Updating the system ROM using the EFI tool from within the Embedded UEFI Shell

For systems configured in UEFI boot mode, use the following procedure to update the firmware.

Prerequisites
Access to some updates might require product entitlement when accessed through the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Support Center. You must have an HPE Passport set up with relevant entitlements.
Procedure
  1. Access the System ROM Flash component for your server from the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Support Center website (https://www.hpe.com/support/hpesc) and save the package in a USB key.
  2. Copy the file to a USB device.
  3. Attach the USB device to the server.
  4. To access the One-Time Boot Menu option, when prompted, press the F11 key.
  5. Select UEFI: Built-in EFI Shell.
  6. To obtain the assigned file system volume for the USB key, enter the map -r command at the UEFI Shell prompt.
  7. Change to the file system that contains the System ROM Flash Binary file that you downloaded for your server. Enter one of the fsx file systems available, such as fs0 or fs1, and then press the Enter key.

    If no other storage devices are mounted on the system, the USB drive is fs0: on the UEFI Shell.

  8. To change from the current directory to the directory that contains the binary file, enter the cd command.
  9. To flash the system ROM from the downloaded binary file, enter the flashbios.nsh command.
  10. Reboot the server.

    To ensure that the firmware update takes effect and for hardware stability to be maintained, system reboot is required.