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This remote deployment capability eliminates the need for the user to be physically present at the server
to perform a firmware update.

Drivers

IMPORTANT: Always perform a backup before installing or updating device drivers.

The server includes new hardware that may not have driver support on all OS installation media.
If you are installing an Intelligent Provisioning-supported OS, use Intelligent Provisioning (on page 104)
and its Configure and Install feature to install the OS and latest supported drivers.
If you do not use Intelligent Provisioning to install an OS, drivers for some of the new hardware are
required. These drivers, as well as other option drivers, ROM images, and value-add software can be
downloaded as part of an SPP.

If you are installing drivers from SPP, be sure that you are using the latest SPP version that your server
supports. To verify that your server is using the latest supported version and for more information about
SPP, see the Hewlett Packard Enterprise website (http://www.hpe.com/servers/spp/download).

To locate the drivers for a particular server, go to the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Support Center website
(http://www.hpe.com/support/hpesc). Under Select your HPE product, enter the product name or
number and click Go.

Software and firmware

Software and firmware should be updated before using the server for the first time, unless any installed
software or components require an older version.

For system software and firmware updates, use one of the following sources:
• Download the SPP ("Service Pack for ProLiant" on page 106) from the Hewlett Packard Enterprise
website (http://www.hpe.com/servers/spp/download).
• Download individual drivers, firmware, or other systems software components from the server
product page in the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Support Center website
(http://www.hpe.com/support/hpesc).

Operating System Version Support

For information about specific versions of a supported operating system, refer to the operating system
support matrix (http://www.hpe.com/info/ossupport).

Version control

The VCRM and VCA are web-enabled Insight Management Agents tools that SIM uses to schedule
software update tasks to the entire enterprise.
• VCRM manages the repository for SPP. Administrators can view the SPP contents or configure
VCRM to automatically update the repository with internet downloads of the latest software and
firmware from Hewlett Packard Enterprise.
• VCA compares installed software versions on the node with updates available in the VCRM
managed repository. Administrators configure VCA to point to a repository managed by VCRM.
For more information about version control tools, see the Systems Insight Manager User Guide, the
Version Control Agent User Guide, and the Version Control Repository Manager User Guide on the
Hewlett Packard Enterprise website (http://www.hpe.com/info/enterprise/docs).
1. Select HP Insight Management from the available options in Products and Solutions.

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