HP ProLiant SL250s driver and firmware
Drivers and firmware downloads for this Hewlett-Packard item
Related HP ProLiant SL250s Manual Pages
Download the free PDF manual for HP ProLiant SL250s and other HP manuals at ManualOwl.com
Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 on HP ProLiant servers - Page 1
... ...5 Windows Hardware Error Architecture (WHEA 5 Supported configurations ...6 Recommended system configuration 7
Recommended ProLiant server platforms 8
Supported components for ProLiant servers 10 Software drivers...10 Management software ...10 Storage options ...11 Tape options ...13 Network interface controllers ...14
IPMI and WS-Management ...15 IPMI and WS-Management for the HP ProLiant...
Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 on HP ProLiant servers - Page 5
... Windows (ETW)
Not all HP servers that support Windows Server 2008 will be WHEA compatible. Table 2 lists the WHEA-capable ProLiant servers. HP has updated the following deliverables in support of WHEA:
• System ROMs for specific ProLiant server platforms planned for WHEA support (see Table 2) • iLO firmware (version 1.42 or later) • iLO 2 Management Controller Driver for Windows...
Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 on HP ProLiant servers - Page 8
... the ROM version and family of the supported ProLiant server. • Software and drivers:
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/ProductRoot.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&taskId=135. • Windows on ProLiant support matrix: http://h10018.www1.hp.com/wwsolutions/windows/index.html.
IMPORTANT iLO 2 firmware must be updated to Version 1.29 (or later) before Windows Server 2008 is installed.
Table...
Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 on HP ProLiant servers - Page 19
... has added the option to inject a driver during install through the "Update Driver" button. The driver may reside on USB media as well as a floppy drive or CD-ROM drive.
Upgrading from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008
Table 7 details the Microsoft supported upgrade paths for Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008.
Table 7. Supported ProLiant upgrade paths
If you are running:
You...
Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 on HP ProLiant servers - Page 25
... exclamation point next to it (indicating no driver has been loaded). The device should be called "Ethernet Controller."
5. Right-click the device and select Update Driver Software.
6. A window titled "Update Driver Software - Ethernet Controller" should now be displayed. Select Browse my computer for driver software.
7. In the following window, enter the directory the component was extracted...
Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Foundation on HP ProLiant servers - Page 6
.../09
IMPORTANT iLO 2 firmware must be updated to Version 1.42 (or later) before Windows Server 2008 Foundation is installed.
For additional information and updates on supported servers, refer to the following websites:
• ProLiant server platforms OS matrix: - http://h71028.www7.hp.com/enterprise/cache/458915-0-0-0-121.html
• Software and drivers: - http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport...
Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Foundation on HP ProLiant servers - Page 7
...the supported ROM for Windows Server 2008
Foundation installations for the server. ‰ Use the ROM-Based Setup Utility (RBSU) to set date/time and configure the boot controller order
(if necessary). ‰ Use the Option ROM Configuration for Arrays (ORCA) utility, F8 during post, to configure the
RAID settings for the server. ‰ Update iLO 2 firmware to Version 1.42 (or later).
HP ProLiant...
Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Foundation on HP ProLiant servers - Page 8
... information and to download the latest PSP, see the HP ProLiant Support Pack website www.hp.com/servers/psp.
NOTE The PSP installs automatically at the end of the assisted path installation. It does not need to be initiated to perform a manual installation of Windows Server 2008 Foundation.
Obtaining the PSP
The latest PSP and individual components for supported Windows operating systems...
Regular Firmware Updates Essential for Optimal Performance and Functionality of HP ProLiant Servers - Page 3
....) The Critical Component Update is also logged in the Windows NT Event Log and the HP SIM Console.
The examples below show how easy and convenient it is to check for (and install) updates using the System Management Homepage. The Version Control Agent indicates (by displaying an exclamation point inside a yellow triangle) that an updated version of software is available (but...
Regular Firmware Updates Essential for Optimal Performance and Functionality of HP ProLiant Servers - Page 8
...=c01039146
A ROMPaq is a floppy-disk based method of upgrade. The firmware is downloaded onto a floppy diskette and then the system is booted to the floppy drive.
The ROM Update Utility is located on the Firmware Maintenance CD, or can be downloaded to a USB Drive Key using the HP Drive Key Boot Utility.
Note: Hard Drive components can only be updated using the Offline method.
Back...
Deploying and updating VMware vSphere 5.0 on HP ProLiant Servers Integration Note - Page 3
... typically a .zip file containing the installation files for a specific version of ESXi. The offline depot can contain the desired components you retrieve from the HP Online Depot. You can use the ZIP depot with vSphere Update Manager or the ESX command line interface (ESXCLI) software VIB commands to update or install images. You can also use image...
Deploying and updating VMware vSphere 5.0 on HP ProLiant Servers Integration Note - Page 8
... available in the ESXi installation images. To simplify installing a boot from SAN configuration on ProLiant servers, we include the required drivers (FC, FCoE, and iSCSI) for both embedded and supported optional devices that provide SAN connectivity. The result is a seamless process for setting up a boot from SAN ESXi environment on ProLiant servers.
HP-custom image updates
We release new custom...
HP ProLiant SL Servers Solution Overview Setup Poster - (January 2012) - Page 2
...the HP ProLiant SL Advanced Power Manager for any errors which may prevent installed components from powering up.
6 Configuring the chassis
For further information on setting up and configuring your system, see the HP ProLiant s6500 Chassis Quick Setup Instructions and the HP ProLiant s6500 Chassis Setup and Installation Guide.
7 Powering on and selecting boot options
1. Connect the Ethernet cable...
HP ProLiant SL230s Gen8 Server Installation Instructions - (February 2012) - Page 2
....
To update your drivers and system software:
Intelligent Provisioning automatically integrates optimized ProLiant server support software from the HP SPP. SPP is the installation package for operating system-specific bundles of ProLiant optimized drivers, utilities, management agents, and system firmware. For more information on using SPP, see the HP Service Pack for ProLiant User Guide on the...
HP ProLiant SL250s Gen8 Server Installation Instructions - (February 2012) - Page 2
...Manager for any errors which may prevent installed components from powering up.
Configuring the chassis
For further information on setting up and configuring your system, see the HP ProLiant s6500 Chassis Quick Setup Instructions and the HP ProLiant s6500 Chassis Setup and Installation Guide.
Powering on and selecting boot options
1. Connect the Ethernet cable and press the Power On/Standby button...
HP ProLiant firmware management architecture - Page 2
...same functions across OSes and server platforms.
HP Smart Update Manager (HP SUM) is the main deployment tool, or the engine, that drives the firmware updates.
We combine the smart components into tested sets of firmware on the Smart Update Firmware DVD. We test the full firmware sets against software, drivers, and ProLiant Support Packs (PSPs) to standardize components and to test system...
HP ProLiant firmware management architecture - Page 3
... capabilities:
Firmware for single or multiple servers and network-based targets such as HP iLO processors, Onboard Administrators, Virtual Connect Ethernet and Fibre Channel modules.
Software for single or one-to-many HP ProLiant servers (supported in Windows™ and Linux™ environments) and HP Integrity servers (supported in Windows environments).
HP SUM support is OS...
HP ProLiant firmware management architecture - Page 6
... an iLO Advanced Server license, boot the server from the Smart Update Firmware DVD or from a USB drive key that has the DVD contents. The HP USB Key Utility lets you copy the Smart Update Firmware DVD contents to a USB memory key. Then you can use the ISO image to update firmware with HP SUM.
When you boot from the ISO image, it automatically...
HP ProLiant firmware management architecture - Page 9
... ROM Power Manager Controller Smart Array Controllers SAS and SATA hard drives Broadcom and QLogic NICs Emulex, Brocade, and QLogic Fibre Channel HBAs and Converged Network Adapters (CNAs) Tape drives
If you need to gather firmware information from a large IT environment and have the HP SNMP agents or WBEM providers installed on the servers, HP...
HP ProLiant firmware management architecture - Page 10
...and software versions that HP tested together. We update this chart approximately every three weeks, after we release a new Release Set or complete all components in a given three-week test set. To get information about the individual firmware versions contained within each Release Set, click the Download link on the HP BladeSystem Firmware Compatibility Chart. Select the Installation Instructions...