Keeping the system current, Drivers, Proliant support packs – HP ProLiant BL490c G7 Server-Blade User Manual
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Keeping the system current
Drivers
IMPORTANT:
Always perform a backup before installing or updating device drivers.
The server blade includes new hardware that may not have driver support on all OS installation media.
If you are installing a SmartStart-supported OS, use the SmartStart software (on page
) and its Assisted
Path feature to install the OS and latest driver support.
If you are installing drivers from the SmartStart CD, be sure that you are using the latest SmartStart version
that your server blade supports. To verify that your server blade is using the latest supported version, see the
HP website
. 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
To directly locate the OS drivers for a particular server blade, enter the following web address into the
browser:
http://www.hp.com/support/<servername>
In place of
For example:
http://www.hp.com/support/dl360g6
ProLiant Support Packs
PSPs represent operating system-specific bundles of ProLiant optimized drivers, utilities, and management
agents. Refer to the PSP website
Operating System Version Support
For information about specific versions of a supported operating system, refer to the operating system
support matrix
Firmware
The Smart Update Firmware DVD is an organized firmware collection for ProLiant servers and options
powered by HP Smart Update Manager (on page
). 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
•
The ProLiant BladeSystem Release Sets