Using HP Smart Update Manager with HP Integrity Servers: Capabilities, Best Practices, and Troubleshooting

Pending System Firmware Update
On HP Integrity rack-mount and c-Class systems, System Firmware (SFW) is part of the platform firmware
that is updated via the iLO management interface. If the system is powered on at the time of the update,
SFW cannot be immediately programmed into flash because it is in use. iLO stages the SFW image and will
perform the programming once the system is powered down. At that time, the update will take about 6
minutes and then the system can be powered back up again.
Example screen with reboot option enabled in HP SUM 6.0.0 and later:
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