Upgrading Firmware on SCSI Hard drives while online ???

[Frank Lagana]

Have a ML570 G2 with 5300 (3.54 Firmware) would like to upgrade firmware on hard drives while server is online....also runing HPSIM 4.2... can this be done ?????

[Andrzej Kowalik]

Online firmware upgrade mean that you can do that from operating system without booting from support diskettes or Firmware Maintenance CD. But this not mean that upgrade is executed "on the fly". You always must reboot server after online firmware upgrade.
http://h18023.www1.hp.com/support/files/server/us/webdoc/rom/OnlineROMFlashUserGuide.pdf
regards,
Andrzej

[Frank Lagana]

Sounds Good.... Thats what I thought

Thanks

[Akos Hegedus]

I dont't think it is possible. You can upgrade online the system rom, iLO firmware, and SmartArray firmware. The other components require the use of the Proliant Firmware Maintenance CD or a BIOS floppy disk.

regards
Akos

[David Claypool]

No, drives need to be taken offline to be updated.

[Frank Lagana]

Thanks all....I found my answer

Frank