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Upgrading firmware
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8.2.1.1
Upgrading online using the OnlineROM Flash Component executable
To upgrade the HP Integrated Lights-Out Management Controller firmware or the BIOS - System ROM
firmware online, perform the following steps:
1.
Download the
Online ROM Flash Component
executable file from the Web site specified in the
HP StorageWorks Scalable File Share Release Notes.
2.
From the administration server, use the
ssh
utility to log in to the server to be upgraded.
3.
Run the executable file on the server.
NOTE:
The Channel Driver is required to upgrade the HP Integrated Lights-Out Management
Controller firmware on the servers in the HP SFS system. If the firmware upgrade fails, check that
the
cpqci
kernel module is loaded on the server, and that the device special file
/dev/cpqci
exists.
The firmware upgrade does not take effect until the server is next rebooted.
Repeat these steps to upgrade the firmware on each server.
8.2.1.2
Upgrading offline using a USB pen drive
NOTE:
ProLiant DL G3 servers do not support a USB pen drive; if you are upgrading the firmware on a
ProLiant DL G3 server, see Section 8.2.1.3.
You can use a USB pen drive to upgrade the HP Integrated Lights-Out Management Controller firmware or
the BIOS - System ROM firmware offline, as follows
1.
Download the
HP Drive Key Boot Utility
from the following location:
2.
Follow the instructions provided on the Web site to format the USB pen drive.
3.
Download the server firmware (the
Offline ROM Flash for Smart Start Maintenance:
ROM Update Utility
files) from the Web site specified in the HP StorageWorks Scalable File
Share Release Notes to the Windows system.
4.
Copy the files from the Windows system to the components directory of the USB drive.
5.
Plug the USB pen drive into the server where you want to upgrade the firmware, and boot the server.
8.2.1.3
Upgrading offline using a floppy disk drive — G3 servers only
To upgrade the HP Integrated Lights-Out Management Controller firmware or the BIOS - System ROM
firmware on ProLiant DL G3 servers offline, you must use a floppy disk drive.
Download the server firmware (
ROMPaq Firmware Upgrade
files) from the Web site specified in the
HP StorageWorks Scalable File Share Release Notes, and follow the installation instructions provided on the
Web site or with the firmware files.