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upgrading Firmware through Insight Manager or Integrated Lights Out

Juan Carlos Olaya — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:40:41 GMT

can a server firmware be upgraded through Insight Manager or Integrated Lights Out?????

Looking at keeping servers at remote sites updated without the need to travel.

Much Appreciated.

Re: upgrading Firmware through Insight Manager or Integrated Lights Out

Dennis Handly — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 06:51:50 GMT

You might want to mention what types of servers, Proliant?

Re: upgrading Firmware through Insight Manager or Integrated Lights Out

Juan Carlos Olaya — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 08:32:04 GMT

Servers are ProLiant 380,385,585 GL's 4 and 5's one is a gp... running on linux rhel 3 and 5. and wondering if they would have to capability of being upgraded through ILO or Insight Manager.

Re: upgrading Firmware through Insight Manager or Integrated Lights Out

Rob Buxton — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:14:07 GMT

Short answer is yes, that's what the VCA does.
Download the updated FW into the VCRM repository, fire up VCA for the server in question and deploy it.
You can deploy the ILO, Array and Server BIOS FW via the VCA.

Re: upgrading Firmware through Insight Manager or Integrated Lights Out

Juan Carlos Olaya — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:26:04 GMT

Thank you very much for your response.... This greatly helps.