What should a support engineer use to perform a firmware update to a c-Class PCI Expansion
Blade?
A.
OA CLI
B.
HP SmartStart
C.
Firmware Maintenance DVD
D.
OA GUI
Explanation:
Note: Always power off the partner server blade, then update the PCI Expansion blade firmware,
then poweron the server blade to avoid server lockup.
Firmware for PCI Expansion Blade is not available as a download from hp.com
PCI Expansion Blade firmware is already embedded in the OA firmware code.
From OA CLI run the following command:
>SHOW UPDATE
Device Name
Location
Current Version
New Version
BladeSystem c7000 Onboard Administrator Tray
-1.2
1.2
BladeSystem c7000 Insight Display
-2.2.2
2.2.2
BL c-Class PCI Expansion Blade
15
1.20
2.26HP 4Gb Fibre Channel Pass-thru Module for c-Class
3A
2.4.3
2.10.3
From the above example, PCI Expansion Blade current firmware is 1.20 and available version is
2.00
To update the firmware on PCI Expansion Blade, run the command
>UPDATE DEVICE XX
Where XX stands for location.