Administrator's Guide

1. Log in to Server 1 as Domain Administrator.
2. Go to www.hp.com/go/support.
3. Select Drivers and software.
4. Enter E5000 in the Enter a product name/number box and click Search.
5. Navigate to your product and select the latest HP E5000 zip file, which contains the service
release installer and the Release Notes. Follow the instructions included with the service release
for installation.
Upgrading a component's firmware
To determine if a component requires a firmware upgrade:
IMPORTANT: Remember the following:
• You must complete these steps on each server.
• HP recommends that you complete any upgrade during a scheduled maintenance period
and/or during periods of low user activity.
• If you are upgrading the disk drives that contain the Exchange databases, shut down Server
Blade 2, Bay 2 before proceeding with the upgrade on Server Blade 1, Bay 1. When the
upgrade has completed, you must power off both servers and then power on both servers to
complete the upgrade.
1. Download the latest firmware:
a. Go to http://www.hp.com/go/support.
b. Select Drivers and Software.
c. Enter the applicable product name or number and click Search.
d. Navigate to your product and download the available firmware upgrades to your typical
server download location.
2. Execute the downloaded file and it will extract the required files to the required directory for
the Firmware update tool to use them.
Once the latest firmware is loaded on the server in the correct directory, the System Summary
and Firmware tabs in the System Manager will indicate when a firmware upgrade is available
for a component.
3. Select the System Manager in Server Manager. Click the System Summary tab, and inspect
the Firmware update recommended icon status (Figure 49 (page 63)). If the icon is green ,
no firmware update is needed. If the icon is yellow , a firmware update is required. You
can also check the Software component on the System Management Homepage to verify what
62 Upgrading the messaging system