
Service Pack for ProLiant
The SPP is a comprehensive systems software (drivers and firmware) solution delivered as a single package
with major server releases. This solution uses SUM as the deployment tool and is tested on all supported
ProLiant servers including HPE ProLiant Gen8 and later servers.
SPP allows the following operating modes:
• Online mode – The installation occurs while the host processor is running in the normal server
environment.
• Offline mode – Boots a small Linux kernel and enables updates to occur on a single server.
For more information or to download SPP, see one of the following pages on the Hewlett Packard Enterprise
website:
•
Service Pack for ProLiant download page
•
Smart Update: Server Firmware and Driver Updates page
FWUPDATE utility
The FWUPDATE utility enables you to upgrade the system firmware (BIOS).
To use the utility to upgrade the firmware:
1.
Download the FWUPDATE flash component from the
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Support Center
.
2.
Save the FWUPDATE flash components to a USB key.
3.
Set the boot order so that the USB key will boot first using one of the following options:
• Configure the boot order so that the USB key is the first bootable device.
• Press the
F11
key (Boot Menu) when prompted during system boot to access the
One-Time Boot
Menu
. This menu allows you to select the boot device for a specific boot and does not modify the boot
order configuration settings.
4.
Insert the USB key into an available USB port.
5.
Boot the system.
The FWUPDATE utility checks the system and provides a choice (if more than one exists) of available
firmware revisions.
To download the flash components, see the
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Support Center website
.
For more information about One-Time Boot Menu, see the UEFI System Utilities user guide for your product
on the
Hewlett Packard Enterprise website
.
FWUpdate command from within the Embedded UEFI Shell
For systems configured in either boot mode, update the firmware:
1.
Access the System ROM Flash Binary component for your server from the
. When searching for the component, always select
OS Independent
to locate
the binary file.
2.
Copy the binary file to a USB media or iLO virtual media.
3.
Attach the media to the server.
4.
Boot to Embedded Shell.
5.
To obtain the assigned file system volume for the USB key, enter the
Map –r
command.
For more information about accessing a file system from the shell, see the UEFI Shell user guide on the
Hewlett Packard Enterprise website
.
6.
Change to the file system that contains the System ROM Flash Binary component for your server. Enter
one of the
fsx
file systems available, such as
fs0
or
fs1
, and press the
Enter
key.
7.
Use the
cd
command to change from the current directory to the directory that contains the binary file.
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