HPE Proliant MicroServer Gen 10 (AMD Opteron X3421) BIOS Update Issues

[ACynicalLamp]

Hello Everyone,

I have been struggling to say the least in my journey to update the BIOS for this system. I  have been getting the downloads from: https://support.hpe.com/connect/s/product?language=en_US&cep=on&kmpmoid=1009955118&tab=driversAndSoftware&driversAndSoftwareFilter=8000012

And I can't seem to get the 'flashbios.nsh' command to work as outlined here: https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-c05355808

I have also tried the SPP method making a bootable USB, but unfortunately that gets stuck at 95% mounting the files. SPP was accquired from here: https://support.hpe.com/connect/s/softwaredetails?softwareId=MTX_5c9d728c047745298cdc2a19b0&tab=productsImpacted

Needless to say this has been frustrating, but I'm open to see if we have some ideas on how to remedy this.

Thanks.

[ACynicalLamp · Accepted solution]

Found a solution to my problem:

Using a 16GB USB Flash Drive. Download  System Firmware Upgrade for HPE MicroServer Gen10 Server with UEFI OS independent from here: https://support.hpe.com/connect/s/product?kmpmoid=1009955118&tab=driversAndSoftware&driversAndSoftwareFilter=8000012&cep=on

1. Extract files and put ZA10A360.rom, AfuEfix64.efi, and flashnios.nsh onto the 16GB USB Flashdrive (you can have a folder if desired but I did not).

2. Start the server and enter the BIOS by using F2 or Del. Under Save & Exit go to Boot Override and select UEFI: Built-in EFI Shell.

3. Use command 'map' to see a list of drives. (Note: I have an nVME installed so my USB Flash Drive was FS1:, you have to find the correct integer for your USB Flash drive)

4. Type 'FS1:" and hit Enter.

5. Type 'cd' and hit Enter

6. You can type 'ls' here and you should see the files along with the EFI and flashbios.nsh showing green text, this will confirm you're in the correct directory. (Note that earlier I elected to just put all the files into the USB Flash drive and did not put them in a folder otherwise we would have to open that folder here)

7.  Once you've confirmed the correct directory you can begin the BIOS Flash procedure by typing  'afuefix64.efi ZA10A360.rom /p /b /n /x ' (Note that the 'ZA10A360.rom' is the name of the BIOS ROM file from the download link earlier. If you desire a different version you would simply put that file name here)

8. The process will complete and you can then reboot the server.

9. Enter the BIOS again during start up by hitting F2 or Del and confirming the new BIOS version is installed.

[Sunitha_Mod]

Hello @ACynicalLamp,

That's Awesome! 

We are extremely glad to know you were able to find the solution and we appreciate you for keeping us updated.