HP ProLiant DL385 G7 Server - Manual (Page 67)

Configuration and utilities 67
If you are installing drivers from the SmartStart CD, be sure that you are using the latest SmartStart version
that your server supports. To verify that your server is using the latest supported version, see the HP
website ( http://www.hp.com/support ). For more information, see the documentation provided with the
SmartStart CD.
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/<servername>
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
For information about specific versions of a supported operating system, 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 68 ). 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