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How to use the HP Smart Update Firmware DVD
I got a question from Chris the other day asking me if I had ever used the HP Smart Update Firmware DVD, he had logged a call to HP to fix a BL460 G1 blade which was misbehaving and before they started swapping out components, they wanted the drivers and firmware updated, and that’s when he got asked to run the HP Firmware DVD.
At that point I hadn’t actually used it, the difference between using their Firmware DVD and the online firmware is that the firmware can be done all in one go and include running the firmware for the actual server disks which cannot be done using their online firmware feature. So I experimented on a couple of our servers including a BL460 G1, a DL385 G1 and a DL380 G4 without issue.
So with that in mind I put together a quick guide:
- Download the latest firmware dvd, you can find it here. (It’s 9.20 as I write this post).
- Either burn the dvd to disc and put into the dvd drive or using the Integrated Lights Out (ILO/ILO2/ILO3) mount the iso and reboot the server
- The firmware utility will automatically boot into the iso/dvd and then run a menu system in which you can do a manual firmware update or update everything and press enter
- The utility will then go off and update everything.
- Reboot the server
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Caveat emptor! Yes, this is a handy method to catch up all firmware at once. From experience, however, you will want to first make sure your iLO firmware is current before attempting this via iLO-mounted media. Assuming, of course, that HP hasn’t built in a safety catch by now, my experience is that the iLO update causes interruption in the mounted media and a failed iLO upgrade can leave you locked out of remote management.