Enabling telnet and http services, Updating the firmware, Updating the firmware remotely – HP Lights-Out 100 Remote Management User Manual
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Enabling telnet and HTTP services
On HP ProLiant ML110 G5 Servers, HTTP and telnet are enabled after installing the HP ProLiant Lights-Out
100c Remote Management Card.
Updating the firmware
To update the LO100 firmware, use the ROMPaq utility. Downloads for the ROMPaq utility are available
on the HP we
refer to the HP websit
NOTE:
LO100 does not support ROMPAQ flashing from a virtual floppy.
After the ROMPaq utility flashes the selected device, cycle power manually to reboot the operating
system.
Updating the firmware remotely
Use the
load
command to update the LO100 firmware remotely. The firmware file must be an
uncompressed firmware image file created using the DOS ROMPAQ utility found on the Lights-Out 100
Firmware Upgrade Diskette Utility, which is available for download from the HP website
To create an uncompressed image file, enter the following command at the DOS prompt:
ROMPAQ /D
where <infile> is the ROMPAQ firmware image file and <outfile> is the file name for the
uncompressed binary image file. For example:
ROMPAQ /D cpqq0801.D14 ldrImage.bin
ROMPAQ Firmware Upgrade Utility, Version 5.02 (R)
Copyright (c) Hewlett-Packard Corporation, 1994-2006
Input file: CPQQ0801.D14
Output file: LDRIMAGE.BIN
The
load
command is used to retrieve a binary image from a specific source location (specified as
a URL) and place it at the specified target address.
The
load
command can download and flash an
ldr
firmware image file using TFTP from the
specified location.
To flash the firmware using TFTP settings on Windows®:
1.
Copy the BMC firmware into a directory on the server.
2.
Run TFTP by launching the executable file tftpd32.exe.
3.
Navigate to TFTP configuration>Settings, and set Timeout to 30 seconds and Max Retransmit to 6.
4.
Enter File Name and TFTP Server IP Address. File Name is the path where the BMC firmware is
residing. TFTP Server IP Address is the IP address of the TFTP server (for example, 10.141.38.157).
Flashing the firmware using TFTP settings on Linux:
1.
Navigate to Applications>Systems Settings>Server Settings>Services and make sure that TFTP and
xinetd are running.