HP DL360 Gen10 Bios Update Version Jump/Skip?

[CCSAK]

I have x2 HP DL360 Gen10 servers running ESXi6.7. They are both currently on version U32 1.42, can I update straight to the latest version U32 2.90?

(Also iLO version is currently v2.31)

I am also have a MSA 2060 SAN connected via x2 16gb Fibre channel adaptors and I want to update to the latest firmware but want to ensure there will be no issues based on the current hosts bios version?

Thanks.

[thutchings]

Hello,

There should be no issue with upgrading the BIOS directly to the latest version. However, I would generally recommend updating it using the SPP on the servers in order to make sure everything is at supported revisions, instead of doing it piecemeal. That should also help to ensure that the MSA is also at versions that are supported with the other components in the server.

Regards

[CCSAK]

Thanks for the response. In regard to the SPP the latest version for Gen10 servers is Gen10 SPP 2023.03.00.00 although it does not list support for ESXi6.7 is it still compatible?

[thutchings]

Hello,

I believe that, technically, the last version with ESXi 6.7 support in the SPP is the 2022.03 SPP. The latest BIOS update should work fine with this version of ESXi. The VMware compatability guide does not list anything later than 2.72, even with ESXi 8.0:

https://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/detail.php?deviceCategory=server&productid=46428&deviceCategory=server&details=1&keyword=DL360%20Gen10&page=1&display_interval=500&sortColumn=Partner&sortOrder=Asc

For ESXi systems, I would mainly be wary of updating NIC firmware past what is supported with the version in use. NIC FW and driver mismatches are one of the common causes of problems.

Regards