TITLE: CloudSystem Matrix Firmware Bundle for HP Integrity BL860c/BL870c/BL890c i2 and i4 Servers (System, IO, OA and VC) – for HP Smart Update Manager
VERSION:
CloudSystem Matrix Bundle
Bundle Version: 7.4.0.0(c)
HP Integrity BL860c/BL870c/BL890c i2 Server System Bundle (26.41)
System Firmware Version: 1.97
FPGA Firmware Version: 2.05
iLO-3 Firmware Version: 01.56.02
Power Monitor Firmware Version: 03.04
HP Integrity BL860c/BL870c/BL890c i4
Server System Bundle (44.01)
System Firmware Version: 02.61
FGPA Firmware Version: 02.02
iLO-3 Firmware Version: 01.62.05
Power Monitor Firmware Version: 03.04
Front Panel HW: 04.00
PRS HW: 02.08
IOH HW: 02.02
I/O smart components for HP-UX:
Firmware Flash Component for HP Integrity BL8x0c i2 Server p410i
(SAS): version 6.42
Firmware Flash Component for HP Integrity BL8x0c i4 Server p410i
(SAS): version 6.22
Firmware Flash Component for HP Integrity BL8x0c i4 Server iocxgbe (NC553i
embedded LOM): version 4.2.401.2212
Firmware Flash Component for Add-in Smart
Array adapters version 2013.09.25:
p711m: FW 6.42, EFI 3.58
Firmware Flash Component for Intel and Broadcom NICs: version
2014.04.21 - installs at UEFI:
Warning: Use this smart component only
if IEXGBE-DRV version is lower than B.11.31.1303
Intel NC360m, NC364m:
EFI 4.3.02
NC532m,
NC532i HP Integrity BL8x0c i2 Server embedded LOM: FW
6.2.28, EFI 5.2.60
Firmware Flash Component for Broadcom NIC
HP-UX: 2014.2.18 - installs from HP-UX:
Warning: Use this component for Broadcom NC532m
only if IEXGBE-DRV version is B.11.31.1303 or later:
NC532m: FW 6.2.28, EFI 5.2.60
Firmware Flash Component for HP Integrity BL8x0c i2 Server LOM - HP-UX
version 5.2.60: - installs from HP-UX:
Warning: Use this component for HP Integrity
BL8x0c i2 Server NC532i only if IEXGBE-DRV version is B.11.31.1303 or
later:
NC532i embedded LOM:
FW 6.2.28, EFI 5.2.60
Firmware Flash Component for Qlogic Fibre
Channel Host Bus Adapters version 2014.02.14:
8 Gb FC QMH2562 (451871-B21): EFI 2.27,
FW 5.06.06
16 Gb FC SN1000Q PCIe (1-port, 2-port) B9F23A, B9F24A:
EFI 6.13, FW 6.07.02
Firmware Flash Component for Emulex Adapters Firmware for HP Integrity
servers version 2013.05.02:
10 Gb 2-port FlexFabric NC551m, NC553m: ROM 4.2.401.2212,
LAN EFI 2.22a1, FC EFI 5.10a7
8 Gb FC LPe1205: ROM 2.02x2, EFI 4.01a5
NC552m: FW 4.2.401.2212, LAN EFI 2.22a1
Onboard Administrator (OA)
OA Firmware Version: 4.40
Virtual Connect (VC)
VC Firmware Component Version: 4.41
HP Smart Update Manager (HP SUM)
HP SUM Version: 7.2.0
Note:
DESCRIPTION:
This CloudSystem Matrix bundle contains
the HP SUM application. This application contains the firmware for HP Integrity
BL860c/BL870c/BL890c i2 and HP Integrity BL860c/BL870c/BL890c i4
Servers (System firmware (SFW), FPGA firmware, iLO-3 MP firmware and Power
Monitor firmware), with I/O, VC and OA firmware).
Note:
For more information on HP SUM, review the HP SUM User Guide and Release Notes.
UPDATE RECOMMENDATION: Optional
[ ] Critical
[ ] Panic, [ ] Hang, [ ]
Abort, [ ] Corruption, [ ] Memory Leak,
[ ] Other:
[ ] Hardware Enablement, [ ] Software Enablement
[ ] Recommended
[X] Optional
[ ] Hardware Enablement, [ ]
Software Enablement, [X] non-critical
[ ] Initial Customer Release
SUPERSEDES:
CloudSystem Matrix Bundle
Bundle Version: 7.4.0.0(a)
PRODUCT MODEL(S):
HP Integrity BL860c i2 Server
HP Integrity BL870c i2 Server
HP Integrity BL890c i2 Server
HP Integrity BL860c i4 Server
HP Integrity BL870c i4 Server
HP Integrity BL890c i4 Server
OPERATING SYSTEMS:
HP-UX 11i v3 March 2010 Update (and later
OE Releases) - For HP Integrity BL860c/BL870c/BL890c i2 Server
HP-UX 11i v3 September 2012 Update and later (with Insight Management
7.1.2 patch) - For HP Integrity BL860c/BL870c/BL890c i4
Server
LANGUAGES:
International English
ENHANCEMENTS
· HP CloudSystem Matrix Bundle 7.4.0.0(c) contains the same firmware components as CloudSystem Matrix Bundle 7.4.0 and enables users to upgrade to the firmware released in CloudSystem Matrix 7.4.0.0(c) while continuing to use any of these older Insight Manager versions: 7.3.0.5, 7.3.1.3, 7.3.2.2 and 7.4.0.1.
FIXES:
For more information on HP CloudSystem Matrix 7.4.0.0(c) fixes, updates and enhancements, please refer to the CloudSystem Matrix Release notes & Compatibility Chart
PREREQUISITES:
For latest dependencies on SAS IO, LOM, OA
and VC, refer to this matrix:
integrity-release-sets
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:
Please review all instructions and the "Hewlett-Packard Support Tool License Terms" or your Hewlett-Packard support terms and conditions for precautions, scope of license, restrictions, and limitation of liability and warranties, before installing this package. It is important that you read and understand these instructions completely before you begin. This can determine your success in completing the firmware update.
New Important Note: This version of HP SUM uses an Internet browser as the graphical user interface. Currently supported browsers are:
Win2k8 |
Win2012 |
Win7 |
Win8 |
SLES11 |
SLES12 |
RHEL6 |
RHEL7 |
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IE 9, 10 or 11 |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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FireFox 17 ESR |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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FireFox 18 or later |
x |
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X |
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Chrome 24 or later |
x |
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X |
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New Important Note: HP SUM now uses port 63001 by default for pulling FW files from the server running HP SUM.
A. Extracting and Running HP SUM
NOTE: HP SUM also provides a Command Line Interface (CLI) that allows user to perform scripted installations in silent mode. For more information please refer to the HP SUM User Guide located at www.hp.com/go/hpsum/documentation or the "CLIHelp.txt" file in the extracted folder.
B. Installing the Firmware Components using HP SUM - Graphical User Mode
1. Welcome Screen:
§ Once started, a page displays with HP SUM main content on it.
2. For local updates on a Windows or Linux node, use Localhost Guided Update:
§ Select Localhost Guided Update from the main content window
§ Choose Interactive or Automatic mode
§ Continue to step through the process of completing the inventory of the baseline, inventory of the node and deployment of updates to the localhost node.
§ Note: You must have components in the same directory as HP SUM in order for the baseline to be added during Localhost Guided Update.
3. For remote OA, Superdome 2 OA and iLO nodes
§ Select Baselines from the main content menu
§ Verify that the current directory baseline completes inventory
§ Select Nodes from the main content menu
§ Select 'Add Node' and enter IP address and credentials for the Onboard Administrator, select the Baseline to be assigned from the Baseline drop down, and click 'Add'
§ After initial verification of credentials is done, click Inventory from the Actions menu
§ After Inventory is done on the OA, iLO nodes will be added automatically and Inventory started on them.
§ If a Virtual Connect node was found, click on that node and enter credentials which will start inventory
§ Once inventory is done on all OA, VC and iLO nodes, click on the OA node and start Review/Deploy
§ On the Review page, click to select the associated nodes to update along with the OA. HP SUM will sequence the updates as needed.
§ Start the Deploy
§ After Deploy is done, the logs for the updates can be reviewed on each node page
4. For remote Windows, Linux, HP-UX and VMware nodes
§ Select Nodes from the main content
§ Verify that the current directory baseline completes inventory
§ Select Nodes from the main content menu
§ Select 'Add Node' and enter IP address and credentials for the remote node, select the Baseline to be assigned from the Baseline drop down, and click 'Add'
§ After initial verification of credentials is done, click Inventory from the Actions menu
§ After Inventory is done on the node, click Review/Deploy from the Actions menu
§ Review the updates to be applied and make changes to installation options as needed
§ Start Deploy
§ After Deploy is done, the logs for the updates can be viewed on the node page
Refer to the HP SUM User Guide for more information.
HP SUM KNOWN ISSUES:
§ HP SUM fails on Windows due to McAfee firewalls. This is a known issue with McAfee that McAfee firewalls block HP SUM traffic.
To resolve this issue, enable the port traffic associated with the HP SUM application by performing the following steps:
1. Bring up McAfee Host Intrusion Prevention
§ Windows Vista: From the system tray, click the McAfee icon -> Manage Features -> Host Intrusion Prevention
§ Windows 7: From the system tray, right click Host Intrusion Prevention icon -> Configure
2. Select the Activity Log tab. Notice the entry in the Message column similar to the following: Blocked Incoming TCP from the HOST (x.x.x.x) during execution of HP SUM.
3. Select the Firewall Policy tab.
4. On the bottom of the screen, click Add (Add new rule).
5. Use the following
settings for the new firewall rules on your system.
Action: Permit
Protocol: IP - TCP
Direction: Incoming
Local Service: Single - 63001
Remote Service: Range From: 1024 - To: 65535
Address: Any Active
6. Click OK to ensure new firewall rules have been implemented.
7. Restart HP SUM.
Refer to the HP SUM Release Notes for complete list of known HP SUM installation issues.
COMPATIBILITY/INTEROPERABILITY:
DETERMINING CURRENT VERSION
HP SUM displays the current version of
the firmware on iLO hosts in the final install log. However user can also log
in to the iLO-3 MP and use the following procedure to find out the current
firmware versions.
SYSREV
For HP Integrity BL860c/BL870c/BL890c i2
Revisions Active Pending
-------------------------------------
iLO
FW : 01.56.02
System FW : 1.97
MHW FPGA : 02.05
Power Mon FW : 03.04
Front Panel HW : 04.00 (or 02.00 or 03.00 are acceptable)
PRS HW
: 02.07 (or
02.06 is acceptable)
IOH HW
: 02.02 (or
1.02, 1.03, and 2.00 are also acceptable)
For HP Integrity BL860c/BL870c/BL890c i4
Revisions
Active Pending
---------------------------------------------------
iLO FW
: 01.62.05
System FW : 02.61
MHW FPGA : 02.02
Power Mon FW : 03.04
Front Panel HW : 04.00 02.00 and 03.00 are
also acceptable
PRS HW :
02.08 02.06 and 02.07 are also acceptable
IOH HW :
02.02 1.02, 1.03, and 02.00, are also acceptable
KNOWN FIRMWARE ISSUES:
SFW (HP Integrity BL8x0c i2 and i4 servers):
§ DDDC (Double Device Data Correction) will not be invoked for a second DRAM failure in certain cases when excessive single bit memory errors are observed. This will be indicated by a WBEM Event 7000. There is no impact to customer applications however it is recommended to service the DIMM upon seeing this event as the server will stop correcting single bits memory errors if one more DRAM in the same rank fails.
iLO (HP Integrity BL8x0c i2 and i4 servers):
· Java based Virtual Media Applet and Java based Remote Serial Console applet will not be launched on clients running Java 7 update 51 (see advisory c04089818).
· Integrity iLO3 might not be accessible with the latest versions of Firefox browser. Check the iLO3 Operations Guide on http://www.hp.com for a list of supported browsers.
KNOWN FIRMWARE UPDATE ISSUES:
§ Bl8x0c i2 systems updating from firmware
version 21.08 or earlier (iLO version 1.30.30 or earlier) to version 26.41
(2014.09) will encounter the error “This package is not supported for this
hardware”.
Workaround: Update
first to 26.36 (iLO version 1.55.02) before updating to 26.41 (2014.09).
§ Refer to the HP SUM 7.2.0 Release notes for complete list of known HP SUM installation issues.
DISCLAIMER:
The information in this document is
subject to change without notice.
Hewlett-Packard makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Hewlett-Packard shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this material.
This document contains proprietary information that is protected by copyright. All rights are reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced, photocopied, or translated to another language without the prior written consent of Hewlett-Packard Company.
(C) Copyright 1994-2015 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
FEEDBACK
As we are continuing to improve the
firmware management process we welcome your feedback on this document and on
the firmware update process.
TEAM-FWupdateFeedback@external.groups.hp.com
SUPERSEDES HISTORY:
Bundle
version 7.4.0.0(a):
Fixes: none from 7.4.0
Enhancements:
· HP CloudSystem Matrix Bundle 7.4.0.0(a) contains the same firmware components as CloudSystem Matrix Bundle 7.4.0 and enables users to upgrade to the firmware released in CloudSystem Matrix 7.4.0.0(a) while continuing to use any of these older Insight Manager versions: 7.2.1.4, 7.2.2.3, 7.3.0.4, 7.3.1.2, 7.3.2.1 as well as 7.4.0.
Bundle version 7.4.0:
Enhancements:
iLO 1.56.02:
§ Improved console performance from iLO version 1.55.02
For a complete list of fixes and enhancements for OA and VC, please refer to
§ Virtual Connect 4.30(b) Release notes
§ Onboard Administrator 4.30 release notes
For more information on HP CloudSystem Matrix 7.4.0 fixes, updates and enhancements, please refer to the CloudSystem Matrix Release notes & Compatibility Chart
Fixes in BL8x0c i2 firmware version 26.41:
FPGA 2.05:
§ In rare occasions, when trying to power on a blade on an HP Integrity BL8x0c i2 server in multi-blade configuration, with all blade enclosures powered off (AC on/DC off), the blade may fail to power on. This is now fixed.
iLO 1.56.02:
§ Fixed SSL/TLS MITM vulnerability (CVE-2014-0224).
§ Fixed an issue where a Telnet session to iLO would sometimes hang during an operation such as FPL dump where a continuous stream of data is being sent by iLO to the client. System and iLO would however continue to function normally.
SFW 1.97:
§ Fixed an issue where a server with a controller configured in HBA mode would sometimes hang at boot time without any error messages if a Hard Disk configured for RAID mode was put into the server without previously removing the Hard Disk's RAID metadata.
§ Boot from boot manager may no longer fail after a VC profile has been unassigned and reassigned.
§ A server containing a PCI card which does not support PCI extended capability would sometimes hang without any error message while handling an MCA. This issue is now fixed.
§ Fixed an issue where, on rare occasions, the following series of events would be seen in the SEL (System Event Log) during POST (Power-On Self-Test): a MEM_MEM_TEST_FAILED level 3 event, a SYSTEM_SOFT_RESET, an EFI_LAUNCH_BOOT_MANAGER. These errors did not reflect a real hardware failure if the MEM_MEM_TEST_FAILED and soft reset incident were not accompanied by an MCA or other errors.
Fixes in IO components included in this bundle:
Fixes in Qlogic Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters firmware version 2014.02.14:
§ Qlogic EFI 2.27 (from 2.22):
· The QMH2562 card would sometimes report VC_CLP_RESP_DEV_NVM_ERR when no Interconnect module was connected or when it was connected to a particular 4Gb FC switch. This issue is now fixed.
§ Qlogic FW 5.06.06 (from 5.03.15):
· Fixed a link failover issue in Qlogic 8Gb firmware for the 8Gb Mezzanine Fibre channel adapter attached to HP VC 24 port module.
Fixes in Intel and Broadcom Adapters Firmware version 2014.04.21:
§ Firmware version 6.2.28 (Changes from 6.2.25):
· LOM and IOX-LAN cards may transmit excessive pause frames during MCA process in Superdome 2 Platform multi-function mode.
§ Intel EFI version 4.3.02 (from 4.3.01):
· NIC EFI driver update was failing on some cards shipped with a flash memory chip (Atmel 25DF041A) that did not support the EFI driver. EFI driver version 4.3.02 fixes this issue.
Fixes in Broadcom NIC HP-UX version 2014.2.18 and HP Integrity BL8x0c i2 LOM EFI version 5.2.60:
§ Firmware version 6.2.28 (Changes from 6.2.25):
· IOX-LAN cards may transmit excessive pause frames during MCA process in Superdome 2 Platform multi-function mode.
Fixes in SAS FW 6.42:
§ Resolved an issue where, after doing a mode toggle at EFI ORCA, the controller name would not be displayed when running the command: “reconnect -r”
§ Added a new POST message 1813 to indicate bad or failed battery charge circuit
§ No longer display a POST error message 1805 “Cache Module Super--Cap is not installed” when the controller is configured to work without super-capacitors
Fixes in Emulex Adapters firmware version 2013.05.02:
§ Firmware 4.2.401.2212 (from 4.1.450.14):
· Critical: As the result of auto negotiation failure, the connection between LOM and ProCurve 6120XG may link up at 1Gbps instead of 10Gbps. This occurs intermittently (as often as once in 10 retries) after executing "Reset Server blade #" from the OA CLI. Affected Products: All BE3 based Cards and LOMs. This is also seen with 10G passthrough Interconnect module.
· Boot failure might be seen after running commands "reconnect -r", "map -r" commands at EFi environment.
· Boot from SAN intermittently fails during EFI bootstrap of a FCoE device that is busy.
· FCOE EFI version truncated in VPD data that is displayed by ODE-FCFUPDATE tool at EFI.
· On HP-UX the fcoc port driver state is displayed as AUTHENTICATION/DISCOVERY when fcocutil command is run to check the port information
§ NIC EFI driver 2.22.a1 (from 2.21.ac):
· Reset to Defaults restores wrong power configuration. Reset to Default is issued from Device Manager->Emulex 10G NIC-> R/r or Erase Configuration; Symptom: Restoring the defaults shows an HP unsupported option: MultiChannel Option
For a complete list of fixes and enhancements for OA and VC, please refer
to
§ Virtual Connect 4.30(b) Release notes
§ Onboard Administrator 4.30 release notes
For more information on HP CloudSystem Matrix 7.4.0 fixes, updates and enhancements, please refer to the CloudSystem Matrix Release notes & Compatibility Chart
Bundle version 7.3.2.0:
For a complete list of fixes and enhancements, please refer to
§ Virtual Connect 4.20 Release notes
§ Onboard Administrator 4.22 release notes
Bundle version: 7.3.1.0(b):
FIXES:
Virtual Connect fixes in
VC 4.10(b):
§ OpenSSL used by VC was modified to address vulnerability to CVE-2012-2110 and CVE-2012-2131
Onboard Administrator fixes in OA 4.12:
§ Fixed an issue where, on rare occasions, a SSH session to iLO from OA, established within a few minutes of an iLO reboot using the ‘connect server’ command, would get disconnected unexpectedly. Connection could be re-established to resume normal operation.
§ Disabled support for OpenSSL TLS heartbeat extension (CVE-2014-0160). See HPSBMU02994 for more details.
Bundle Version: 7.2.0.1:
ENHANCEMENTS
UEFI Driver 5.2.59 (from 5.2.58) for embedded LOM, NC532m:
FIXES:
iLO 01.61.04 (BL8x0c i4 43.01) and iLO 1.55.02 (BL8x0c i2 26.36):
Other issues fixed in iLO 1.55.02 (BL8x0c i2 26.36):
Fixes in SFW 1.95 (BL8x0c i2 26.36):
Boot Code 6.2.25 (from 6.2.21) for embedded LOM, NC532m:
LPe1205 HBA FW version 2.02x2 (from 2.00a4):
Bundle Version: 7.1.1.3:
ENHANCEMENTS / FIXES:
HP Integrity BL860c/BL870c/BL890c i4
Server System / iLo firmware:
Support added to CloudSystem Matrix (CSM) 7.1.1 environment
Virtual Connect:
Please refer to the VC 3.70 Release notes for fixes and enhancements.
Onboard Administrator:
Please refer to the OA 3.60 Release notes for fixes and enhancements.
For more information on HP CloudSystem Matrix 7.1.1.3 fixes, updates and enhancements, please refer to the CloudSystem Matrix Release notes & Compatibility Chart
Bundle Version 7.1.1(a):
Server FW: 26.34
SFW / ILO:
Virtual Connect:
Please refer to the VC 3.70 Release notes for fixes and enhancements.
Onboard Administrator:
Please refer to the OA 3.60 Release notes for fixes and enhancements.
Bundle Version 7.1.1:
Server FW: 26.33
Virtual Connect:
Please refer to the VC 3.70 Release notes for fixes and enhancements.
Onboard Administrator:
Please refer to the OA 3.60 Release notes for fixes and enhancements.
Bundle Version 7.1(a) / 7.0(a):
Virtual Connect:
Please refer to the VC 3.60 Release notes for fixes and enhancements.
Onboard Administrator:
Please refer to the OA 3.56 Release notes for fixes and enhancements.
Server FW: 26.33:
System / iLo firmware (1.53.02):
Enhancements:
Fixes: