6.3 HP IBRIX X9720/StoreAll 9730 Storage Administrator Guide (AW549-96073, June 2013)

13 Upgrading firmware
Before performing any of the procedures in this chapter, read the important warnings, precautions,
and safety information in “Warnings and precautions” (page 220) and “Regulatory information”
(page 224).
The Firmware Management Tool (FMT) is a utility that scans the StoreAll system for outdated
firmware and provides a comprehensive report that provides the following information:
• Device found
• Active firmware found on the discovered device
• Qualified firmware for the discovered device
• Proposed action — Users are told whether an upgrade is recommended
• Severity — How severe an upgrade is required
• Reboot required on flash
• Device information
• Parent device ID
Components for firmware upgrades
The HP StoreAll system includes several components with upgradable firmware.
The following lists the components that can be upgraded:
• Server
ILO2 (9720 systems)◦
◦ ILO3
◦ BIOS
◦ Power_Mgmt_Ctlr
◦ Smart_Array_Ctlr
◦ NIC
◦ PCIeNIC
◦ SERVER_HDD
• Storage
Enclosure_IO_Mod◦
◦ Enclosure_HDD —
IMPORTANT: (9730 systems only) Upgrading the firmware for storage disk enclosures
(Enclosure_HDD) is an OFFLINE process. Ensure that all host and array I/O is stopped
prior to the update and the file system is unmounted. See the HP StoreAll Storage File
System User Guide for information on how to unmount a file system.
• Chassis
OA◦
◦ VC_Flex-10
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