14 Upgrading firmware
IMPORTANT:
The X9720 system is shipped with the correct firmware and drivers. Do not upgrade
firmware or drivers unless the upgrade is recommended by HP Support or is part of an X9720
patch provided on the HP web site.
Firmware update summary
When the X9720 Network Storage System software is first loaded, it automatically updates the
firmware for some components. The following table describes the firmware actions and status for
each component.
Update implications on system
operations
Summary of update process
Component
Requires reboot of server (one at a
time).
Update RPM, then reboot.
Server blade BIOS
Requires reboot of server (one at a
time).
Update RPM, then reboot.
E200i firmware
Requires reboot of server (one at a
time).
Update RPM, then reboot.
E410i
Requires reboot of server (one at a
time).
Update RPM, then reboot.
P700m firmware
Requires reboot of server (one at a
time).
Update RPM, then reboot.
iLO firmware
Updates while system is running. OA
reboots, but backup OA maintains
operations.
Update RPM, then update using the
OA CLI.
OA firmware
Requires complete system shutdown.
Update RPM, then update using the
OA CLI.
Virtual Connect (VC) firmware
Requires complete system shutdown.
Update RPM. Run online.
X9700c controller firmware HP and
X9700c management (SEP) firmware
Requires complete system shutdown.
Update RPM. Run online.
X9700cx I/O Controller firmware
Requires complete system shutdown.
Update RPM, then update using the
OA CLI.
SAS switch firmware
Requires complete system
shutdown.
Note:
For individual
out-of-revision drives, return to HP.
Update RPM. Run online.
Capacity block disk drive firmware
Locating firmware
Obtain the firmware by one of the following methods:
•
HP technical support might send you an updated mxso-firmware RPM. This installs firmware
in
/opt/hp/mxso/firmware
. This RPM also updates the revision information used by the
exds_stdiag
commands. The
README.txt
file in the directory tells you which file belongs
to which firmware. The files listed in the
README.txt
file are symlinks to the actual firmware
file. See the following table for a list of the symlinks.
•
HP technical support might send you a specific firmware file. Install this in the
/opt/hp/mxso/firmware
directory.
•
HP technical support might ask you to download a file from
www.hp.com
. Install this in the
/opt/hp/mxso/firmware
directory.
Firmware update summary
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