SPP and Post Production

[StuartCookson]

Hello,

I have a Proliant DL380 with the last SPP installed being 2017.07.02.  I need to install the latest SPP to this server.  I have found "Service Pack for Proliant (SPP) Version 2018.03.0" which states that it has been tested on Gen9 and Gen10 servers.  The page also has a link to "Service Pack for Proliant (SPP) Version Gen8.1". 

I'm a bit confused which I should be installing.  I think it should be the latter but could someone confirm please?

Hope this makes some sort of sense!!

Many thanks

Stuart

[Torsten.]

what generation is your server?

[StuartCookson]

Apologies, forgot to add that!!  Its Gen8

[Torsten. · Accepted solution]

SPP2017.07 was for Gen9 and Gen10 only.

The last SPP for G6, G7 and Gen8 was SPP2017.04, followed by the post production SPPs.

So go to https://spp.hpe.com/custom and get the post production SPP for Gen8 including hotfixes.

[StuartCookson]

Many thanks Torsten, appreciate you replying

[Masi0710]

Dear Torsten,

I have DL380p gen8 servers, on the 07/01/2015 and some were on 02/10/2014. I tried upgrading to the SPP of next release ie; 2016 and 2017 SPPs. However, its not upgrading bios to the next level. I still see the same bios 07/01/2015. 

I tried upgrading bios to the latest one available for gen8 could failed to upgrade.

** CRITICAL ** Online ROM Flash Component for Windows - HP ProLiant DL380p Gen8 (P70) Servers Type: BIOS (Entitlement Required) - System ROM Version: 2018.01.22(2 Mar 2018) Operating System(s): Microsoft Windows Server 2008 W32 | View all File name: cp034953.exe (2.4 MB)

Kindly help me how to upgrade the BIOS.

Thank you.

[Torsten.]

did you run the cp034953.exe file on top of windows?

[Masi0710]

Yes, i tried running inside the OS " cp034953.exe" the BIOS is not updating with the attached error. However, when i run the SPP its taking other components and BIOS still reflecting the old one.

Thanks and Appreciate your quick reply.

[Torsten.]

The reason is printed there - the driver is not loaded.

[Masi0710]

Dear Torsten,

Many thanks for your help, 

I had to install the ILO3/4 driver "cp030671.exe" prior to  " cp034953.exe " . It works like a champ.

Appreciate your help!

Regards,

Syed.