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Re: how to upgrade PMC firmware without an OS

 
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Johan Guldmyr
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Re: how to upgrade PMC firmware without an OS

Sneaky :) Nice werk :p
ARRRG!!!!!!
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Re: how to upgrade PMC firmware without an OS

Great, I'll give that a try this week.

Yea I was a little frustrated trying to enter my forum name because when I typed in my real name and it said it was already in use. :-/ This was right after it assigned me a user ID of random numbers and letters which I'll never remember so I guess I'll be signing up again and again every time I want to submit a question :P

Thanks again for the help. I'm an old IBM guy new to HP so I'm still learning the hardware. It still baffles me that they require an OS to upgrade hardware LOL
Torsten.
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Re: how to upgrade PMC firmware without an OS

I was trying with version 3.4B on maintenance CD (copied to thumb drive), but this was not working.
But AFAIK version 3.4C should work.

Hope this helps!
Regards
Torsten.

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WFHC-WI
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Re: how to upgrade PMC firmware without an OS

Good information Adrian. I think that bundle is still reliant on your target hosts running Windows, but its good to see they've included it in the bundle now.
swingarm
Occasional Advisor

Re: how to upgrade PMC firmware without an OS

To WFH-WI

I was following your instructions to the "T" but no matter if I use a USB key or a Floppy it never finds the file. Do I need to put it in a certain place on the media? Like under some specficically named directory/directories?

Michaelk NESS
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Re: how to upgrade PMC firmware without an OS

New 1.60 "HP BladeSystem Firmware Deployment Tool" has the power firmware (CP011299.scexe) included !

ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softlib2/software1/cd/p1255591055/v53667/bbfirmware-1.60-0.zip.

It's working !
Michaelk NESS
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Re: how to upgrade PMC firmware without an OS

(My old Forums user name-WW184804)

I am not sure,what version of PMC firmware
(3.4B or 3.4C) included in this cd.
Adrian Clint
Honored Contributor

Re: how to upgrade PMC firmware without an OS

It should have 3.4(c) see my earlier email that has the list of the components in the downloadable exe version of the iso
Michaelk NESS
Occasional Advisor

Re: how to upgrade PMC firmware without an OS

Hi,Adrian!

It seems to me that here there is some misunderstanding of a problem:

Your link-this is "HP BladeSystem Online Firmware Bundle for Windows"(.exe file),
but we have no operating system installed.

My link - this is .ISO file of Bootable CD with Firmware Deployment without operation system installed.
It that is required to us.

Best Regards