ProLiant DL145 G2 Server Best Practices and General Information

1 Introduction

The purpose of this document is to provide general information on architectural and functional

characteristics that are unique to the ProLiant DL145 G2 server and Lights-Out 100i Remote Management

and leveraging the functionality in best practice maintenance procedures.

2 Updating System BIOS and Lights-Out 100i Remote Management (BMC) Firmware

Because the ProLiant DL145 G2 server is a racked product and typically operates in a headless

configuration and without a floppy drive, updating the System BIOS and Lights-Out 100i Remote

Management (BMC) Firmware can be challenging. There are three methods available for remotely

updating the System BIOS and Lights-Out 100i Remote Management Firmware:

• PXE

• Lights-Out 100i Remote Management / Command Line Protocol (CLP)

• Removable Media

2.1 Recommended System BIOS and Lights-Out 100i Remote Management Firmware Versions

HP strongly recommends using the most current System BIOS and Lights-Out 100i Remote

Management Firmware versions available for a specific platform. However, there are two Lights-Out

100i Remote Management Firmware versions available for the ProLiant DL145 G2 server:

• 1.0x (IPMI 1.5)

• 1.2x (IPMI 2.0).

IMPORTANT: The 1.0x code base is strictly for HP XC Cluster software customers, or customers

using XC Cluster components. The 1.2x code base is intended for broader distribution for non-XC

Cluster implementations.

System BIOS and Lights-Out 100i Remote Management Firmware both use the HP ROMPaq flash

tool that is used on all ProLiant hardware platforms and is available from the HP support site at the

following URL:

http://h18023.www1.hp.com/support/files/server/us/locate/1111_6155.html

2.2 PXE

PXE, (Pre-boot Execution Environment), is the most commonly used method for performing remote

System BIOS and Lights-Out 100i Remote Management Firmware upgrades. Refer to the white

paper

“Setting up a Linux PXE Server and Integrating Clients”

located at the following URL for

specific PXE setup instructions:

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00257674/c00257674.pdf