HP Virtual Connect Firmware upgrade with VCSU 1.6.0 utility

Firmware upgrade for virtual connect with VCSU 1.6.0 utility.

Objective: Firmware(FW) upgrade for hp vcum through vcsu (cli utility version 1.6). Required FW upgraded is 3.18

Steps for Upgrade.

·         Download Software.

·         Install downloaded Software.

·         Upgrade the virtual connect.

Download Software.

·         Download a VCSU latest utility from HP website.

  Here is the process to find and get the latest VCSU 1.6.0 utility:

 To download VCSU, go to the “VC Support Page” http://www.hp.com/support/vc

1. Select appropriate VC module

2. Select Download Drivers and Software

3. Select the appropriate Operating System (doesn’t show up under every operating system, I found it under the Microsoft Windows 2003 tab)

4. Select the "Utility - Tools" category

5. Select the latest version of Virtual Connect Support Utility and click Download button

·         Download HP FW for Virtual connect Flex-10 10Gb port

Virtual Connect Firmware Version 3.18 (or later)
Select the desired Virtual Connect product from the Virtual Connect Support and Troubleshooting page located at the following URL:

http://h20180.www2.hp.com/apps/Nav?h_pagetype=s-001&h_lang=en&h_cc=us&h_product=4204046&h_client=S-A-R163-1&h_page=hpcom

o    Select Download Drivers and Software from the Tasks listed.

o    Select the desired operating system environment.

o    Select HP BladeSystem c-Class Virtual Connect Firmware Version 3.18 (or later) under Firmware - BladeSystem Infrastructure. 

Install downloaded Software.

Install the VCSU utility.

Copy the downloaded utility to the desire location nearest to the HP blade system or on the same network. File name is vcsu-1.6.0-x86.msi size is 3.01 MB.

Double click file and install the tool on windows machine.

Upgrade the virtual connect.

Upgrading from version 2.12 to 3.18.

Open a "virtual Connect support utility - command prompt"

Check Firmware Version


C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard Company\Virtual Connect Support Utility>vcsu -a
 version -i 192.168.0.1 -u Administrator -p P@ssw0rd -vcu Administrator -vcp P@s
sw0rd

checking the firmware version..............

UPDATE firmware version 3.18
Note:- Recently i did a upgrade from version 3.51 to 3.6

Confirming a update after loading a firmware.

In Progress...

UPDATED DONE...!

SEE the CHANGES AT IE

Complete.

HP OA EBIPA May Not Function Properly

HP Onboard Administrator - Enclosure Bay IP Addressing (EBIPA) May Not Function Properly if Multiple Subnets Are Used in the Address Range Configuration


DESCRIPTION

In the following example, the misconfigured management processors are obtaining an IP address STATIC on the customer management network, instead of obtaining an EBIPA IP address from the Onboard Administrator. It is fixed and unable to change it.

 
 

RESOLUTION:

Telnet 192.168.1.1 (Onboard Administrator)
login with Administrator account and password

Enclosure-BL-OA>

Connect to effected blade server through Ilo

Enclosure-BL-OA> Connect Server [serial]
in my case it is at bay 3

so command will be,

Enclosure-BL-OA> Connect Server 3

It connects a server with affected IP address.

Enclosure-BL-OA> connect server 3

hpiLO-> show
status=0
status_tag=COMMAND COMPLETED

/
  Targets
    system1
    map1
  Properties
  Verbs
    cd version exit show set

hpiLO-> show map1/enetport1/lanendpt1/ipendpt1
status=0
status_tag=COMMAND COMPLETED

/map1/enetport1/lanendpt1/ipendpt1
  Targets
  Properties
    IPv4Address=192.168.1.10
    SubnetMask=255.255.254.0
    AddressOrigin=Static
  Verbs
    cd version exit show set
This IP address need to change.

hpiLO->
hpiLO-> cd /map1/enetport1/lanendpt1/ipendpt1
hpiLO-> set IPv4Address=10.140.34.4
status=0
status_tag=COMMAND COMPLETED
Network settings change applied, iLO needs to be reset.
CLI session stopped
Connection terminated by server.

ENCLOSURE-BL-OA>

login to OA through IE and check the EBIPA settings.

Done.