HP OneView 1.10 User Guide

21 Managing firmware for managed devices
NOTE: This chapter describes how to manage the firmware for devices managed by the appliance.
For information about updating the firmware for the appliance, see “Updating the appliance”
(page 187).
A firmware bundle, also known as an HP Service Pack for ProLiant (SPP), comprises a set of
deliverables, a full-support ISO file, and six subset ISOs divided by HP ProLiant server family and
operating system. An SPP is a comprehensive collection of firmware and system software, all tested
together as a single solution stack that includes drivers, agents, utilities, and firmware packages
for HP ProLiant servers, controllers, storage, server blades, and enclosures. Each SPP deliverable
contains the HP Smart Update Manager (SUM), and software and firmware smart components.
You can apply SPPs as baselines to enclosures, interconnects, and server profiles, establishing a
version for firmware and drivers across devices. You download SPPs from the HP website
www.hp.com/go/spp to your local system, and then upload them to the firmware bundle repository
on the appliance.
NOTE: Firmware will not be downgraded to the selected firmware baseline when applying a
server profile. Use an external tool, for example HP SUM, to force firmware downgrades or rewrites.
Every resource (OA, iLO, server, and Virtual Connect) goes offline when you upgrade its firmware.
Always perform the upgrade during a maintenance window.
UI screens and REST API resources
REST API resourceUI screen
firmware-bundlesFirmware Bundles
21.1 Tasks for firmware
The appliance online help provides information about using the UI or the REST APIs to:
• View the firmware repository for firmware bundles to see the following:
List of firmware bundles in the repository◦
◦ Contents of a firmware bundle
◦ Available storage space for the repository
Minimum required privileges: Network administrator, Server administrator, or Read only
• Upload a firmware bundle to the appliance.
Minimum required privileges: Network administrator or Server administrator
• Install a firmware bundle for managed devices.
Minimum required privileges: Network administrator for interconnects or Server administrator
for server profiles and enclosures
• Remove a firmware bundle from the firmware repository.
Minimum required privileges: Network administrator or Server administrator
• Create a custom SPP.
Minimum required privileges: Network administrator or Server administrator
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