[Info-vax] rx2800 i2 firmware

[SeanOBanion]

On Nov 25, 12:15 pm, MG <marcog... at SPAMxs4all.nl> wrote:
> On 25-11-2011 20:05, ditt... at dittman.net wrote:
>
> > I've got someone trying to update the firmware on a couple
> > of rx2800 i2 systems.  He's having problems because he's
> > remote.  I was wondering why that would be a problem and
> > apparently the SFW and iLO firmware can only be updated
> > using a remote Windows or Linux system.  He was told by
> > HP that the Windows or Linux system must be on the same
> > subnet as the iLO.
>
> That's very strange.  Especially since Windows and Linux for
> IA-64 are both dropped platforms.  (The former in particular
> and most definitely.)  Purely out of curiosity, have you tried
> to see what is inside these firmware packages?
>
> > I know the rx2600 and rx2620 firmware can be updated from
> > a CD or USB memory device.  I've done some checking and I
> > can't find any equivalent FW update files for the rx2800 i2.
>
> Strange!  (Especially since the newer iLO/MP cards offer so-
> called 'virtual media', or don't they?)
>
> > Does anyone know if there's a way around this?
>
> If someone could kindly donate rx2800 i2 to me, I'd get onto
> it ASAP!
>
>   - MG

The remote Linux or Windows systems do not need to be Integrity based:
The release notes specifies X86 Linux and the Windows kit doesn't
specify the architecture.

The installation instructions state the requirement that the two
systems must be on the same network because that is a requirement of
the HPSUM software used to execute the remote install: "iLO-3 MP(s)
must be on the network (reachable from local system) and have static
IP or be configured with DHCP."

It does look like the ILo3 includes the virtual media license, but
interestingly, the System Firmware upgrades listed only allow HPSUM
for installation, so the virtual media doesn't help.