Power Mgmt Controller, Firmware Update problem

[IT Network Administrato]

I just installed iLO 1.78 and the Power Management 3.4(B) update on one of my blades.

I had to shut down the blade and remove from the enclosure before the OA would detect the new firmware version, but it doesn't show with any errors in the Rack Firmware now.

This is going to be a pain. We have 7 blade enclosures and we'll have to shut down every single blade and remove and reinsert :(

[Adrian Clint]

You dont need to physically remove and reinsert.

Use putty or similar to connect to the OA and use the command line.

I think the command is "reset bay x" - does a virtual blade pull and reinsert.

[kris rombauts]

On a BL465 G5 it worked fine for me to go from 3.3 to 3.4 using the above mentioned URL but i needed to shut down(not just reboot) the blade and power it up again and wait for a while (+15 minutes ??).
There was no need in my case to physically remove or use the OA CLI command "reset server x (x= bay number)
Maybe it takes a while before the new version is shown in the OA , maybe the OA only polls the blade once in a while for this kind of information.



before:
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....

Management Processor Information:
Type: iLO2
Name: ILOxxxxxxxxxx
Firmware Version: 1.78 Jun 10 2009
IP Address: xx.xx.xx.xx
MAC Address: xx.xx.xx.xx.xx
Power Management Controller Version: 3.3


after:
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OA-001A4BCD601F> show server info 4

Server Blade #4 Information:
Type: Server Blade
Manufacturer: HP
Product Name: ProLiant BL465c G5
Part Number: 454625-B21
System Board Spare Part Number: 447463-001
Serial Number: xxxxxxxxxx
UUID: xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Server Name: xxxxxx
Asset Tag: [Unknown]
ROM Version: A13 03/12/2009

CPU 1: Quad-Core AMD Opteron 2100 MHz
CPU 2: Quad-Core AMD Opteron 2100 MHz
Memory: 16384 MB

Embedded Ethernet
NIC 1 MAC Address: 00:23:7D:A8:26:82
NIC 2 MAC Address: 00:23:7D:A8:26:80
iSCSI 1 MAC Address: 00:23:7D:A8:26:83
iSCSI 2 MAC Address: 00:23:7D:A8:26:81

QLogic QMH2462 4Gb FC HBA for HP c-Class BladeSystem
Port 1: 50:01:43:80:03:bd:44:ec
Port 2: 50:01:43:80:03:bd:44:ee

Management Processor Information:
Type: iLO2
Name: xx.xx.xx.xx
Firmware Version: 1.78 Jun 10 2009
IP Address: xx.xx.xx.xx
MAC Address: xx.xx.xx.xx
Power Management Controller Version: 3.4


OA-001A4BCD601F>

[StefanS.]

Hello,

i have a c7000 containing 14x BL460 G1. ILO2 Firmware-Versions are 1.78. The Power Management Controller Version from 12 of 14 Blades are updated without any problems from version 0.7 to 3.4. But the other 2 Blades are Version 0.8.

I integrated the Version 3.4 (CP010989.scexe) in the ISO-File "HP BladeSystem Firmware Deployment Tool". When i try to update, i get the Message:

"The software is not supported for installation on this system. The Power Management Controller requires disaster recovery."

Same Message, when i try to install CP010996.exe from Windows x64.

Any Solutions?

regards,
Stefan

[Patrick G.]

The same like Stefan...

"...
sh CP010989.scexe
Flash Engine Version: Linux-1.2.0-0-8

Name: Online ROM Flash for Linux - Power Management Controller (c-Class blades)
New Version: 3.4

The software is not supported for installation on this system.

The Power Management Controller requires disaster recovery.
..."

[Nikaja]

Same problem here just using Windows.

It seems to be a problem introduced with 3.4B Power

[Patrick G.]

Making a disaster recovery solve the problem.

"sh CP010989.scexe --disaster-recovery"

[Sobhan Majumder]

I have 8 Blades in a C7000 enclosure. All are running with old iLO2 firmware and BIOS ver except one.
For the server which is up to date, one customer advisory is coming in OA and telling to update the PMC firmware to 3.4B.
Can I update the firmware in that particular server??
If I can then will this activity affect to other server??
I want to know this because rest of the server in production and downtime will not be available.
Please reply if anyone can help.

[Adrian Clint]

You can update the iLO firmware without affecting any server. You should do this first.
Both the BIOS and Power firmware will require a reboot. So you can update both firmware and then do a single reboot at a convenient time to you.

[Kerry Quillen]

Ok, maybe I'm just blind but where in OA does it tell what the PMC firmware version is? I've looked under 'rack firmware' but only see the OA and ILO versions. Can't find it in the SMH either.