About managing firmware manually
Enclosures and server profiles can be set to
Manage manually
, which means that firmware is managed using external tools, such as SUM. In this situation, HPE OneView reports firmware versions from the devices, but does not attempt to update the firmware. SUM can then manage firmware and drivers through the operating system.
Virtual Connect firmware is always managed through HPE OneView.
Using SUM for updates
In addition to inclusion in SPPs, SUM is offered as a free download from http://www.hpe.com/info/SmartUpdate.
Use SUM to: |
Description |
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Install or update drivers |
After updating firmware using HPE OneView, use SUM to update drivers in the environment using the same SPP baseline that was applied using HPE OneView. |
Update firmware |
After updating firmware using SUM, refresh the affected devices in HPE OneView to reflect the new firmware version. Select Enclosures or Server Hardware screens. from the |
Install hotfixes |
Use SUM to install hotfixes. After performing the update, refresh the affected devices in HPE OneView to reflect the new firmware version. Select Enclosures or Server Hardware screens. from the |
See also