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CentricsIT, we are your IT experts. When any IT maintenance issue arises in your data center, we are here to assist. If there is an mistake code you can’t ready, let us assist you in our monthly FixIT column. This month, we’re focusing on HP firmware updates. We will walk you through updating two different firmware processes:
iLO four firmware on a BL460c g8 through the iLO web browser
BIOS firmware through the iLO 4 spider web browser
The steps for these two processes are very like overall, but in that location are a few small changes betwixt them to note.
For the iLO iv firmware update on a BL460c g8, you’ll find the firmware link via HP’s Support Center folio. For this example, you will be downloading version 2.03. One affair to make sure you do is flash the iLO in sequential order; this is recommended by HP. Once you’ve downloaded the appropriate firmware, select the component and extract information technology to a location of your pick. The component for this example is cp025109.exe. After y’all accept designated a location for the component, there are 2 options you tin can log into subsequently this:
Onboard Administrator of the enclosure the bract is inserted into
iLO of the blade itself
Note – if yous choose to log into the Onboard Administrator, yous will need to select the iLO of the blade and log onto the Web Ambassador as shown below:
When you are logged into the iLO, select Assistants from the expansion tree on the left. From here, select iLO firmware under the Assistants tree. Choose the browse push button to locate version two.03. You will be looking for the .bin file (e.g. – ilo4_203.bin). Select Upload, and this will start your iLO firmware flash. iLO will reset once the firmware is flashed, but the c7000 may not accept note of the update until the server has gone through a post cycle. Terminal, log into the iLO and confirm that the changes were completed successfully.
Upgrading the BIOS firmware via iLO 4 web browser is a similar procedure, but with a few slightly different steps.
You lot’ll notice the firmware link via HP’south
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folio. For this example, yous will exist downloading the firmware for 13 Oct 2014.You will demand to attach the server entitlement to your HP business relationship at this time to download the file. Once you’ve downloaded the appropriate firmware, select component cp024488.exe and excerpt it to a location of your choice. Log onto either the Onboard Administrator of the enclosure that the blade is inserted into or the iLO of the bract itself. After logging on, select Administration, then iLO firmware from the expansion tree, and browse to find 13 October 2014 for firmware. The file will be a .D02 file (CPQI3112.D02). From here, choose Upload to begin your BIOS firmware flash. The iLO volition not reset once consummate and you may need to cycle through post fpr the iLO and c7000 to bear witness the information correctly.
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