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HP SmartStart-Software User Manual

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Contents

Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 5

HP Smart Update Firmware DVD overview ...................................................................................................... 5
Minimum requirements .................................................................................................................................. 5
Supported firmware ...................................................................................................................................... 7
Obtaining the HP Smart Update Firmware DVD ............................................................................................... 8
Support limitations ........................................................................................................................................ 8

Smart Update Firmware DVD contents ............................................................................................. 9

Release sets and bundles .............................................................................................................................. 9
100 series servers ........................................................................................................................................ 9
HP Smart Update Firmware DVD powered by HP Smart Update Manager ......................................................... 9

Deployment options .................................................................................................................... 11

Host types ................................................................................................................................................. 11
Deploying components online ...................................................................................................................... 11
Deploying offline ........................................................................................................................................ 12
HP USB Key Utility ...................................................................................................................................... 12
Using a hard drive ..................................................................................................................................... 13
Deploying components not on Smart Update Firmware DVD ........................................................................... 14
Trusted Platform Module .............................................................................................................................. 14

TPM scenarios ................................................................................................................................. 16

Booting a Firmware DVD over a network ...................................................................................................... 16

Prerequisites .................................................................................................................................... 16
Setup .............................................................................................................................................. 17
Configuring PXELINUX ...................................................................................................................... 17
Specifying the ISO Image Path .......................................................................................................... 17

Deploying firmware and software simultaneously........................................................................................... 18

Smart Update Firmware DVD Automatic Deployment Mode ............................................................. 20

Overview .................................................................................................................................................. 20
Updating the firmware on a server ............................................................................................................... 21

Updating an individual server locally ................................................................................................. 21
Updating an individual server remotely .............................................................................................. 21
Updating multiple servers simultaneously ............................................................................................ 22
Updating multiple enclosures simultaneously ....................................................................................... 24

Determining the success of an Automatic Mode deployment ........................................................................... 26
Special modes ........................................................................................................................................... 27

Advanced topics ......................................................................................................................... 28

Server virtualization detection and support.................................................................................................... 28
Configuring IPv6 networks with HP Smart Update Manager ............................................................................ 28

Configuring IPv6 for Windows Server 2003 ....................................................................................... 29
Configuring IPv6 for Windows Server 2008 ....................................................................................... 31
Configuring IPv6 for Linux ................................................................................................................. 33

Troubleshooting .......................................................................................................................... 36

Recovering from a failed ROM upgrade ....................................................................................................... 36

Recovering from a failed system ROM upgrade ................................................................................... 36