HP 699796-006 - Manual
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Table of Contents:
- Page 5 – Introduction to SPP; The release notes are on the SPP Information Library at; Deployment modes; “Downloading and installing an SPP” (page 7)
- Page 7 – Downloading and installing an SPP; system is available in the event the deployment procedure fails.; Prerequisites for deploying SPP components on Windows; A local administrative system with 1 GB of memory.
- Page 8 – Disabling BitLocker to permit firmware updates (Windows only); CAUTION: A Trusted Platform Module (TPM) has been detected in this
- Page 9 – Initiating deployment; Online mode; “SPP; Offline mode
- Page 10 – Prerequisites; PXELINUX; Using HP SIM to deploy an SPP; “SPP staging procedures”
- Page 11 – SPP staging procedures; Creating a bootable USB key; Directory with files; Creating a directory with files; To add or remove components from the SPP:
- Page 12 – Creating a custom ISO; HP USB Key Utility
- Page 13 – Adding additional content to a bootable USB key
- Page 14 – Mounting an ISO; hpsum; Copying the SPP to a hard drive
- Page 15 – SPP usage scenarios; Localhost Guided Update; Local and remote node firmware update; Add Node
- Page 16 – Scripted online update for Linux server; Example answer file
- Page 17 – “Creating a directory with files”; Does the SPP need to be in its ISO format or extracted?
- Page 20 – Generating and viewing reports; Generating a Report; To generate a report; Collecting trace directories
- Page 23 – Support and other resources; Contact HP; Subscription service; Sign in; Related information; HP Service Pack for ProLiant Release Notes
- Page 24 – Typographic conventions; Table 1 Document conventions; Provides clarifying information or specific instructions.
- Page 25 – Service, or HP contractual support agreement.; HP Insight Online; insightremotesupport/docs
- Page 26 – when submitting your feedback.
- Page 27 – A Creating a bootable USB key with SYSLINUX
- Page 29 – Index
HP Service Pack for ProLiant Quick Start
Guide
Abstract
This guide describes the Service Pack for ProLiant (SPP) and how to use it to update system software including firmware, drivers,
and utilities on ProLiant servers and Blade servers and enclosures. This guide is intended for individuals who are familiar with
configuring Microsoft Windows, Linux, and VMware, and updating, maintaining, and deploying firmware and software to
servers.
HP Part Number: 679796-006
Published: February 2014
Edition: 1
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Summary
1 Introduction to SPP SPP is a comprehensive systems software and firmware solution delivered as a single download.This solution uses HP SUM as the deployment tool and is tested on all supported HP ProLiant serversincluding HP ProLiant Gen8 servers. HP SPP along with HP SUM provides breakthrough Sma...
2 Downloading and installing an SPP Before updating business-critical servers or those in a complex or distributed environment, developan update plan to minimize required downtime. For additional information, see the HP SmartUpdate Best Practices Planning Guide. IMPORTANT: If you have not updated yo...
Disabling BitLocker to permit firmware updates (Windows only) The TPM, when used with BitLocker, measures a system state. Upon detection of a changed ROMimage, it restricts access to the Windows file system if the user cannot provide the recovery key.HP SUM detects if a TPM is enabled in your system...
