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: 7.2.1.0
HP Integrity BL860c/BL870c/BL890c i2 Server System Bundle
(26.36)
System Firmware Version: 1.95
FPGA Firmware Version: 2.02
iLO-3 Firmware Version: 01.55.02
Power Monitor Firmware Version: 03.04
HP Integrity BL860c/BL870c/BL890c i4 Server System Bundle (43.01)
System Firmware Version: 02.40
FGPA Firmware Version: 02.02
iLO-3 Firmware Version: 01.61.04
Power Monitor Firmware Version: 03.04
Front Panel HW: 04.00
PRS HW: 02.08
IOH HW: 02.02
I/O components:
Firmware Flash Component for BL8x0c i2 p410i (SAS): FW 6.22,
EFI 3.54
Firmware Flash Component for BL8x0c i4 iocxgbe (NC553i
embedded LOM): FW 4.2.401.2212, FCoE EFI 5.10.a7
Firmware Flash Component for Add-in Smart Array adapters 2012.11.30:
p711m: FW 5.78, EFI 3.50
Firmware Flash Component for Intel and Broadcom Adapters (includes BL8x0c
i2 LOM) 2012.11.30(b):
2-port/4-port 1000BT NC360m, NC364m: EFI 4.3.01
NC532i (BL8x0c i2 LOM), 2-port 10
GbE NC532m: EFI 5.2.59, ROM 6.2.25
Firmware Flash Component for Qlogic Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters 2012.11.30:
8 Gb FC QMH2562 (451871-B21): EFI 2.22,
FW 5.03.15
Firmware Flash Component for Emulex Adapters Firmware for HP
Integrity Servers 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
Onboard Administrator (OA)
OA Firmware Version: 3.60
Virtual Connect (VC)
VC Firmware Version: 4.01
HP Smart Update Manager (HP SUM)
HP SUM Version: 5.3.5
Note:
- HP Integrity BL860c/BL870c.BL890c i2 and i4 blades are not
supported with OA 3.70 or 3.71 due to the possible loss of network
connections during OA failover in configurations with Integrity
blades, Virtual Connect and OA 3.70. For
more details, see advisory c03613140.
Configurations with these servers should continue using OA 3.60 until an
OA fix is provided.
- HP
SUM 5.3.0 introduces the capability to update IO firmware using HP SUM on
integrity servers running HP-UX 11i v3. However
due to a hang issue when updating p410i SAS IO from 5.82 to another
version with HP SUM, the built-in p410i SAS IO on BL8x0c i4 blades must
continue to be updated using alternate methods (EFI applications, ISO
images, ...). All other IO
components, included in this bundle, can be updated using HP SUM.
- If a system FW update is pending, it will be activated at
next server power off, and server can be powered on only after the
firmware activation completes.
** To verify if a system FW update is pending, run the iLO3 MP “SYSREV”
command and check if the Pending column shows any version for “System FW”.
- Warning: If you reset the system
while the SFW update is pending, the server may not be able to reboot due
to a firmware mismatch between SFW and iLO. If that’s the case, power
off the server to enable the new SFW activation and then power the server
back on after activation is complete.
- While the
server is powered off, you can monitor the progress of the system
firmware activation by running the iLO3 MP “FW” command from the Command
Menu (CM).
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:
- Any
update to the information below will be available in the release notes for
CloudSystem Matrix Firmware Bundle for HP Integrity BL860c/BL870c/BL890c
i2 and BL860c/BL870c/BL890c i4 Server (System, IO, OA, and VC firmware) –
HP SUM available on
http://www.hp.com/
- For HP Integrity BL860c/BL870c/BL890c i2 Servers, SAS
RAID firmware (version 6.22 or later) and LAN-On-Motherboard (LOM)
firmware (version 5.2.59 or later) must be installed on your server along
with this CloudSystem Matrix Firmware Bundle.
- For HP Integrity BL860c/BL870c/BL890c i4 Servers, SAS
RAID firmware (version 5.84 or later) and LAN-On-Motherboard (LOM)
firmware (version 4.2.401.2212 or later) must be installed on
your server along with this CloudSystem Matrix Firmware Bundle. Current
versions can be checked using the HP-UX commands “ioscan --kfnd ciss”,
“sautil /dev/cissx vpd” and “nwmgr --q vpd --c lan0”
For more information on HP SUM, review the HP SUM 5.3.5 User Guide and Release Notes.
UPDATE RECOMMENDATION: Critical
[X] Critical
[ ] Panic, [ ] Hang, [ ]
Abort, [ ] Corruption, [ ] Memory Leak,
[X] Other: Boot failure, link speed
issue
[ ] Hardware Enablement, [ ] Software Enablement
[ ] Recommended
[ ] Optional
[ ] Hardware Enablement, [ ]
Software Enablement, [ ] non-critical
[ ] Initial Customer Release
SUPERSEDES:
CloudSystem Matrix Bundle
Bundle Version: 7.2.0.1
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
BL8x0c i2 SAS FW 6.22 (from 5.78) for embedded p410i SAS:
- The maximum
boot disk size supported with the LVM boot layout is enhanced from 2TB to
16TB with firmware version 6.22 and HP-UX B.11.31.1303
- HBA/RAID
mode toggle support is now available within ORCA. (Mode Toggle only
supported for P410i controllers)
FIXES:
Fixes in BL8x0c i4 LOM FW 4.2.401.2212 (from 4.1.450.14) for
embedded NC553i:
- 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.
- BL8x0c i4
LOM NIC LED remains green even when the LINK is down on 1Gbps switch
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 H-PUX
the fcoc port driver state is displayed as AUTHENTICATION/DISCOVERY when
fcocutil command is run to check the port information.
Fixes in BL8x0c i4 LAN EFI 2.22.a1 (from 2.21.ac) for embedded
NC553i:
- Critical: After power cycling the entire
C7000 enclosure, the HP Integrity BL8X0c i4 LOM systematically fails to
initialize with Catalyst Switch 3020 when Power Restore is set to ON (PR =
ON) and you enter to EFI shell before HP-UX boot. You will see an error
similar to: “ iocxgbe: The device at hardware path 0/0/0/3/0/0/0 failed
initialization (3821)” during HPUX boot. This issue is only seen with
BL8X0c i4 LOM
- Reset to
Defaults restores wrong power configuration. It shows an HP unsupported
option: “MultiChannel Option”. Reset to Default is issued from Device
Manager->Emulex 10G NIC-> R/r or Erase Configuration
Fixes in BL8x0c i2 SAS FW 6.22 (from 5.78) for p410i:
- HP-UX boot
may fail with READ Error (elf_load) if boot volume is built on SAS Logical
Volume larger than 2TB.
- On rare
occasions during power-up of an HP DS2200sb, the expander backplane would
be unresponsive and the attached Smart Array Controller would not be
allowed to discover attached drives.
- The
training of the DDR2 DIMMs has been improved in order to prevent the rare
occasions when 1783 POST error messages displays followed by an
unresponsive controller.
- Protection
has been added to prevent potential Smart Array controller hangs under
rare conditions when hot-adding hard drives.
- The Open
Connection timeout was reduced to 900 microseconds so that SAS connections
terminate gracefully and data transfer stalls are prevented.
- The Smart
Array controller would not connect to hard drives within 20ms under heavy
stress.
Virtual Connect:
Please refer to the VC
4.01 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 7.2.1.0 fixes, updates and
enhancements, please refer to the CloudSystem
Matrix Release notes & Compatibility Chart
PREREQUISITES:
- HP CloudSystem
Matrix 7.2.1.0 requires OA version 3.60 and VC version 4.01 for
HP BL860c/BL870c/BL890c i2 and HP BL860c/BL870c/BL890c i4.
- The VC
firmware can be updated using the HP SUM version included in this bundle.
It can also be updated using the Virtual Connect Support Utility (VCSU).
VCSU version 1.8.0 or later is required. The VCSU utility is not
included in this bundle and may be found on the HP Support & Drivers
web site.
- iLO-3 MP(s)
must be on the network (reachable from local system) and have static IP or
be configured with DHCP.
- An http
daemon, service or IDS (Intrusion Detection System) running in the local
system may interfere with HP SUM connecting to remote hosts, hence these
services may need to be disabled when HP SUM is running.
- Refer to
the HP Smart Update Manager 5.3.5 User Guide and Release
Notes for any prerequisites required for HP SUM.
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.
NOTE: This version of HP SUM allows updating of I/O card
firmware online on HP-UX. Please review instructions for using this
feature.
A. Extracting and Running HP SUM
- Download
the firmware bundle binary <filename>.exe or <filename>.tar.gz
in a new folder on your system.
- Extract the
bundle:
- Windows:
double click <filename>.exe then click “Extract”
- Linux:
gunzip <filename>.tar.gz; tar -xvf <filename>.tar
- The above
steps will extract the contents of the bundle in the new folder where the
bundle file is located. HP SUM and firmware components will reside in the
same folder.
- Execute
hpsum, located in the extracted folder, by logging as a user with
Administrator or root privilege. Executing hpsum will bring up a
graphical user interface of the HP Smart Update Manager (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 or the "CLIHelp.txt" file in
the extracted folder.
B. Installing the Firmware Components using HP SUM - Graphical User Mode
- Welcome
Screen:
- Once
started, a page displays with HP SUM introduction content on it. The
introduction describes HP SUM, its usage and enhancements.
- Source
Selections Screen:
- The Source
Selections screen allows you to choose directories where smart components
are located.
- The
directory where HP SUM is running from is automatically added as the
default repository.
- You can
optionally have HP SUM check ftp.hp.com
for additional firmware or software smart components. This could
include newer components for servers supported in this bundle, plus
components for other server types.
- HP SUM
will build an inventory of firmware bundles - packages that can be used
to update firmware.
- Click the
"Next" button to move on to the next step.
- Select
Targets Screen:
- This
screen is used to specify which targets you want to update.
- Targets
can be added one at a time, or a range can be searched.
- Credentials
must be supplied for each target.
- Once
added, targets can also be managed in groups. See the HP SUM user guide
for details.
- Click the
“Next” button to move on to the next step.
- *NOTE on
order of preforming updates: *Any updates to OA, VC and iLO
firmware should be done in one HP SUM session first, then exit HP
SUM and perform updates to HP-UX I/O firmware in a separate HP
SUM session.
- NOTE on
HP-UX I/O firmware:
If you want to update I/O card firmware online through HP-UX you
must add an IP address for the production HP-UX OS as a target
on this screen along with HP-UX root user credentials.
- NOTE
for enclosures:
The Onboard Administrator IP address can be added as the first target and
HP SUM will find all of the servers and Virtual Connect in the enclosure
automatically. A pop up dialog will appear suggesting to add the found
associated targets. HP SUM will be able to use the OA credentials to log
into the blades iLOs automatically.
- NOTE: “localhost” is not applicable
for installing the firmware updates included in this bundle.
- Review/Install
Updates Screen:
- The
suggested updates for each target are displayed on this screen.
- This
screen also allows for retrieving details of the updates, selecting
between available revisions, forcing downgrades and choosing reboot to
activate options.
- For more
details and component level granularity, select the item and click the
"Select Components" link.
NOTE: If firmware is the latest or already up-to-date version, HP
SUM displays the message "Already-up-to-date". You can override
and choose to perform force reinstallation or downgrade the firmware by
clicking the "Installation Option" and checking “Force Install”
option.
NOTE: Integrity System Firmware update supports delayed activation
- where the new firmware gets downloaded to the iLO but is programmed
only when you power down the system at a convenient time. Delayed
activation is the default setting for SFW update. This setting can be
changed by doing the following actions:
- Click
"Configure Now" on the Select Components page
- Select
the "Upload and Activate" checkbox.
- If
"Upload and Activate" is selected, HP SUM will do the
following actions:
- Send a
graceful shutdown and power off request to the system as part of the
update
- Then
power up the system after the System Firmware has been programmed.
- If you
choose to do the power off manually, the programming will take
approximately 8 minutes to complete the programming operation before
power can be turned on again.
- NOTE: Integrity Superdome 2
nPartition firmware updates can be applied while the partition is Active,
but the partition must be rebooted to have the firmware update take
effect. HP SUM defaults to not reboot Active partitions. If
you would like HP SUM to include the partition reboot as part of the
firmware update process then:
- Click
“Select Devices” on the Select Components page
- Click
“Reboot to Activate” next to the Active partitions you want to
reboot.
- If you
choose to not continue with install on one or more targets, you can
uncheck the box on the left of the target.
- Updates
can be scheduled for future times by clicking the “Schedule” button. Once
schedules are defined, the “Install” button must still be clicked to
activate the schedule.
- Click the
“Install” button to start update on all of the checked targets.
- HP SUM
will display the progress of the firmware update on each target.
- A status
and link to the logs will be displayed for each target at the end of the
update.
Refer to HP SUM 5.3.5 User
Guide and Release notes for more information.
NOTE: The iLO-3 MP CM command "fw" can also be used on the
target to display a live progress of the FW update.
COMPATIBILITY/INTEROPERABILITY:
- WARNING: Do not disconnect AC power to HP Integrity Servers or
remove HP Server Blades from the enclosure during the firmware upgrade
process. Doing so may corrupt the programming of the firmware, rendering
the Server inoperable
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.
- Establish a
telnet session with the iLO-3 MP.
- Logon to
the iLO-3 MP using the Administrator password.
- Type
"CM" to enter the Command Menu.
- Type
"SYSREV" to display system revision information. The following
should be displayed if the current firmware is installed.
SYSREV
For HP Integrity BL860c/BL870c/BL890c i2
Revisions Active Pending
-------------------------------------
iLO
FW : 01.55.02
System
FW : 1.95
MHW FPGA
: 02.02
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
: 01.61.04
System FW : 02.40
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:
OA 3.60:
- There is a
rare chance that a SSH session to iLO from OA, established within a
few minutes of an iLO reboot using the ‘connect server’ command, may
get disconnected unexpectedly. Connection can be re-established to resume
normal operation.
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SUPERSEDES HISTORY:
Bundle Version: 7.2.0.1:
ENHANCEMENTS
UEFI Driver 5.2.59 (from 5.2.58) for embedded LOM, NC532m:
- Added
Dynamic Network detection support
FIXES:
iLO 01.61.04 (BL8x0c i4 43.01) and iLO 1.55.02 (BL8x0c i2 26.36):
- Fixed a
security vulnerability issue that exists in HP Integrated Lights-Out (iLO
3) version 1.60.07 for BL8x0c i4 and versions 1.53.02 and lower for BL8x0c
i2. The vulnerability could be remotely exploited resulting in disclosure
of information. See SSRT100934 for more
details.
- When the
serial port MUX is set to “Persistent AUX” mode and the server is A/C
power cycled, the serial port MUX will retain the “persistent AUX” mode
setting and will not reset to “iLO” mode.
- The
severity of the events “VOLTAGE_FAULT and VOLTAGE_LOW_CRITICAL” have
been increased so that power supply events in SFM such as
"power supply failed or disconnected" and "power
supply AC lost" will now be reported in HP-UX syslog for easier
monitoring.
- Fixed an
issue where an idle SSH session to iLO3 from a PUTTY client may freeze or
may get disconnected with an error message “Incoming packet was garbled on
decryption”.
- SSH
connection to iLO from an OpenSSH 5.9 client will now work even when a
reduced list of key-exchange algorithm is not indicated.
Other issues fixed in iLO 1.55.02 (BL8x0c i2 26.36):
- IPMI
chassis status now properly reflects the sensor status when cover is off
or after a fan failure
- MP-iLO’s 15
minute auto-logoff no longer truncates a V-media created ISO Image
Fixes in SFW 1.95 (BL8x0c i2 26.36):
- Fixed a
very rare issue where a system running HP-UX might appear hung for 12
seconds or a clustered system might crash or reset if the heartbeat timer
was set to a value lower than 12 seconds.
- Fixed an
issue where a failed CPU socket would not get de-configured, causing the
system to hang and not boot to EFI shell, or to continuously reboot, with
the error "BOOT_CPU_LATE_SELF_TEST_FAIL".
Boot Code 6.2.25 (from 6.2.21) for embedded LOM, NC532m:
- In some
cases, only 2 PCI functions are exposed in multi-function mode.
LPe1205 HBA FW version 2.02x2 (from 2.00a4):
- I/O
“illegal frames received” errors may be reported intermittently by
FC disks linked through an 8Gb Hp/Emulex FC card if a disk reset is
performed
during heavy I/O load.
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:
- Fixed an
issue where a memory update operation may not complete properly when an L2
cache line encounters a second single bit data error. This may result in
the possibility of undefined system behavior. See Intel Specification
Update for more information. If Specification
Update link does not work, HP recommend to go to www.intel.com and search for the
latest version of the Intel® Itanium® Processor 9300 Specification Update.
- Fixed an
issue where PAL returned no information on bus log overflow
- Fixed an
issue where an invalid log format may have been generated by hardware when
multiple MLD errors occur in a small window
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:
- The serial
port can now be set permanently to AUX mode using a new option provided in
iLO. AUX mode will be retained even after an AC power cycle.
Fixes:
- The system
iLO may hang if it remains up without being reset for days or weeks, and a
system power cycle may be required to recover
- If one of
the following systems is updated with Firmware bundle 26.31 (iLO MFW
version 01.51.03), the product number will be reset to the factory
default, which may cause warranty entitlement issues when calling HP for
support:* HP BL860c/BL870c/BL890c i2 systems with a hardware
upgrade kit installed (product number AM358A, AM364A, AM365A, AM359A, and
AM366A)* HP BL860c/BL870c/BL890c i2 systems sold as HP Remarketed
(product numbers ending in “R”, AD399AR, AH383AR, AM329AR, AH384AR, and
AM330AR)
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?subject=FWupdateFeedback%20on%20CloudSystem_bundle_7.2.1.0: