HP ProLiant Support Pack User Manual
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Introduction 17
Component
Supported
Mellanox NIC firmware
Yes
Power Management Controller firmware
Yes
Smart Array Controller firmware
Yes
SAS and SATA hard drive firmware behind Smart Array
controllers
Yes
SAS and SATA hard drive firmware behind non-Smart Array
controllers
No
Emulex, QLogic, and Brocade Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter
firmware
Yes, offline only
Tape blade firmware
Yes
Virtual Connect firmware*
Yes, online only
HP StorageWorks 600 Modular Disk System (MDS600)**
Yes, offline only
HP 3Gb SAS BL Switch firmware***
No
Onboard Administrator Firmware****
Yes, online only
HP Workstation WS460c G6 Blade ROM
Yes, offline only
HP ProLiant Blade Servers ROM
Yes
HP ProLiant 100 Series Servers ROM
Yes
When updating HP ProLiant blade servers in an HP BladeSystem Matrix, do not select ftp.hp.com to
download the latest components. Ensure the component source contains versions of components that match
the BladeSystem Matrix Compatibility chart before using HP SUM to deploy any software of firmware.
To view the BladeSystem Matrix compatibility chart, see www.hp.com/go/matrixcompatibility
*Virtual Connect firmware components can also be downloaded from the HP website and they can be
added to the HP Smart Update Firmware DVD by creating a USB key using the USB Key Utility. The latest
version can be obtained from the HP BladeSystem Firmware Maintenance website
HP SUM 4.0.2 and earlier only support deploying Virtual Connect firmware components version 2.3x and
earlier. If you must deploy a later version of Virtual Connect firmware, you must use VCSU which is provided
with the component.
**MDS600 firmware update requires HP SUM 3.6.0 or later. All blades in an enclosure with Smart Array
P700M controllers, except the blade doing the update, must be turned off before the firmware update
process is initiated. MDS600 firmware can only be updated using the HP Smart Update Firmware DVD in
offline mode.
***The HP 3Gb SAS BL Switch firmware can only be updated by uploading a bin file through the VSM
product. This firmware is currently delivered as a binary image file on the HP website and must be
downloaded and manually upgraded.
Because firmware might be able to update only in online or offline mode for some components, you might
need to execute the HP Smart Update Firmware DVD both online and offline to update all the firmware in an
enclosure.
****Downgrading the Onboard Administrator firmware from a new major release to an older release
version (for example, 3.x to 2.x) is not supported in HP SUM. Downgrading to a minor version from within a
major version is supported (for example, 2.60 to 2.52). To manually install a previous version of the