HPE ProLiant SL270s Gen8, User Manual

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Software and configuration utilities 83
NOTE: The server ships with the same version programmed on each side of the ROM.
Safety and security benefits
When you flash the system ROM, ROMPaq writes over the backup ROM and saves the current ROM as
a backup, enabling you to switch easily to the alternate ROM version if the new ROM becomes corrupted
for any reason. This feature protects the existing ROM version, even if you experience a power failure
while flashing the ROM.
Keeping the system current
Drivers
IMPORTANT: Always perform a backup before installing or updating device drivers.
The server includes new hardware that may not have driver support on all OS installation media.
If you are installing an Intelligent Provisioning-supported OS, use Intelligent Provisioning (on page
76 )
and its Configure and Install feature to install the OS and latest supported drivers.
If you do not use Intelligent Provisioning to install an OS, drivers for some of the new hardware are
required. These drivers, as well as other option drivers, ROM images, and value-add software can be
downloaded as part of an SPP.
If you are installing drivers from SPP, be sure that you are using the latest SPP version that your server
supports. To verify that your server is using the latest supported version and for more information about
SPP, see the Hewlett Packard Enterprise website ( http://www.hpe.com/servers/spp/download ).
To locate the drivers for a particular server, go to the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Support Center website
( http://www.hpe.com/support/hpesc ). Under
Select your HPE product
, enter the product name or
number and click Go .
Software and firmware
Software and firmware should be updated before using the server for the first time, unless any installed
software or components require an older version.
For system software and firmware updates, use one of the following sources:
•
Download the SPP (" Service Pack for ProLiant " on page 78 ) from the Service Pack for ProLiant
download page ( http://www.hpe.com/info/spp/docs ).
•
Download individual drivers, firmware, or other systems software components from the server
product page in the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Support Center website
( http://www.hpe.com/support/hpesc ).
Version control
The VCRM and VCA are web-enabled Insight Management Agents tools that SIM uses to schedule
software update tasks to the entire enterprise.
•
VCRM manages the repository for SPP. Administrators can view the SPP contents or configure
VCRM to automatically update the repository with internet downloads of the latest software and
firmware from Hewlett Packard Enterprise.