Vodka2014 Posted July 15, 2016 Share #1 Posted July 15, 2016 Hi All, I would like to know if it is safe to upgrade the firmware of the server once you have an working version like 5.2. Are there any changes you need to make to the BIOS or another files at all. Will this break anything. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrchris76 Posted July 24, 2016 Share #2 Posted July 24, 2016 Hi, did you upgrade your firmware? Did it work ok? About to upgrade to the 2016 fw on my Gen8 but worried in case it breaks something! EDIT: upgraded, no issues at all. Fans even spin slower so quieter too! mrchris76 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBK Posted July 26, 2016 Share #3 Posted July 26, 2016 If anybody should be interested in updating the firmware, then you can grab the iso here http://ftp.hp.com/pub/softlib2/software ... 0921.6.iso Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berwhale Posted July 26, 2016 Share #4 Posted July 26, 2016 In general, upgrading the firmware should have no effect. However, I'd keep a copy of the old firmware to be safe. I've never had to downgrade firmware due to incompatibility on a PC and I've been building my own since 1990. I have encountered problems on enterprise servers, generally with FW versions for HBAs and NICs, but the Microserver is closer to a home PC than one of these beasts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodka2014 Posted September 2, 2016 Author Share #5 Posted September 2, 2016 Thanks all. That FTP Site does not work is there another link at all. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andale Posted September 4, 2016 Share #6 Posted September 4, 2016 The HP Support ISOs are usually restricted to paying customers. I found an actual copy of the SPP (Service Pack for ProLiant) here: http://ddl2.digiboy.ir/SPP2016040.2016_0317.20.iso You can either burn the ISO to DVD or mount it within a Windows system. Take a closer look at the subfolder .\usb\usbkey . Inside this folder you'll find"hpkeyusb.exe". You can create a bootable USB stick (>8GB) with all firmware updates with this tool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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