User's Manual

Firmware - Active Tasks Task Module
The Firmware - Active Tasks task module can be displayed on the Firmware page and includes the following
tasks:
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Stop any active task. To stop multiple tasks, use Ctrl-Enter or Shift-Enter and then click Stop.
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View active tasks (
View the Firmware Repository on page 196).
Firmware - Scheduled Tasks Task Module
The Firmware - Scheduled Tasks task module can be displayed on the Firmware page and includes the
following tasks:
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Delete any scheduled task (
Delete Scheduled Upgrades on page 198).
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Edit scheduled tasks (
Edit Scheduled Upgrades on page 198).
Firmware - Device Summary Task Module
The Firmware - Device Summary task module can be displayed on the Firmware page and includes a
summary of firmware status and severity. This is an informational task module only.
Related Application Options for Firmware
Global settings can be stored here for managing firmware images and how devices are updated.
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Configure the Settings for Firmware Upgrades on page 68
Upgrade Firmware
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Upgrading Firmware for HP Jetdirect Devices versus Printer Devices
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Steps for Upgrading Firmware
Once the firmware images exist on HP Web Jetadmin host, they can be applied as upgrades to devices.
If you chose to only use qualified firmware images, then you must certify firmware images before upgrading
the firmware. Use Edit Properties on the Firmware Repository.
If you want to upgrade firmware from a device list, right click on the device and select Upgrade firmware.
This will start the Upgrade Firmware wizard; from within this wizard, you can schedule the upgrade.
Upgrading Firmware for HP Jetdirect Devices versus Printer Devices
Upgrading firmware on HP Jetdirect devices versus printing devices is similar but not identical. HP Jetdirect
firmware updates are done by contacting the device through SNMP and directing it to perform an update by
obtaining the updated firmware from a TFTP service that is started on the HP Web Jetadmin server.
HP Web Jetadmin uses the standard port number for the TFTP server (port 69) that may get blocked by
firewall software on the system hosting HP Web Jetadmin software. Once the update action is started, the
device performs actions against the image file on the TFTP server until the whole image file is obtained. The
actual update action is performed by the HP Jetdirect device itself.
Printer firmware updates are done by HP Web Jetadmin sending the RFU image file to the printer in the same
way a print job would be sent. This print-file action is done via port 9100 on the printer. Once the printer
receives the job, it recognizes it as an update and then launches internal processes that perform the actual
update. HP Web Jetadmin is used strictly as a file send agent in the case of printer firmware updates.
NOTE: If an HP Jetdirect firmware upgrade is launched during a large print job, the job will not finish
processing and will need to be restarted by the user.
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