables, a full-support ISO file, and six subset ISOs divided by HP ProLiant server family and
operating system. An SPP is a comprehensive collection of firmware and system software, all tested
together as a single solution stack that includes drivers, agents, utilities, and firmware packages
for HP ProLiant servers, controllers, storage, server blades, and enclosures. Each SPP deliverable
contains the HP Smart Update Manager (SUM), and software and firmware smart components.
You can apply SPPs as baselines to enclosures, interconnects, and server profiles, establishing a
version for firmware and drivers across devices. You download SPPs from the HP website
www.hp.com/go/spp to your local system, and then upload them to the firmware bundle repository
on the appliance.
NOTE: Firmware will not be downgraded to the selected firmware baseline when applying a
server profile. Use an external tool, for example HP SUM, to force firmware downgrades or rewrites.
Every resource (OA, iLO, server, and Virtual Connect) goes offline when you upgrade its firmware.
Always perform the upgrade during a maintenance window.
UI screens and REST API resources
REST API resource UI screen
firmware-bundles Firmware Bundles
18.1 About the appliance firmware repository
The firmware bundle repository contains the HP SPPs you upload to the appliance.
You can view the versions and contents of the SPPs in the repository from the Firmware Bundles
screen. Selecting a firmware bundle displays its release date, supported languages and operating
systems, and the bundle components. The screen also displays the amount of storage space available
for additional firmware bundles on the appliance. You cannot add a firmware bundle that is larger
than the amount of space available in the repository.
When you update firmware for enclosures, interconnects, and server profiles, you select from the
versions in the repository.
18.2 About unsupported firmware
A default firmware bundle (SPP) is pre-installed in the appliance and provides the minimum supported
firmware for all supported server hardware and interconnects. When you add a resource to bring
it under management, the resource firmware must be updated to the minimum supported level. The
appliance attempts to automatically update the firmware while the resource is being added to the
appliance. If the update fails, an alert is generated.
Unsupported firmware for firmware bundles
If you attempt to add a firmware bundle that contains firmware below the minimum versions
supported, an alert is generated and the firmware bundle is not added to the appliance firmware
repository.
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