HP - Firmware upgrade on HPE SuperDom Flex 280

Firmware upgrade on HPE SuperDom Flex 280
- prerequisites tasks
  a. Set up repo
  b. Upload firmware to your webserver

1. For foundation software bundle installation, create a repo and use yum update.

2. Shutdown your system.
# shutdown -h now

To upgrade firmware

1. Login to RMC and run the command

RMC Cli>  show npar
shows the partition information

Check run state: it should show off
Wait for a while and still its not off, sometime you have to make it offline

RMC Cli> power off npar pnum=0
RMC Cli> power off npar pnum=0 force    # I have to force once.

2. Update the firmware
RMC Cli> update firmware url=https://firmware.mysite.con/HPE/Firmware/sd-flex-3.30.140.fw.tars

IF update fails, DNS might not have set. To set up dns
RMC Cli> add dns ipaddress=192.168.5.10
RMC Cli> add dns ipaddress=192.168.5.11

To make effective, you have to reboot RMC
RMC Cli> reboot rmc

Verify the firmware
RMC Cli> show firmware verbose
3.30.140

 

HPE Superdome Flex Server - Configuring the Rack Management Controller (RMC) on the Network

Configuring the Rack Management Controller (RMC) on network

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Configuring the Rack Management Controller (RMC) on network

The following procedure explains how to configure an RMC or eRMC on a private server managementnetwork within user's corporate LAN.

Procedure

1. Locate the USB-A to Micro-USB-B cable that was included in the shipping crate.

   The cable is either part number 018-1667-001 or part number P0005521-001.

2. Plug in the cable as follows:

   • Plug in the USB-A connector to the laptop

   • If user is using an RMC, plug in the Micro-USB (USB Micro-B) connector into the CNSL port ofthe RMC.

     If user is using an eRMC, plug in the Mini-USB (USB Mini-B) connector into the CNSL port of theBMC in the lowest numbered chassis (the base chassis).

3. On the laptop, in the serial terminal window, use terminal emulation program instructions to setthe following parameters:

   • Baud rate: 115200

   • Data bits: 8 (default)

   • Parity: No (default)

   • Stop bits: 1 (default)

   • Hardware flow control (RTS/CTS): No

4. Press Enter to display the login prompt.

5. Retrieve the planning information, collected in the following procedure:

   Click here to view Preparing to configure the HPE Superdome Flex Server .

   if user have this information readily available, session can complete more quickly.

6. Use the following command to specify network settings:

   RMC cli> set network addressing=method gateway=gateway_ip hostname=hostname
   ipaddress=host_ip netmask=subnetmask
   

   The variables in the set network command are as follows:

   • For method, specify either dhcp or static. The default is dhcp.

   • For static addressing, or if it is not provided by the DHCP server.

   • For gateway_ip, specify the IP address of site gateway.

     • Usable only if static addressing is used.

   • For hostname, host_ip, and subnetmask specify the host name, IP address, and subnet maskthat user want to assign to the HPE Superdome Flex Server.

     • Usable only if static addressing is used.

7. Use the following command to specify the NTP server for the HPE Superdome Flex Server:

   RMC cli> set ntp ipaddress=ip_addr

   For ip_addr, specify the IP address of site NTP server.

8. If user want their RMC to participate in name resolution, use the following command to add DNSname servers and a domain name search list.

   RMC cli> add dns ipaddress=ipaddress1

   RMC cli> add dns ipaddress=ipaddress2

   RMC cli> add dns search=domain1

   RMC cli> add dns search=domain2

9. To specify time zone, complete the following steps:

   1. To retrieve the list of time zone codes, enter the following command:

      RMC cli> help set timezone str

   2. Choose a location that is in user's time zone, and use the following command format to specify user's time zone code:

      RMC cli> set timezone str=code

      For example:

      RMC cli> set timezone str=America/Thunder_Bay

10. To change the RMC administrator user password, enter the following command and follow theprompts:

    RMC cli> set password

    The system prompts for the administrator user password when the administrator user logsinto the RMC over the network.

    NOTE: The factory-assigned administrator user RMC password is on an HPE factory label.When user change this password, user assume responsibility for keeping this password known to hisstaff and to HPE representatives who might need the RMC password in the future.

11. To reboot the HPE Superdome Flex Server, enter the following command:

    RMC cli> reboot rmc

12. To test new IP address and password for the RMC, open another terminal window, and enter thefollowing command:

    ssh administrator@new_rmc_ip_address

13. To view the DNS configuration, enter the following command:

    RMC cli> show dns

14. Enter the following command, and note the RMC hostname and IP address in the output:

    RMC cli> show network

15. To verify the time and date settings, enter the following command:

    RMC cli> show date

16. Remove the cable from the RMC and from user's laptop.

     

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