HP Smart Update Best Practices Planning Guide

http://h20564.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay/?
docId=emr_na-c02838375.
◦ CPLD firmware for ProLiant G7 and earlier servers require you to physically remove the
power source for 30 seconds before the update activates.
VC firmware update best practices
• Check the compatibility matrix before you update an enclosure in mixed environments. For
more information, see “Updating mixed HP ProLiant and HP Integrity environments” (page
21).
• Run a health check before you update OA or VC firmware.
• Verify that firewall programs are not blocking VC firmware updates.
• Be sure that you update profiles if you move blades around and between enclosures.
NOTE: If you update a VC from 3.xx or higher, you might lose a VC domain configuration.
For more information, see the customer advisory website at http://h20564.www2.hp.com/
portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay/?docId=emr_na-c03057267.
• Review the latest VC release notes for any VC firmware release to determine any firmware
and driver changes needed for Ethernet, FC HBA, and CNA adapters in the servers.
NOTE: For more information about HP Virtual Connect release notes, see the HP Virtual
Connect website at http://h20564.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay/
?docId=emr_na-c02996704.
• If you have problems with the VC Manager not communicating with the VC Ethernet module,
it might be a known issue. For more information, see the customer advisory website at http://
h20564.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay/?docId=emr_na-c02720395.
iLO for HP ProLiant servers firmware dependencies
• iLO 3 firmware cannot be downgraded from version 1.25 to an earlier version without the
downgrade resetting some configuration data to the default value.
• iLO 3 firmware 1.25 can cause a condition where the power is incorrectly reported and might
prevent some blades from powering on in a fully populated enclosure. Version 1.26 resolved
this issue.
• Event ID 57 errors are corrected for iLO 2 by using firmware version 1.82 or later and HP
ProLiant iLO 2 Management Controller Driver for Windows 1.12.0.0 or later.
• iLO 2 firmware 1.78 or later is required to update Power Management Controller firmware.
• You cannot update iLO 2 firmware 2.00 through the iLO NIC Management interface.
• Use iLO 2 firmware 1.81 or later to update CPLD firmware (HP ProLiant ML/DL300 series
servers).
c-Class enclosure best practices
• Ensure that the FC HBA firmware included in a release set is supported by the external storage
vendor before you update the FC HBA.
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