HP 6.x Reference Guide
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1. 1 2 3 4 Download the HP Smart Update Firmware DVD 9 30 from www hp com go bladesystemupdates Download the system ROMs listed in the table above from www hp com Download the iLO2 and iLO3 firmware versions from www hp com go iLO Download the online HP BladeSystem cClass Onboard Administrator Firmware Component for Windows version 3 31 from www hp com go OnboardAdministrator Download the HP BladeSystem c Class Virtual Connect Firmware Ethernet plus 4 8Gb 20 port and 8Gb 24 port FC Edition Component for Windows 3 18 from www hp com go virtualConnect NOTE This step does not apply if you have already upgraded to VC 3 18 If there are BL460c G7s in the environment download the firmware image for offline update of Emulex based FlexFabric Adapters LOMs and Ethernet Adapters version 2 102 517 703 for Matrix 6 1 and 6 2 customers from http h20000 www2 hp com bizsupport TechSupport Softwarelndex jsp lang en amp cc us amp prodNameld 4194638 amp prodlypeld 3709945 amp prodSerieslId 4194735 amp swlang 8 amp taskld 135 amp swEnvOID 54 Collect information required for upgrade The following information is needed to perform the upgrade steps in the next section IP address and administrative credentials for all OAs in the environment For the G7 server blades obtain either o The management host IP address and administrator level login credentials of Windows and Linux services running on a G7 server blade T2. the product name of HP BladeSystem Matrix has been renamed to HP CloudSystem Matrix While some documents before June 2011 may continue to have references to the HP BladeSystem Matrix product name these references are interchangeable with HP CloudSystem Matrix This document provides instructions on installing the components outlined in the updated Customer Advisory c02796117 dated September 2011 In this advisory HP recommends updating Integrated Lights Out 2 iLO2 Advanced firmware to version 2 06 Integrated Lights Out 3 iLO3 Advanced firmware to version 1 26 for ProLiant only Onboard Administrator OA firmware to 3 31 Virtual Connect VC firmware to 3 18 and Matrix ProLiant server blades system ROMs as a set Virtual Connect firmware should be updated to 3 18 if it has not been upgraded already NOTE This document applies to all HP CloudSystem Matrix 6 1 through 6 3 customers Hardware components to be updated HP recommends updating the following hardware components Hardware component Version HP Proliant BL280c G6 122 2011 05 05 HP ProLiant BL460c G5 123 2011 05 02 HP ProLiant BL460c G6 124 2011 05 05 HP ProLiant BL460c G7 127 2011 05 05 HP ProLiant BL465c G5 and G6 A13 2011 05 02 HP Proliant BL465c G7 A19 2011 05 10 HP ProLiant BL490c G6 121 2011 05 05 HP ProLiant BL490c G7 128 2011 05 05 HP ProLiant BL495c G5 and G6 A14 2011 05 02 HP Proliant BL680c G5 117
3. Enter gt button HINT If multiple iLOs have the same login credentials HP SUM can batch them together f When all the credentials have been entered press the Next gt button Select the Bundle filter The Select Bundle Filter screen displays g Select bundle options for the type of service s to be updated Upgrade iLO3 firmware version to 1 26 and iLO2 firmware to 2 06 9 O HP Smart Update Manager Jox 4 HP Smart Update Manager O Select Bundle Filter Discov One or more pre defined bundes were found HP Proliant BladeSystem Release Set 2011 04 for Unu Avalable Versions 2200 YemCorkerts b0000913 xmi HP Protar EladeSystem Release Set 2011 04 for Windows e If there are Windows systems select HP Proliant BladeSystem Release Set 2011 04 for Windows e If there are Linux hosts select HP ProLiant BladeSystem Release Set 2011 04 for Linux e Select ALLOW NON BUNDLE VERSIONS e Click OK h Press Install HP SUM performs the update i Repeat Step 2 Update iLO on each of the blades page 7 for each ProLiant server blade that has a Windows or Linux operating system installed Step 3 Upgrade firmware for each enclosure Repeat Step 1 Select an enclosure for updating firmware page 7 through Step 2 Update iLO on each of the blades page 7 for each enclosure Upgrade the HP NC553i 10Gb 2 port FlexFabric Converged Network Adapter 10 NOTE This upgrade is for Matrix 6 1 and 6 2 custom
4. 2011 05 02 HP ProLiant BL685c G5 A08 2011 05 02 HP ProLiant BL685c G6 A17 2011 05 02 HP ProLiant BL685c G7 A20 2011 05 10 HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure Onboard Administrator 3 31 HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric 10Gb 24 Port Module for Class BladeSystem HP Virtual Connect Flex 10 10Gb Ethernet Module for Class BladeSystem HP Virtual Connect 8Gb 24 port Fibre Channel Module for c Class 3 18 BladeSystem HP Virtual Connect 8Gb 20 port Fibre Channel Module for Class BladeSystem HP ProLiant Integrated Lights Out 2 iLO2 Advanced for BladeSystem 2 06 HP ProLiant Integrated Lights Out 3 iLO3 Advanced for BladeSystem for 1 26 ProLiant G7 Overview For Matrix 6 1 and 6 2 customers if there are BL460c G7 server blades whose NC553i Dual Port FlexFabric 10Gb Converged Network Adapter version is earlier than 2 102 517 701 HP recommends updating the NC553i to 2 102 517 703 In an HP CloudSystem Matrix environment HP recommends as a best practice to update firmware component types in the following order 1 Blade server firmware system ROM iLO NIC 2 Onboard Administrator OA firmware 3 Virtual Connect VC firmware The only upgrades that must be done offline are the system ROMs and the HP NC553i for BL460c G7 blades 2 Upgrade prerequisites Perform downloads The following components and tools are needed to perform the upgrade and should be downloaded before proceeding to the instructions in the next chapter
5. HP CloudSystem Matrix 6 1 6 2 and 6 3 Firmware Revisions for Customer Advisory cO2 96117 HP Part Number 666462 002 Published September 2011 Edition 1 Copyright 2011 Hewlett Packard Development Company L P Confidential computer software Valid license from HP required for possession use or copying Consistent with FAR 12 211 and 12 212 Commercial Computer Software Computer Software Documentation and Technical Data for Commercial Items are licensed to the U S Government under vendor s standard commercial license The information contained herein is subject to change without notice The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein HP UX Release 10 20 and later and HP UX Release 11 00 and later in both 32 and 64 bit configurations on all HP 9000 computers are Open Group UNIX 95 branded products UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group Java is a US trademark of Sun Microsystems Inc Intel and Itanium are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries Microsoft and Windows are U S registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and or its affiliat
6. curity defect Subscribing to security bulletins To receive security information bulletins and alerts from HP 1 Open a browser to the HP home page http www hp com 2 Click the Support amp Drivers tab 3 Click Sign up driver support amp security alerts which appears under Additional Resources in the right navigation pane 4 Select Business amp IT Professionals to open the Subscriber s Choice web page 5 Doone of the following e Sign in if you are a registered customer e Enter your e mail address to sign up now Then select the box next to Driver and Support alerts and click Continue Select HP BladeSystem Matrix Converged Infrastructure from Contacting HP 13 the product family section A then select each of the BladeSystem Matrixentries in section B Related information The latest versions of manuals only the HP CloudSystem Matrix Compatibility Chart and HP CloudSystem Matrix Release Notes are available and white papers for HP CloudSystem Matrix and related products can be downloaded from the www hp com 14 Support and other resources
7. ers and is only required if a CRC flash error occurs when updating the NC553i on the BL460c G7 server blade The error message states One or more CRC errors was detected during the flash operation Prior to restarting your system it is important to retry the flash update A failed flash update may leave your system in an unknown state Upgrade the FlexFabric Adapter NC553i firmware using the Emulex One Command Offline utility ISO Downtime can be greatly minimized in an HP BladeSystem Matrix environment by moving physical and virtual services using Virtual Service Manager to free server blades that need the upgrade If there are insufficient resources available to free server blades for this upgrade then the service will need to be taken down for a short time approximately 10 minutes to boot the upgrade CD NOTE The firmware on NC550m NC551m NC552m and NC553m adapters installed in these servers will be updated when the server LOMs are updated Upgrade firmware 3 4 If necessary move services from the blade s to be upgraded Boot the ISO for offline update of Emulex based FlexFabric Adapters LOMs and Ethernet Adapters version 2 102 517 703 using iLO virtual media recommended NOTE Instead of using iLO virtual media the ISO can be burned to a DVD and booted using OA DVD Player if equipped or from a DVD player attached to the server blade The upgrade utility will run automatically Wait for the update to co
8. es Revision history Document version Published Changes 666462 002 September 2011 HP CloudSystem Matrix 6 1 6 2 and 6 3 firmware revisions e Upgrades to HP Onboard Administrator OA 3 31 HP Integrated Lights Out 2 Advanced iLO2 2 06 HP Integrated Lights Out 3 Advanced iLO3 1 26 Virtual Connect VC 3 18 and Matrix ProLiant server blade system ROMs as a set 666462 001 August 2011 Reserved 658130 001 April 2011 HP BladeSystem Matrix 6 0 6 1 and 6 2 firmware revisions e Updates to iLO3 1 20 OA 3 21 and VC 3 18 as a set e Update to the NC553i firmware on the BL460c G7 server blade Contents ane ene eo ee Ne een ee Terme ener ee ener Cr ene eet eee cern eet 4 2 Upgrade progo SNES sect iret ac diosa ecelere elected elena 6 Perform d wnloads siasi O EE sa Manone rane 6 Collect information required for upgrades onsssiniercicvsesrrarbeomaiersetseriesdenegremos en dadvomaneiineds 6 Prepare for the IOI Saco ince suecnic sds tesaw eniaadinin oes cenbanenan ea eoneas oem exten snadaeeees awentw asec aneeal umdaundaseezenieas 6 3 Upgrade TIME a ccauascnasavcacerasicauasavisatensinnstnenuserepeeasepeneedenitenpimesanaavacedees 7 Upgrade Proliant system RIS yon erctsuoncexcesudpadentvarasweencentaeniusetonpencdacniadeuapermenendbdeieradnansioeiied 7 Upgrade iLO3 firmware version to 1 26 and ilO2 firmware to 2 06 ccccccceeesceeceeeeeseesteeeeeseeeaes 7 Upgrade the HP NC553i 10Gb 2 port FlexFabric C
9. he G7 blades will have iLO3 o The iLO3 IP address and administrator level login credentials for all spare server blades and server blades running VMware ESX ESXi in the environment For all other server blades obtain the management host IP address and administrator level login credentials of Windows and Linux services running on the server blade Prepare for the upgrade Perform the following steps to prepare for the upgrade 1 Copy the contents of the hp swpackages directory from the HP Smart Update 9 30 DVD or ISO image to a directory on the hard drive where HP Smart Update Manager HP SUM will be executed For example c fwdvd9 30 Copy the firmware downloaded in Perform downloads page 6 into the same directory where the HP Smart Update DVD 9 30 files were copied 6 Upgrade prerequisites 3 Upgrade firmware Upgrade ProLiant system ROMs This section describes the steps to upgrade the Matrix server blades system ROMs This upgrade requires system downtime 1 Place the HP Smart Update Firmware DVD on a USB key using the HP USB Key Creator Utility 2 Copy the scexe files downloaded in Perform downloads page 6 to the hp swpackages directory on the USB Key NOTE To upgrade the iLO firmware at the same time copy the iLO scexe files downloaded in Perform downloads page 6 to the hp swpackages directory on the USB Key Pick an enclosure with servers blades that need updating Pick a blade
10. in the enclosure with a system ROM that needs updating Link the newly created USB key to the blade s iLO virtual media Boot from the USB key and follow the HP Smart Update Manager steps to complete the firmware update 7 Repeat steps 3 through 6 for each blade and enclosure that needs updating Upgrade iLO3 firmware version to 1 26 and iLO2 firmware to 2 06 This section details the steps to deploy the iLO3 1 26 and iLO2 2 06 firmware update with no service downtime expected This upgrade can be done online and requires approximately 5 minutes eS oa NOTE If the iLO firmware was upgraded with the system ROMs skip these steps This process is for ProLiant servers only Step 1 Select an enclosure for updating firmware Select an enclosure IMPORTANT HP recommends that you update the firmware for all devices within an entire enclosure before proceeding to the next enclosure Step 2 Update iLO on each of the blades HP SUM can deploy firmware to multiple iLOs at the same time subject to software firewall and connection prerequisites For more information see the HP SUM help section titled Multiple host installations using the GUI and troubleshooting sections HP SUM help is found in the extracted directory htm or in the GUI Update the firmware on each ProLiant server blade iLO by performing the following steps a Execute HPSUM exe HPSUM for Linux services from the directory where the HP Smart U
11. mplete before rebooting the system Reallocate the blade s for services as needed Upgrade Onboard Administrator firmware to version 3 3 NOTE This upgrade can be done online and requires approximately 5 to 10 minutes 1 Run hpsum exe and follow the instructions to update the two OA modules for the enclosure s This step requires providing the IP addresses and login credentials for all the OA modules in the environment For Matrix 6 1 and 6 2 customers download and install HP SIM 6 1 or HP SIM 6 2 HotFix Update Kit dated May 31 2011 See http h18013 www 1 hp com products servers management hpsim download html Upgrade Virtual Connect firmware to version 3 18 NOTE This step does not apply if you have already upgraded to VC 3 18 This upgrade can be done online and requires approximately 20 minutes for each VC Enet module and 5 minutes for each VC FC module to be updated 1 2 Place the VC domain in maintenance mode using Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager VCEM before updating the VC module Run hpsum exe and follow the instructions to update the VC modules for the enclosure This step requires the IP address of the all VC module s running Virtual Connect Manager and login credentials in the environment After the upgrade end maintenance mode using VCEM Upgrade Onboard Administrator firmware to version 3 31 T1 4 Support and other resources Contacting HP Information to collect before co
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13. ntacting HP Be sure to have the following information available before you call contact HP HP CloudSystem Matrix Starter Kit or Expansion Kit c7000 enclosure serial number and or SAID Service Agreement Identifier if applicable Software product name Hardware product model number Operating system type and version Applicable error message Third party hardware or software Technical support registration number if applicable IMPORTANT Be sure to mention that this is a HP CloudSystem Matrix configuration when you call for support Each HP BladeSystem Matrix Starter Kit or Expansion Kit c7000 serial number identifies it as a HP CloudSystem Matrix installation How to contact HP Use the following methods to contact HP technical support See the Contact HP worldwide website htto www hp com go assistance Use the Contact HP link on the HP Support Center website http www hp com go hpsc In the United States call 1 800 334 5144 to contact HP by telephone This service is available 24 hours a day 7 days a week For continuous quality improvement conversations might be recorded or monitored Registering for software technical support and update service HP Insight software includes one year of 24 x 7 HP Software Technical Support and Update Service This service provides access to HP technical resources for assistance in resolving software implementation or operations problems The service also provides access to soft
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15. pdate Firmware DVD files were copied earlier b Add all the blade ilOs to be updated using the HP SUM GUI e Check the Remote Host or Group radio button e Press the Manage Hosts button e Press the Add Hosts button Upgrade ProLiant system ROMs 7 e HP Semart Updete Manager Ap HP Smart Update Manager gt Select Installation Host s EJ Local Host win2k amp 64 cms amp Remote Host or Group Select from List ETJ Es e staroge Posts OE Sew host x Add a Most by ONS tame Host ONS Name f add a Sede Mont by IP IE IP Femat om hd a Range of Hosts by IP rie ok nef Cowpens of MMS E i c Select the hosts to be updated Enter the IP address of each host and click OK or hold down the lt Ctrl gt key to select multiple hosts O te Smart Update Manager Select Installation Host s EJ Local Host win2k8x64 cms Remote Host or Group Select from List Rack 4 Endoswe 1 OAL 2011 03 02 07 25 2011 01 19 17 15 ndi 1LOs 2011 05 21 11 26 Endi Os 2011 06 21 11 26 End LOs iif i Endi Os View Oriy Hosts Ony Groups Both Ce Upgrade firmware d When all the iLOs are selected press the Next gt button The Enter Credentials for Group screen displays O HP Smart Update Manager e Enter the administrative level login credentials for each iLO Select each iLO and press the
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