Updating multiple servers simultaneously – HP SmartStart-Software User Manual
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NOTE:
Do not close the virtual media web page, or it might disconnect the ISO image.
9.
Return to the iLO 2 webpage.
10.
Click the Power Management tab.
11.
Using the Momentary Press button, power up the server.
NOTE:
If the server is powered up, click the Momentary Press button to shut down the server,
and then click the Momentary Press button again to power it back up.
12.
Click OK when prompted to power up the server.
13.
Select Remote Console or ensure the disconnection of the Local Image File to indicate flash is
finished. A Remote Console session is terminated if the iLO firmware is updated during the Automatic
Mode firmware update process.
Updating multiple servers simultaneously
HP recommends that you do not update more than eight servers simultaneously using the following
Automatic Mode process. If you update more than eight servers simultaneously, an isolinux Disk 80 error
may occur. If the isolinux Disk 80 error occurs, press any key. The server reboots to Automatic Mode, and
restarts the firmware update process. If you need to update more than eight servers in an enclosure, you
must execute multiple batches to complete the process.
You can use Automatic Mode to update firmware for multiple servers at once within an enclosure by using
the USB port on the OA to host the Automatic Mode ISO image through the iLO Virtual Media interface to
multiple servers.
To use Automatic Mode to update firmware on multiple servers in an enclosure at once:
1.
To update a server blade using the Automatic Mode ISO, place it on a USB key and insert it into the
USB port on the front of the c3000 Enclosure or on the rear of the C7000 Enclosure.
2.
Browse to the HP BladeSystem Onboard Administrator web interface.
3.
Log in using the OA administrator credentials.
4.
To see the summary of all blades in the enclosure, click Device Bays.
5.
Select each blade that needs to be updated
6.
Click the DVD tab, and select the Connect to bb*.iso option in the pull down menu where the *
(asterisk) signifies the version, date, and pass number of the Automatic Mode ISO file that you
extracted earlier.
7.
Select each blade that needs to be updated again if it was cleared during the DVD connection step.
8.
Select the Virtual Power tab, and then select the Momentary Press option. After confirming the
power change on the blades, the blades should power off if they were already powered on or
power on if they have already been powered off. If they are powered off by clicking the Momentary
Press option, repeat this step to power on the server blades.
9.
When you boot to Automatic Mode, all feedback is provided through the UID lights. While the
update process is running, the UID light blinks. Upon completion, the UID light is set to one of two
states.
o
If the UID light is off, the update process is complete and the server OS can be installed or the
server restarted to its previous operating system.
o
If the UID light is on solid, a firmware update failure has occurred.