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