Update firmware from a logical enclosure

You can update logical interconnects, unmanaged interconnects (if any), and the servers with server profiles to set the firmware to a specified baseline.

You can update firmware from a logical enclosure for shared infrastructure, shared infrastructure and profiles, and HPE BladeSystem Onboard Administrator only, if any.

NOTE:

  • When a logical enclosure firmware update is in progress, do not initiate a firmware update from a logical interconnect that is part of that logical enclosure.

  • When you apply a firmware bundle to a logical enclosure, the validation checks ensures that the selected baseline contains the firmware applicable to the server generation and model. If the validation check fails, then the server profile will not apply, and display a warning message.

If the selected firmware bundle is in warning state, you cannot update firmware from a logical enclosure. The warning state is due to the missing components that are required to complete the logical enclosure firmware update.

Prerequisites

  • Privileges: Infrastructure administrator or Server administrator

  • One or more Service Pack for ProLiant firmware bundles are available in the appliance firmware repository.

  • Power off any servers that lack server profiles, have been set to offline mode, or managed manually in the server profile.

  • Add or import ESXi clusters before performing a cluster aware firmware update.

Procedure
  1. From the main menu, select SERVERS > Logical Enclosures.
  2. In the master pane, select the enclosure on which you want to update a firmware file.
  3. Select Actions > Update firmware.
  4. Enter the data requested on the screen.
    A warning message is displayed if the logical enclosure consists of one or more hypervisor profiles when the Shared infrastructure and profiles option is selected along with the orchestrated activation option.
    NOTE:

    Create or import VMware ESXi clusters in HPE OneView to perform rolling updates of hypervisor clusters.

  5. Click OK.

    As the update progresses, if any one component of the update fails, the logical enclosure update will fail. An alert is displayed. Follow the resolution instructions proposed in the alert to resolve the issue.

  6. Verify that the new firmware baseline is listed in the details pane of the SERVERS > Logical Enclosures screen.

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