G10 SPP 2021.04.0 create on usb key utility 3.0 can't boot

[alskoicom]

@FezUSA Since you tried it some times, you probably figured. The fastest load time to run spp and firmware upgrades is which?

1) through a bootable usb (you did mention to use usb3 key and back ports, no ports on BL460c Gen9 though so what about usb2) or

2) through ilo virtual media and HTML5 KVM or

3) through virtual media using integrated remote console (internet explorer and BL460c Gen9 ilo) ?

My experience was that the Html5 interface and virtual media took maybe 2 hours to load windows 2016 setup initialize screen, god knows how much spp will take. So i guess the Maybe its my network setup through vlans and firewalls and a possible 100 Mbps uplink but maybe its just low HTML5 performance?

[Peter Katz]

And one more important note.  The utility only works with Windows 10 and not Windows 11.  I had to use an old laptop with Win10 to run the utility and was then able to boot from the USB key and succesfully run the updater from the key.

[ak-pdx]

Just for the record, I had two issues with booting USB to update a SPP

ProLiant DL325 Gen10 Plus -- this one would boot the USB and then error out with "Cannot find the kernel image" and others. Updating the IP (Intelligent Provisioning) fixed that. Boots fine with a 64GB USB stick

ProLiant DL380 Gen10 --  previously booted off a USB OK, but it cannot handle the 64GB size. (It went straight to GRUB even if I uplugged everything USB.) Booted off a smaller one just fine

Thx, FezUSA!