HP (Hewlett-Packard) ProLiant Firmware Maintenance CD User Manual

HP ProLiant Firmware Maintenance CD 8.20 What's New

Part Number 502507-001
August 2008 (First Edition)

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This document is for the person who installs, administers, and troubleshoots servers and storage systems.
HP assumes you are qualified in the servicing of computer equipment and trained in recognizing hazards
in products with hazardous energy levels.

Contents

New firmware CD features ............................................................................................................ 4

HP Smart Update Manager updates ............................................................................................................ 4

New operating system support.................................................................................................................... 4

Added firmware........................................................................................................................................ 4

Removed firmware .................................................................................................................................... 4

Updated firmware ..................................................................................................................................... 5

Hardware support......................................................................................................................... 6

Firmware on the CD...................................................................................................................... 7

History of previous releases............................................................................................................ 8

Firmware maintenance 8.10....................................................................................................................... 8

Firmware maintenance 8.00..................................................................................................................... 11

Firmware maintenance 7.91..................................................................................................................... 11

Firmware maintenance 7.90..................................................................................................................... 12

Firmware maintenance 7.80..................................................................................................................... 13

Firmware maintenance 7.70..................................................................................................................... 13

Firmware maintenance 7.61..................................................................................................................... 14

Firmware maintenance 7.60..................................................................................................................... 15

Firmware maintenance 7.50..................................................................................................................... 16

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New firmware CD features

HP Smart Update Manager updates

• Section 508 support

• Added support for updating SATA hard drive firmware components (online), based on the following

requirements:

o The SATA hard drive firmware component supports online updating.
o The correct version of the Smart Array controller firmware is on the server.

• Prevent components that do not support virtualized environments from installing on a guest in a

virtualized environment

• Added keyboard support

New operating system support

• Windows® Small Business Server 2008

• Windows® Essential Business Server

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2

• SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 SP2

Added firmware

Added firmware to the CD for the following servers and supported options:

• SATA hard drives in online mode (requires Smart Array controller at firmware version provided on

the Firmware CD and supported SATA drive type)

• Modular Smart Array 60 and Modular Smart Array 70 storage enclosure firmware

Availability of online support is based on whether or not the SATA hard drive firmware component
supports it, and if the correct version of the Smart Array controller firmware is on the server.

Removed firmware

Removed firmware from the CD (this firmware is still available on hp.com and is baselined on the
Firmware Maintenance CD 8.10):

• SA 5300 Components

• HP SATA HBA w/RAID

• HP ProLiant BL p-Class

• All ROMPaq Components

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• ROM Flash Component - BF01885A34 drives

• ROM Flash Component - BF03685A35 drives

• ROM Flash Component - BF07285A36 drives

• ROM Flash Component - BF03664664 drives

• ROM Flash Component - BF018863B8, BF036863B9, and BF072863BA drives

• ROM Flash Component - BF00988282, BF01888283, BF03688284, BF03698287 drives

• ROM Flash Component - BD00478273, BD0046826A, BD00978274 drives

• ROM Flash Component - BD03698276, BD03688272, BD0729827A, BD07288277 drives

Updated firmware

Updated firmware for the following ProLiant Servers and supported options:

• System ROMs for HP ProLiant ML/DL/BL servers

• Storage Array Controllers

• Storage Disks (hard drives)

• Lights Out Management (iLO2 firmware)

• Network (NIC firmware)

• HP BladeSystem c-Class Onboard Administrator

• HP tape drives

• SAS and SATA hard drives

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