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Page 49: System online rom flash component utility

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Software and configuration utilities 49

IMPORTANT:

Always perform a backup before installing or updating device drivers.

ProLiant Support Packs

PSPs represent operating system-specific bundles of ProLiant optimized drivers, utilities, and management

agents. Refer to the PSP website

(http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/psp.html).

Operating system version support

Refer to the operating system support matrix (http://www.hp.com/go/supportos).

HP Smart Update Manager

The HP Smart Update Manager enables system administrators to upgrade ROM images efficiently across

a wide range of servers and options. This tool has the following features:

Works offline and online

Supports Microsoft® Windows® and Linux operating systems

Integrates with other software maintenance, deployment, and operating system tools

Automatically checks for hardware, firmware, and operating system dependencies, and installs only

the correct ROM upgrades required by each target server

For more information, see the HP Smart Update Manager User Guide. The guide and the HP Smart

Update Manager utility are available from the ProLiant Firmware Maintenance CD. This CD and others

can be downloaded free of charge from the SmartStart download page on the HP website

(http://www.hp.com/go/support).

System Online ROM flash component utility

The Online ROM Flash Component Utility enables system administrators to efficiently upgrade system or

controller ROM images across a wide range of servers and array controllers. This tool has the following
features:

Works offline and online

Supports Microsoft® Windows NT®, Windows® 2000, Windows Server® 2003, Novell Netware,

and Linux operating systems

IMPORTANT:

This utility supports operating systems that may not be supported by the server.

For operating systems supported by the server, see the HP website

(http://www.hp.com/support).

Integrates with other software maintenance, deployment, and operating system tools

Automatically checks for hardware, firmware, and operating system dependencies, and installs only

the correct ROM upgrades required by each target server

To download the tool and for more information, see the HP website (http://www.hp.com/support).