Option 3: Upload software and firmware component hotfix files to HPE OneView to create a custom firmware bundle

Uploading a hotfix to create a custom firmware bundle is to be used for applying hotfix on a managed resource.

Prerequisites
  • Privileges: Infrastructure administrator, Network administrator, or Server administrator.

  • You have downloaded the SPP to use as the base for the custom SPP and uploaded to HPE OneView.

  • You have downloaded the various hotfix files to add into the custom SPP to your local disk. The SPP must include the .rpm, .exe, and .fwpkg or.zip files.

  • You have added Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) type for .fwpkg format on the external repository to ensure the .fwpkg hotfix is discoverable.

  • You have downloaded the following .rpm files to enable firmware updates for Mellanox MFT components:
    • kmod-kernel-mft-mlnx-4.8.0-1.rhel7u6.x86_64.rpm

    • mft-4.8.0-26. rhel7u6. x86_64.rpm

    The version numbers might vary, but the files can be identified by the mft keyword.

  • You have downloaded the signature file for the .rpm, .exe, and .zip files for Gen10 and later component hotfixes. Gen10 firmware hotfixes are released along with a signature file. You have uploaded the corresponding signature file to use the hotfixes for creating a custom SPP.

    The .fwpkg files are self-signed and do not require a separate signature file.

    Gen9 hotfixes do not have a separate signature file.

Procedure
  1. From the main menu, select Appliance > Firmware Bundles.
  2. Perform the following steps to upload any firmware hotfixes to HPE OneView.
    1. Click Add Firmware Bundle.
    2. Click Browse to select the firmware hotfix file.
    3. Click OK.
    4. Repeat the steps a to c to add all the hotfix files to the custom SPP.

      HPE OneView has a size limit of 32MB for hotfix files. If a hotfix file exceeds this size limit, the hotfix components are split into multiple components and each component is less than 32MB in size.

  3. If you upload a Gen10 hotfix, HPE OneView moves to Critical state. A warning message appears to indicate that the signature files are not added. Perform the following steps to upload a Gen10 hotfix signature files. If you are not using Gen10 hotfixes to create a custom SPP, skip this step.
    1. Click Actions > Upload signature files to upload the .compsig signature files.

      This option is displayed only when you select a Gen10 firmware hotfix. You can upload multiple detached signature files for a hotfix component whose size exceeds 32MB. HPE OneView will display the number of signature files that you must upload on the Add Firmware Bundle page.

      NOTE:

      Do not change or rename the downloaded signature files.

    2. Click Browse to select the signature files.
    3. Click OK.

    After you upload the signature files, HPE OneView validates the hotfix.

  4. Perform the following steps to create the custom SPP from an existing one.
    1. Click Actions > Create custom firmware bundle.
    2. Enter a custom SPP name and select a base SPP.
    3. Click Add hotfix to add the available hotfixes.
    4. Click OK.
  5. Verify that the upload completed by viewing the firmware bundle contents in the details pane on the Firmware Bundles screen.

You can also use REST APIs to upload the hotfixes and create a custom SPP.

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