You had the latest and greatest PUBLIC versions of the aforementioned firmware.
What versions did they have, and what versions do they have now? *ASB *(Find me online via About.Me <http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker/bio>) *Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage... * On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 9:17 AM, Guyer, Don <[email protected]> wrote: > We just sent 2 HP servers to a client, configured the exact same way (O/S, > drivers, BIOS, blah, blah, blah) and *one* of them had an issue where the > server just kept shutting itself down. > > > > Had them call HP and they connected remotely to update the BIOS, NIC > drivers and NIC firmware. > > > > According to the HP site and the Insight Manager software, we had the > latest and greatest on both when we originally configured them here before > shipping them out. > > > > Go figure… > > > > *Don Guyer* > > Windows Systems Engineer > > Datasafe Platform > > Enterprise Technology Group > > *Fiserv* > > [email protected] > > Office: 1-800-523-7282 x 1673 > > Fax: 610-293-4499 > > www.fiserv.com > > > > *From:* Jonathan [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Wednesday, March 16, 2011 12:58 AM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* HP Proliant BIOS, Firmware, & iLO updates..OH MY! > > > > This is part rant and part request for assistance. > > > > Ok, so I'm sort of new to HP. I used to buy HP Netservers way back in the > day before they merged with Compaq, but switched to IBM back in 2006, and > haven't (seriously) touched any HP servers newer than the LC2000 series. > > > > Enter a new job/new environment, where I'm now responsible for an HP Blade > Center c7000, populated with BL460c G1 series servers, and a handful of > various Proliant DL series (360, 380, etc). > > > > I started looking at BIOS and iLO versions only to discover that they are > YEARS out of date (getting ready to install ESX or ESXi on the blades, so I > was interested for compatibility reasons). I've successfully updated one > blade with the latest BIOS, and the Onboard Administrator Firmware, and then > started working on the iLO update for the first blade and started > thinking....there has got to be a better way.... > > > > The HP site simply appears to be a mess. (Maybe it is simply lack of > familiarity, but I was feel spoiled by IBM). If you search for a particular > tool or firmware title, you might get half a dozen hits named the exact same > thing, with the only difference being the version of the software being > different once you scroll down the page. What's even more frustrating than > that is that none of them seem to say, "Danger, Will Robinson, this is not > the latest version. If you want the latest version, go here..." Am I blind, > or is that really the case? > > > > Anyway, I found a Smart Firmware DVD page that has an ISO for all of the > latest updates that are tested together for my blades, and I downloaded it. > It gives instructions on how to create a bootable USB Thumb Drive using a > tool called the "HP USB Key Utility for Windows" Terrific, I > thought....until I realized that the tool wouldn't run under XP or Windows > 7. I've searched high and low, and cannot find one that will run under Win7. > Does anyone know where I can find such? > > > > Also, is there some sort of free HP management tool that can keep track of > all of my HP servers so that I can ensure BIOS/iLO/Firmware consistency > across my environment? > > Thanks, > > > -- > Jonathan, MCSE > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
