HPE Superdome Flex I/O Service Pack

 

Bundle VERSION: 2018.07
ISO file: bp-SuperdomeFlex-2018-07-03-00.iso


Smart Update Manager (SUM)

SUM Version : 8.3.0

 

DESCRIPTION:                                                                                                         

The HPE Superdome Flex I/O Service Pack contains an ISO image including I/O firmware smart components, drivers (if required) and their utilities for the HPE Superdome Flex Server. It also contains the SUM (Smart Update Manager) application.

 

This bundle includes IO components for the following Operating Systems:


COMPATIBILITY/INTEROPERABILITY:

HPE recommends using the HPE Superdome Flex server firmware version 2.5.246 (or later) with the Superdome Flex I/O
Service Pack version 2018.07.

 

SUPERSEDES:

Version: 2018.03

 

FIXES:

·       None

ENHANCEMENTS:

·       Added support for Windows Server 2016

·       Added support for HPE Ethernet 10Gb 2-port 562T adapter, 32Gb Fibre Channel SN1600Q, SN1600E HBAs

HPE Superdome Flex I/O Service Pack image content:

·         I/O firmware components and associated utilities:
Note:

·       Dependencies are listed in the section below the table

·       For Linux (SLES, RHEL 7.3, 7.4) and Windows Server, the Superdome Flex IO Service Pack supports offline and online Server SUM deployment.

·       For Oracle Linux, VMware and RHEL 7.5, components must be installed using the offline update (see the Installation section for details).

·       Not all cards are supported with all OS’es at this time. See Note 1 below the table for OS support restrictions.

Type

Title

Version

Filename

 

HPE SN1100Q 16Gb 2P FC HBA

HPE SN1600Q 16Gb 2P FC HBA

 

 

Firmware

Linux

HPE Firmware Flash for QLogic Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters - Linux (x86_64)

Package: 2018.02.01
Multiboot: 01.70.66
Firmware: 8.05.65
UEFI: 6.41 (0x00000641)

firmware-fc-qlogic-2018.02.011.14.x86_64.
rpm (See Dependencies 1.1)

Utilities Linux

HPE Fibre Channel Enablement Kit for Linux – Qlogic

6.0.0.0-4

HP-CNA-FC-hpqlgc-Enablement-Kit-6.0.0.0-4.noarch.rpm

Utilities Linux

Fibreutils for HPE Storage Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters for Linux (x86_64)

3.3-5

fibreutils-3.3-5.x86_64.rpm

Firmware Windows

HPE Firmware Online Flash for QLogic Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters - Windows 2012/2012R2/2016 (x86_64)

Package: 2018.02.01
Multiboot: 01.70.66
Firmware: 8.05.65
UEFI: 6.41 (0x00000641)

cp032878.exe

Driver Windows

HPE Storage Fibre Channel Adapter Kit for the x64 QLogic Storport Driver for Windows Server 2016

9.2.5.21

cp032881.exe

 

HPE SN1200E 16Gb 2P FC HBA

HPE SN1600E 32Gb 2P FC HBA

 

 

Firmware

Linux

HPE Firmware Flash for Emulex Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters - Linux (x64)

Package: 2018.02.01  
Firmware: 11.4.225.21
UEFI: (0xB41C2009)

firmware-fc-emulex-2018.02.011.10.x86_64.
rpm 
(See Dependencies 1.6 )

Utilities Linux

HPE Fibre Channel Enablement Kit – Emulex

11.4.207.0

HP-CNA-FC-Emulex-Enablement-Kit-11.4.
207.0-1.sles12sp2 .x86_64.rpm
HP-CNA-FC-Emulex-Enablement-Kit-11.4.
207.0-1.sles12sp3 .x86_64.rpm                
HP-CNA-FC-Emulex-Enablement-Kit-11.4.
207.0-1.rhel7.x86_64.rpm
(See Dependencies 1.7 )

Firmware Windows

HPE Firmware Flash for Emulex Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters for Windows 2012/2012 R2/2016 x64

Package: 2018.02.01  
Firmware: 11.4.225.21
UEFI: (0xB41C2009)

cp032860.exe

Driver Windows

HPE Storage Fibre Channel Adapter Kit for the x64 Emulex Storport Driver for Windows 2012, Windows 2012R2 and Windows 2016

11.4.225.9

cp032862.exe

 

 HPE 9361-4i RAID Controller

 

 

Firmware

Linux

HPE Firmware Flash for Broadcom MegaRAID

Package: 24.21.0-0025 Firmware: 4.680.00-8292 UEFI: (0x06180202)

firmware-megaraid-24.21.0_0025-1.1.
x86_64.rpm

Utilities Linux

StorCLI Linux 64-bit

1.24.09

storcli-1.24.09-1.noarch.rpm

Firmware Windows

Online ROM Flash Component for Windows (x64) - HPE MegaRAID 9361-4i

 Package: 24.21.0‐0025

Firmware: 4.680.00-8292 UEFI: (0x06180202)

                   

cp035709.exe

Utilities Windows

HPE MegaRAID Storage Administrator StorCLI for Windows 64-bit

1.24.9.0

cp034145.exe

Utilities Windows

HPE MegaRAID Storage Administrator (HPE MRSA) for Windows 64-bit

3.92.0.0

cp034141.exe

Driver Windows

HPE Smart Array P824i-p MR 64-bit controller driver for Microsoft Windows 2016 edition.

6.714.8.0

cp032262.exe

 

HPE 3154-8e RAID Controller

 

 

Firmware

Linux

HPE Firmware Flash for Microsemi SmartRAID

Firmware 1.32-0
UEFI: 1.3.2.13 (0x1188000D)

firmware‐smartraid‐1.32-1.1.x86_64.rpm
(See Prerequisites 5.1)

Utilities Linux

HPE Smart Storage Administrator (HPE SSA) CLI for Linux 64-bit

3.25-4.0

ssacli-3.25-4.0.x86_64.rpm

Utilities Linux

HPE Smart Storage Administrator (HPE SSA) for Linux 64-bit

3.25-4.0

ssa-3.25-4.0.x86_64.rpm

Utilities Linux

HPE Smart Storage Administrator Diagnostic Utility (HPE SSADU) CLI for Linux 64-bit

3.25-4.0

ssaducli-3.25-4.0.x86_64.rpm

Firmware Windows

Online ROM Flash Component for Windows (x64) - HPE Smart Array 3154-8e

FW: 1.32

UEFI: 1.3.2.13                                                                                                                                          (0x1188000D)

cp034725.exe

Utilities Windows

HPE Smart Storage Administrator (HPE SSA) for Windows 64-bit

3.25.4.0

cp032646.exe

Utilities Windows

HPE Smart Storage Administrator (HPE SSA) CLI for Windows 64-bit

3.25.4.0

cp032647.exe

Utilities Windows

HPE Smart Storage Administrator Diagnostic Utility (HPE SSADU) CLI for Windows 64-bit

3.25.4.0

cp032648.exe

Driver Windows

HPE Smart Array Gen10 Controller Driver for Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2016

6.714.8.0

cp032545.exe

 

HPE IB EDR/Ethernet 100Gb 2P 841 QSFP28 Adapter (Note 1)

 

 

Firmware

Linux

Online Firmware Upgrade Utility (Linux x86_64) for HPE Mellanox VPI (Ethernet and Infiniband mode) ConnectX4 devices on Linux x86_64 platform

Firmware: 16.21.2808
UEFI: 14.14.25

firmware-nic-mellanox-ib-cx4-cx5-1.0.1-1.1.x86_64.rpm

 

Firmware Windows

 Online Firmware Upgrade Utility (Windows x64) for HPE Mellanox VPI (Ethernet and Infiniband mode) ConnectX4 devices on Windows x86_64 platform

 

 

Not Supported.

 

Drivers Windows

HPE Mellanox CX4LX Driver for Windows Server 2016

Not supported.

 

HPE 100Gb 1p OP101 QSFP28 x16 Adapter (Note 2)

 

 Firmware

Linux

Firmware not included in I/O Support Pack  - See Note 2.

 

 Firmware not included in I/O Support Pack  - See Note 2.

 

HPE Ethernet 10/25Gb 2P 640 SFP28 Adapter

 

 

Firmware

Linux

Online Firmware Upgrade Utility (Linux x86_64) for HPE Mellanox Ethernet only adapters

Package: 1.0.6      
Firmware: 14.21.2800

firmware-nic-mellanox-ethernet-only-1.0.6-1.1.x86_64.rpm

Drivers Linux

HPE Mellanox RoCE (RDMA over Converged Ethernet) Driver

4.2

mlnx-ofa_kernel-kmp-default-4.2_k4.4.73_5-OFED.4.2.1.2.0.1.gf8de107.sles12sp3.x86_64.rpm

mlnx-ofa_kernel-4.2-OFED.4.2.1.2.0.1.gf8de107.sles12sp3.x86_64.rpm

mlnx-ofa_kernel-4.2-OFED.4.2.1.2.0.1.gf8de107.rhel7u4.x86_64.
rpm
kmod-mlnx-ofa_kernel-4.2-OFED.4.2.1.2.0.1.gf8de107.rhel7u4.x86_64.
rpm

 Firmware Windows

 Online Firmware Upgrade Utility (Windows x64) for HPE Mellanox Ethernet only adapters

 

 

Not Supported.

Drivers Windows

HPE Mellanox CX4LX Driver for Windows Server 2016

Not Supported.

 

HPE Ethernet 1Gb 4-port 331T Adapter

 

 

Firmware

Linux

HPE Broadcom NX1 Online Firmware Upgrade Utility for Linux x86_64

Package:   2.20.7    
Boot Code: 1.46
UEFI : 20.8.3        

firmware-nic-broadcom-2.20.7-1.1.x86_64.
rpm (See Dependencies 1.2)

Firmware Windows

HPE Broadcom NX1 Online Firmware Upgrade Utility for Windows Server x64 Editions

Package: 5.1.2.2
Boot Code: 1.46
UEFI 20.8.3

cp033125.exe

Driver Windows

HPE Broadcom NX1 1Gb Driver for Windows Server x64 Editions

20.8.0.0

cp033341.exe

 

HPE Ethernet 10Gb 2P 561T Adapter (Note 1)

 

 

Firmware

Linux

HPE Intel Online Firmware Upgrade Utility for Linux x86_64

Option Rom: 1.1825.0   UEFI 10G: 6.5.08 EEPROM: 0x800005d3

firmware-nic-intel-1.14.13-1.1.x86_64.rpm
(See Dependencies 1.3, 1.4, 1.5)

Firmware Windows

 HPE Intel Online Firmware Upgrade Utility for Windows Server x64 Editions

 Option Rom: 1.1825.0

UEFI 10G: 6.5.08     

EEPROM: 0x800005d3

 

cp033127.exe

                                    

Driver Windows

HPE Intel ixt Driver for Windows Server 2016

4.1.76.0

cp033713.exe

Driver Windows

HPE Intel vxn Driver for Windows Server 2016

 

2.0.210.0

 

cp032569.exe

 

 

HPE Ethernet 10Gb 2P 562T Adapter

 

 

Firmware

Linux

HPE Intel Online Firmware Upgrade Utility for Linux x86_64

 

Option ROM: 1.1825.0
UEFI 10G: 6.5.08 EEPROM: 0x80000aa6

firmware-nic-intel-1.14.13-1.1.x86_64.rpm (See Dependencies 1.3, 1.4, 1.5)

Firmware Windows

 HPE Intel Online Firmware Upgrade Utility for Windows Server x64 Editions

 Option Rom: 1.1825.0

UEFI 10G: 6.5.08     

EEPROM: 0x800005d3

 

cp033127.exe

Driver Windows

HPE Intel ixs Driver for Windows Server 2016

4.1.74.0

cp033710.exe

 

HPE Ethernet 10Gb 2-port 562SFP+ Adapter

 

 

Firmware

Linux

HPE Intel Online Firmware Upgrade Utility for Linux x86_64

Option Rom: 1.1825.0    
UEFI 10G: 6.5.08 EEPROM: 0x8000336C

firmware-nic-intel-1.14.13-1.1.x86_64.rpm
(See Dependencies 1.3, 1.4, 1.5)

Firmware Windows

 HPE Intel Online Firmware Upgrade Utility for Windows Server x64 Editions

 Option Rom: 1.1825.0

UEFI 10G: 6.5.08     

EEPROM: 0x800005d3

 

cp033127.exe

Drivers Windows

HPE Intel i40ea Driver for Windows Server 2016

1.3.115.0

Use in-box Windows 2016 drivers.

 

HPE Ethernet 1Gb 2P 361T Adapter (Note 1)

 

 

Firmware

Linux

HPE Intel Online Firmware Upgrade Utility for Linux x86_64

Option Rom: 1.1825.0    
UEFI 1G: 8.1.03     
EEPROM: 0x80000F91

firmware-nic-intel-1.14.13-1.1.x86_64.rpm (See Dependencies 1.3, 1.4, 1.5)

Firmware Windows

 HPE Intel Online Firmware Upgrade Utility for Windows Server x64 Editions

Option Rom: 1.1825.0

UEFI 10G: 6.5.08     

EEPROM: 0x800005d3

 

cp033127.exe

Drivers Windows

HPE Intel E1R Driver for Windows Server 2016

12.15.184.0 (B)

cp031179.exe

 

Superdome Flex Base IO

 

 

Drivers Windows

Identifiers for HPE Superdome Flex Servers running Windows Server 2016

1.0.0.0

cp034738.exe

Drivers Windows

HPE IPMI BT Driver for Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 and 2016

1.2.0.0

 

cp034590.exe

 

Ethernet Connection X722 for Intel ICH 10G BASE-T (BaseIO)

 

 

Drivers Windows

HPE Intel i40eb Driver for Windows Server 2016

 

1.8.94.0

cp036008.exe

 

Intel Corporation C600/X79 series chipset SATA RAID Controller

 

 

HPE Superdome Flex Intel iaStorA Driver for Windows Server 2016

4.6.0.1048

cp036772.exe

 

Samsung NVME AIC

 

 

Firmware Linux

 Supplemental Update / Online ROM Flash Component for Linux (x64) - MT001600KWHAC,MT003200KWHAD and MT006400KWHAE Drives

HPK1

firmware-hdd-8e8ddc5265-HPK1-1.1.x86_
64.rpm

 

 

SAS/SATA SSD/HDD Supplemental

 

 

Utilities Linux

Supplemental Update / Online ROM Flash Component for Linux (x64) - VK000240GWEZB, VK000480GWEZC, VK000960GWEZD, VK001920GWEZE, MK000240GWEZF, MK000480GWEZH, MK000960GWEZK, and MK001920GWHRU Drives

HPG6

firmware-hdd-3db7640485-HPG6-1.1.x86_
64.rpm

 

HP D3600/D3700/D3610/D3710 12Gb SAS Disk Enclosure ROM Flash Component for Linux (x64)

4.04

firmware-d3000-4.04-1.1.x86_64.rpm

 

Supplemental Update / Online ROM Flash Component for Linux (x64) - EG0300JFCKA, EG0600JEMCV, EG0900JFCKB, and EG1200JEMDA Drives

HPD6(c)

firmware-hdd-ac3fda26eb-HPD6-3.1.
x86_64

 

Supplemental Update / Online ROM Flash Component for Linux (x64) - EH000300JWCPK, EH000600JWCPL, and EH000900JWCPN Drives

HPD3(b)

firmware-hdd-3d97759111-HPD3-2.1.
x86_64.rpm

 

Supplemental Update / Online ROM Flash Component for Linux (x64) - EG1800JEMDB Drives

HPD3(b)

firmware-hdd-0a38b25661-HPD3-2.1.
x86_64.rpm

 

HPE D3600/D3700/D3610/D3710 12Gb SAS Disk Enclosure ROM Flash Component for Windows (x64)

4.04

cp033510.exe

 

Online ROM Flash Component for Windows (x64) - EG0300JFCKA, EG0600JEMCV, EG0900JFCKB, and EG1200JEMDA Drives

HPD6

cp032288.exe

 

Online ROM Flash Component for Windows (x64) - EH000300JWCPK, EH000600JWCPL, and EH000900JWCPN Drives

HPD3

cp032358.exe

 

Online ROM Flash Component for Windows (x64) - EG1800JEMDB Drives

HPD3

cp032293.exe


        Note 1: These cards are not supported with Oracle Linux or VMware.
         Note 2: You can find the latest supported firmware and drivers for the HPE 100Gb 1p OP101
                       QSFP28 x16 adapter on HPE Support Center under
                       https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/home/driverHome?sp4ts.oid=1008830906

 

HPE Superdome Flex I/O Service Pack Online deployment dependencies and pre-requisites:
The following are the software dependencies and prerequisites for SUM online deployment (server booted to the OS).
Note: The files referenced below are located in the HPE Superdome Flex I/O Service Pack iso file under \swpackages:

1.1.   The package “HPE Fibre Channel Enablement Kit for Linux – Qlogic” must be installed before IO firmware update can be done with Qlogic FC HBA.

 

1.2.   The package “HPE Broadcom tg3 Ethernet driver version 3.137u” must be installed and already active prior to this component: kmod‐tg3‐3.137u‐1.rhel7u3.x86_64.rpm tg3‐kmp‐default‐3.137u_k4.4.21_69‐1.sles12sp2.x86_64.rpm tg3‐kmp‐default‐3.137teu_k4.4.73_5‐1.sles12sp3.x86_64.rpm

 

1.3.   The package “HPE Intel ixgbe driver version 5.3.3” must be installed and already active prior to this component: kmod‐hp‐ixgbe‐5.3.3‐1.rhel7u3.x86_64.rpm hp‐ixgbe‐kmp‐default‐5.3.3_k4.4.21_69‐1.sles12sp2.x86_64.rpm hp‐ixgbe‐kmp‐default‐5.3.3_k4.4.73_5‐4.sles12sp3.x86_64.rpm

 

1.4.   The package “HPE Intel i40e driver version 2.3.6” must be installed and already active prior to this component: kmod‐hp‐i40e‐2.3.6‐1.rhel7u3.x86_64.rpm

hp‐i40e‐kmp‐default‐2.3.6_k4.4.21_69‐1.sles12sp2.x86_64.rpm hp‐i40e‐kmp‐default‐2.3.6_k4.4.73_5‐1.sles12sp3.x86_64.rpm

 

1.5.   The package “HPE Intel igb Driver version 5.3.5.12” must be installed and already active prior to this component: kmod‐hp‐igb‐5.3.5.12‐1.rhel7u3.x86_64.rpm

hp‐igb‐kmp‐default‐5.3.5.12_k4.4.21_69‐1.sles12sp2.x86_64.rpm hp‐igb‐kmp‐default‐5.3.5.12_k4.4.73_5‐3.sles12sp3.x86_64.rpm 

1.6.   The package “HPE Fibre Channel Enablement Kit ‐ Emulex” must be installed before IO firmware update can be done with Emulex FC HBA.

1.7.   libhbaapi must be installed prior to installing the package “HP‐CNA‐FC‐Emulex‐Enablement‐Kit” (RHEL: libhbaapi, SLES: libHBAAPI2). This library can be installed from the OS distribution media.

 

KNOWN ISSUES:

·         Online firmware update fails with the HPE Ethernet 1Gb 2P 361T Adapter. Workaround: use offline firmware update.

·       SmartRAID LD's (Logical Drives) may report "smartd: failed to read Temperature".
Workaround: Install smartmontools version 6.5 or above. They can be downloaded from
http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/

·         There are few issues with the RMC (Remote Management Controller) "show chassis info”:

o   It may incorrectly display Serial Number of some HPE Ethernet 1Gb 4-port 331T Adapters.

o   It does not list HPE 9361-4i RAID controller or the HPE NVME PCIe MU cards. There is no functional impact.

o   It may show HPE Ethernet 10/25Gb 2P 640 SFP28 Adapter as "none". There is no functional impact. This is addressed by 640 QSFP28 adapter Rev D or later.

·         Crashdump Failure may be encountered with some large I/O configurations. See advisory at this link for details.

·         Do not run “reconnect –r” after modification of Fibre Channel LUN mapping on Storage array while at the UEFI shell as it may cause the system to hang.
Workaround: Reset/reboot the system after modification of Fibre Channel LUN mapping at the UEFI shell.

·       HPE 3154-8e RAID controller has a limitation requiring UEFI drivers to be loaded in order for it to be fully configurable at the OS level. As a result, these cards can only be supported in boot slots (3, 5 or 8).

·        Node inventory may fail after launching SUM on Oracle Linux 7.4.
Workaround: Use offline firmware update instead.

·         SUM View devices option is not available for HPE 3154-8e RAID controller. There is no functional impact.

·       The HPE Ethernet 10Gb 2-port 562SFP+ Adapter is supported with Windows in-box drivers only. 

·       The HPE IB EDR/Ethernet 100Gb 2P 841 QSFP28 Adapter and HPE Ethernet 10/25Gb 2P 640 SFP28 Adapter are not supported on Windows Server 2016.

·       HPE 100Gb 1p OP101 QSFP28 x16 adapter powers on at lower PCIe bandwidth( PCIe Gen 2 speed). Workaround: Install Omni-Path Fabric software or driver for full bandwidth (PCIe Gen 3 speed).

·       Wrong PCIe SVID and SSID are displayed for HPE 100Gb 1p OP101 QSFP28 x16 adapter. There is no functional impact.
               

References:

·         For additional OS specific information, refer to the HPE Superdome Flex Server Software Installation and Configuration Guide at this link.

·        For more details on systems running VMware, please refer to the “Running VMware vSphere on HPE Superdome Flex Server” white paper at http://www.hpe.com/support/superdome-flex-vmware.

·       For more details on systems running Windows, please refer to the “Running Microsoft Windows Server on HPE Superdome Flex Server” white paper at http://www.hpe.com/support/superdome-flex-windows.

·         For details on how to configure SAN boot, see the Configuring SAN boot on HPE Superdome Flex Servers document at this link.


INSTALLATION:

        I.            I/O Firmware and utilities Installation Overview

There are 2 options for installing I/O firmware, online and offline. Most customers will find it convenient to update offline because no pre-requisites are required. Customers wishing to do online I/O firmware update will need to ensure that pre-requisites are satisfied.


Note: Online firmware updates have been verified with RHEL 7.3, RHEL 7.4, SLES12 SP2 and SLES12 SP3.  At this time, offline I/O firmware updates are recommended for systems with other supported OS’s (see “I/O Firmware Offline Installation” below).

 

Note: On Linux systems that support online update, after completing the online I/O firmware update, HPE recommends reverting back to the in-box Linux drivers by removing manually the drivers installed as pre-requisites during SUM online deployment, as Superdome Flex I/O was qualified with the Linux in-box drivers.

  

Download the HPE Superdome Flex I/O Service Pack ISO image file bp-SuperdomeFlex-2018-07-03-00.iso before starting the update process. For offline update, download it to any local or remote drive that is visible to the workstation or server from which the JViewer application will run.

 

References:

·       Please refer to the HPE Superdome Flex Server Software Installation and Configuration Guide at https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?sp4ts.oid=1010323142&docId=emr_na-a00038168en_us for details on how to connect JViewer.

·       For systems running VMware, please refer to the “Running VMware vSphere on HPE Superdome Flex Server” white paper at http://www.hpe.com/support/superdome-flex-vmware.

·       For systems running Windows, please refer to the “Running Microsoft Windows Server on HPE Superdome Flex Server” white paper at http://www.hpe.com/support/superdome-flex-windows.

 

      II.            I/O Firmware and Utilities Online Installation details

Online installation of I/O firmware is supported with RHEL 7.3, RHEL 7.4, SLES12 SP2 and SLES12 SP3. Skip to “I/O Firmware Offline Installation” below if using any other OS.

 

KNOWN INSTALLATION ISSUES:

·         The Superdome Flex Support Pack Version 2018.07 (bp-SuperdomeFlex-2018-07-03-00.iso) is based on Service Pack for Proliant 2018.03.0.  During installation, some of the product version numbers in this Service Pack may refer to “Service Pack for Proliant 2018.03.0

·         When using the image on Linux, it is recommended to run clean-cache.sh to clear data from any prior installation. To run clear-cache:

NOTE: If you are using a GUI, you can navigate to the directory that holds SUM and double-click the file to clear the cache. Running the clean-cache command erases all nodes, baselines, and other information entered in SUM.

 

Note: You may start SUM to compare the versions on your system with the image versions:

1.       Download the HPE Superdome Flex Service Pack image file bp-SuperdomeFlex-2018-07-03-00.iso to /mnt/spp

2.       mount –o bp-SuperdomeFlex-2018-07-03-00.iso /mnt/spp

3.       cd /mnt/hp/swpackages

4.       run hpsum.sh, then continue to “Running SUM (on Linux)” below

Running SUM (on Linux):

1.       Select “Local Host Guided Update” in the SUM window, then select “Interactive” (Recommended), press “OK”. This will launch the system inventory (that may take a few minutes to complete).

2.       Select "Next” after the inventory completes.

3.       This takes you to “Deployment Summary”:

a.       Select the I/O firmware components that need to be updated

4.       Select “Deploy” to start the update.

5.        Review the Deployment status to make sure all components updated successfully.

6.        Select "View Log" for each component to get detailed information about a component update.

7.        If everything looks OK in the logs, select “Reboot” to finish with the update.

    III.            I/O Firmware Offline Installation

Offline Update:

1.       Connect the server remotely using JViewer and invoke Virtual Media Wizard from JViewer menu bar. Please refer to HPE Superdome Flex Server Software Installation and Configuration Guide at this link for details on how to connect JViewer and attach Virtual Media.

2.       Select “Virtual Drives/Image File CD-ROM/DVD” and the Superdome Flex Service Pack image bp-SuperdomeFlex-2018-07-03-00.iso on the JViewer console.

3.       Make sure the system is at UEFI, type “map –r” at the UEFI Shell prompt.

4.       Find the FS# of the ISO image. The directory will have a single directory named efi.

5.       Go to “FS#:\efi\boot”

6.        Start the HPE Superdome Flex Service Pack update by executing “bootx64.efi

 On the partition console, you should see "Welcome to GRUB!"

7.        Use the arrow keys to select "Interactive Firmware Update Version 201x.xx.0". Check the box next to “Accept the End User License Agreement (EULA)”.

8.       SUM will start to load and after some time, the screen will let you chose from “Firmware Update”, “Smart Storage Administrator”, and “Insight Diagnostics”.

9.       Select "Firmware Update".

You will see a message “Please wait, loading SUM”.

10.   Once SUM loading is done, an “Inventory of baseline” & “Inventory of Localhost” will run in progress-bar sequentially. Select “Next” when it is done.

11.   This takes you to “Deployment Summary”: select the components that you want to install.

12.   Select “Deploy” to start the update.

13.   Verify the update finishes successfully; select "View Log" for each component to get details.      

14.   Select “Reboot” when finished with the update.

Note: Smart Storage Administrator and Insight Diagnostics are not supported on Superdome Flex Server.

Note: The HPE Superdome Flex user documentation can be found at http://www.hpe.com/support/hpesc. Enter ‘Superdome Flex’ in the search box and select the ‘Documents’ icon next to the server name.

See also: Configuring SAN boot on HPE Superdome Flex Servers document at this link.

For more information on SUM, see SUM installation and user guide

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