HP Integrity Blade Servers Firmware Release Sets

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BladeSystem Release Sets for Integrity BL860c i2, BL870c i2, and BL890c i2 servers and for Integrity

BL860c i4, BL870c i4, and BL890c i4 servers are supported firmware combinations for Integrity server

blades, Integrity iLO, BladeSystem OA, and BladeSystem Virtual Connect. Integrity Blade system

firmware update is now supported by the HP firmware installation tool HP SUM. Other components, and

other Integrity servers, are updated via legacy tools for installation. To find the appropriate installation

tools for all Integrity Servers see HP Integrity and HP 9000 Servers – HP Firmware Update Options.

Integrity blade firmware packages are not currently included in the Smart Update Firmware DVD ISO. Use

the links below to download firmware, or visit HP Support and Drivers.

For more information:

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HP BladeSystem Release Sets for Blade System Matrix

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HP Service Pack for ProLiant (SPP) Documentation

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HP BladeSystem Release Sets for mixed Integrity and ProLiant environments

Maintaining HP BladeSystem c-Class firmware using Integrity Release Sets

HP is making it easier to acquire, maintain, and get support for the full range of firmware components. HP

has established HP BladeSystem Release Sets that are made available on a regular basis. Firmware

Release Sets are composed of individual HP BladeSystem firmware components that have been tested

and verified together in an integrated BladeSystem solution environment. BladeSystem Release Sets are

available today for Integrity BL860c i2, BL870c i2, BL890c i2, BL860c i4, BL870c i4 and BL890c i4 blades.

These release sets define a supported combination with these components:

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Onboard Administrator (OA)

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Virtual Connect (VC)

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Integrity Server System, Integrity Integrated Lights-Out (iLO), and Integrity IO

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HP BladeSystem interconnect modules

Adopting a standard of regularly scheduled Firmware Release Sets simplifies the firmware support model.

Customers with BladeSystem enclosures containing only Integrity blades can follow a maintenance cycle

set by the Integrity Firmware Release Sets. HP call center support is offered for the latest Release Set or

one of two previous Release Sets installed. Firmware Release Sets will be easy to identify as they are

based on the date of release. For example, a January 2010 Firmware Release Set would be identified as

2010.01.

Note: The table below lists the current release sets and their valid point releases. When a release set

contains more than one valid interim point releases, a "customized" solution can be created using any of

the point releases contained within a single release set.

Summary of content (7 pages)

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BladeSystem Release Sets for Integrity BL860c i2, BL870c i2, and BL890c i2 servers and for Integrity BL860c i4, BL870c i4, and BL890c i4 servers are supported firmware combinations for Integrity server blades, Integrity iLO, BladeSystem OA, and BladeSystem Virtual Connect. Integrity Blade system firmware update is now supported by the HP firmware installation tool HP SUM. Other components, and other Integrity servers, are updated via legacy tools for installation.
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Note: HP SUM bundles are run from networked Windows or Linux client workstations and are used to update Integrity platforms running all supported Integrity operating systems including HP-UX. For example, to update a BL860c i2 server running HP-UX 11iv3 from a Linux networked workstation, choose the HP SUM Linux bundle. For more information on HP SUM, please see the User Guide: • English Version • Japanese Version HP BladeSystem c-Class Firmware Components Integrity Release Set 2012.
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BL8x0c i2 and support added for BL8x0c i4 added in January 2013 CSM 7.2.0.1 (HP SUM Linux) / 7.2.0.1 (HP SUM Windows): BL8x0c i2 26.36, BL8x0c i4 43.01, OA VC 3.75 CSM 7.3.0.0, CSM 7.2.2.0(a) : BL8x0c i2 26.36, BL8x0c i4 44.01, OA 4.01, VC 4.
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SFW, FPGA, iLO, Power Monitor, and OA; includes VC from 2012.03 release) supported with NonStop) supported with NonStop) supported with NonStop) 2012.10 (HPSUM bundle with OA 3.60 & VC 3.70) 2013.03 (Linux/Windows based HP SUM bundles with IO, OA 3.60 and VC 3.70) 2013.03 (Linux/Windows based HP SUM bundles with IO, OA 3.60 and VC 3.
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FPA, iLO) 4.32:ISO bl860c 4.32:ISO bl860c 4.31, 4.32:EFI bl860c 04.25, 04.26, 4.31, 4.32:EFI bl860c 04.25, 04.26, 4.31, 4.32:EFI bl860c 4.31, 4.32: HP-UX bl870c 04.25, 04.26, 4.31, 4.32: UX bl870c 04.25, 04.26, 4.31, 4.32: HP-UX bl870c 04.25, 04.26, 4.31, 4.32: bl870c 04.25, 04.26, 4.31, 4.32: EFI bl870c 04.25, 04.26, 4.31, 4.32: bl870c 04.25, 04.26, 4.31, 4.32: ISO bl870c 4.31, 4.32:: EFI bl870c 4.31, 4.
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» LPe1205 EFI Version: 4.00a8/2.00a4, For HP-UX only: 4.01a5/2.02x2 Intel and Broadcom Adapters Firmware: 2012.11.30(b ) Networking: » NC532m, BL8x0c i2 LOM: 5.02.59 » NC360m, NC364m:4.3.01 For HP-UX only: 4.01a5/2.02x2 Intel and Broadcom Adapters Firmware (Networking): Intel: » NC360m, NC364m:4.3.01 Broadcom NC532m, BL8x0c i2 LOM: 5.02.59: - use 2012.11.30(c) if IEXGBE-DRV rev is less than B.11.31.1303 - use 2013.06.05 if IEXGBE-DRV rev is B.11.31.
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Additional Information Integrity Server firmware packages are available as downloads from HP Support - they are not included on the HP Smart Update Firmware DVD ISO. Each server firmware package includes firmware, firmware update tools, and release notes that include installation instructions. Where firmware is marked as an HP SUM bundle, the download package includes the HP firmware update tool HP SUM. Integrity i2 generation c-class blades support the HP SUM Online Update mode of firmware updates.