What's New for SmartStart 8.70

History of previous releases 16
• SmartStart version 7.91 was the last release that contained NetWare PSP. The NetWare PSP will
continue to be available on the web for download. See the HP website (http://www.hp.com).
• There were no new components for ProLiant Support Pack (LSP) 8.30 for Linux.
• Removed drivers for ProLiant Support Pack (LSP) 8.30 for Linux:
o HP 6-Port SATA RAID Controller Driver for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
• There were no new updates for HP Smart Update Manager.
• Starting with SmartStart CD version 8.30, HP Insight Diagnostics uses native 64-bit program codes. This
migration from 32-bit HP Insight Diagnostics has been implemented on both 32-bit and 64-bit
SmartStart boot environments.
SmartStart 8.25
Changes to the HP ProLiant Essentials Foundation Pack:
• The pack includes two SmartStart CDs, the Firmware Maintenance CD, and the Management DVD.
• Naming of the HP ProLiant Essentials Foundation Pack is changing.
The naming of the HP ProLiant Essentials Foundation Pack is changing to HP Insight Foundation suite for
ProLiants. The naming change becomes effective June 2009. There are no changes to the individual
CDs/DVD in regard to naming or content.
• Delivery method of the HP ProLiant Essentials Foundation Pack is changing.
To support HP's commitment to reduce our overall environmental impact, the HP ProLiant Essentials Pack
is available as a selectable option for the 300/500 G6 and later servers at the time servers are ordered
through CTO. This change allows customers the flexibility to order the number of media kits that best
meet their needs, eliminating the receipt of unnecessary duplicate media.
This change starts with the G6 servers. No change is being made to previous generations. BTO
products will continue to ship with the ProLiant Essentials Foundation Pack.
To ensure that customers continue to have access to the latest updates, the contents of this kit are
available as a downloadable ISO image from HP at the following HP websites:
o HP ProLiant Essentials Foundation Pack (http://www.hp.com/go/foundation)
o SmartStart CD (http://www.hp.com/cgi-bin/hpsupport/index.pl)
o Management DVD (http://www.hp.com/go/foundation)
• Support for newly released HP ProLiant ML/DL 300, 500, and 700 Series servers, HP ProLiant BL server
blades, and HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosures and options
• Support for newly released server options
• SmartStart version 8.20 was the last release that contained SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 (x86 and
AMD64/EM64T)
• As of SmartStart version 8.25, only baseline support is available for the following servers, and will be
removed from 8.30 versions of SmartStart and ProLiant Support Packs:
o HP ProLiant BL20p G2 Server Blade
o HP ProLiant BL30p Server Blade
o HP ProLiant BL40p Server Blade
o HP ProLiant DL360 G2 Server