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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 ............................................................................................. 7

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 HP 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