Release Notes
Release Notes for
Gen11 SPP 2024.09.00.00
Release Notes
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Contents
Document revision history .................................................................................................................................................. 2
Overview ........................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Enhancements .................................................................................................................................................................. 4
New in this release ............................................................................................................................................................ 4
Supported Operating Systems .......................................................................................................................................... 4
Unsupported OS versions prior to this release ................................................................................................................. 4
Unsupported OS versions in this release.......................................................................................................................... 5
Prerequisites ..................................................................................................................................................................... 5
SUM Prerequisites ......................................................................................................................................................... 5
Limitations ......................................................................................................................................................................... 5
Known Limitations .......................................................................................................................................................... 5
Download & Deployment...................................................................................................................................................... 6
SPP Download Page ......................................................................................................................................................... 6
Installation ......................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Installation Instructions...................................................................................................................................................... 8
To initiate deployment in online mode:......................................................................................................................... 9
To initiate deployment in Offline mode: ....................................................................................................................... 9
Additional Information for using the SPP on Linux Operating Systems ............................................................................ 9
Additional Information for using the SPP on VMware Operating Systems ........................................................................... 9
Common Abbreviations ................................................................................................................................................... 10
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Document revision history
Project name: Gen11 Plus SPP 2024.09.00.00 Release Notes
Document status: Final Version
Released: September 2024
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Overview
The Gen11 Service Pack for ProLiant (SPP) is a comprehensive systems software and firmware update
solution, which is delivered as a single ISO image. This solution uses Smart Update Manager (SUM) as the
deployment tool and is tested on all HPE ProLiant and HPE Alletra Gen11 servers, as defined in the Server
Support Guide.
Gen11 Service Pack for ProLiant 2024.09.00.00 supersedes the Gen11 SPP version 2024.04.00.00. The support
for Gen11 Micro Server platforms is newly added in this release. This release continues to support Gen11 platforms
based on Intel and AMD processors as listed below:
• HPE ProLiant DL110 Gen11 Server
• HPE ProLiant DL320 Gen11 Server
• HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen11 Server
• HPE ProLiant DL380a Gen11
• HPE ProLiant DL360 Gen11 Server
• HPE ProLiant DL560 Gen11 Server
• HPE ProLiant ML110 Gen11 Server
• HPE ProLiant ML350 Gen11 Server
• HPE Alletra 4110 Server
• HPE Alletra 4120 Server
• HPE Alletra 4140 Server
• HPE ProLiant DL325 Gen11 Server
• HPE ProLiant DL345 Gen11 Server
• HPE ProLiant DL365 Gen11 Server
• HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen11 Server
• HPE ProLiant DL20 Gen11 Server
• HPE ProLiant ML30 Gen11 Server
• HPE MicroServer Gen11
For a full list of SPP Documentation, please review Quick Links tab on the TechLibrary page for corresponding SPP.
Documentation Description
Release Notes Release notes for this SPP, containing important notes and known issues.
Release Notes for each component contained in this SPP, describing Fixes,
Component Release Notes Enhancements and important notes for each component contained in the SPP.
List of software and firmware components on this SPP with filename and
Contents Report version.
List of software and firmware components applicable for each of the supported
Server Support Guide HPE ProLiant Gen11 Servers in this SPP release.
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Enhancements
The 2024.09.00.00 Gen11 SPP Production release contains firmware, software and driver components
supporting HPE ProLiant Gen11 server platforms and options. This SPP release contains Smart Update
Manager (SUM) 11.0.0 and HPE Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) 6 1.63.
• For a complete list of components included in the SPP, see the Contents Report (contents.html) packaged in the
ISO or view the report on the SPP TechLibrary page under the Quick Links tab.
New in this release
The 2024.09.00.00 Gen11 SPP release supersedes the 2024.04.00.00 Gen11 SPP and includes support for the
following new operating system versions:
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.10
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
This release also includes support for Gen11 DL145 platform and Gen11 DL325/345 platform based on 5th
Generation AMD EPYC Processors.
Supported Operating Systems
The following operating systems are supported for system software and firmware:
• Microsoft Windows Server 2022
• Microsoft Windows Server 2019
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.3, 9.4
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.9, 8.10
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 and SP6
• VMware ESXi 8.0 U3
• VMware ESXi 8.0 U2
• VMware ESXi 7.0 U3
Unsupported OS versions prior to this release
▪ Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5, 8.6, 8.7
▪ Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0,9.1
▪ SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP0, SP1, SP2, SP3
▪ VMware ESXi 6.7 U2, 6.7 U3
▪ VMware ESXi 7.0 U1, 7.0 U2
▪ VMware ESXi 8.0
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Unsupported OS versions in this release
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
• VMware ESXi 8.0 U1
Prerequisites
SUM Prerequisites
Please see the ‘Prerequisites’ section in Smart Update Manager Release Notes for more details.
Limitations
Known Limitations
The following is a select list of known issues and limitations relating to the smart components and SUM version
delivered with this SPP. For a full list, please visit the SPP Download page, select the “Open CAs” and
“Resolve CAs” tab. This procedure can be followed to choose the preferred SPP version listed under
Generation specific menu, to open its related version page.
• Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) Repository update for components updateable by the Unified
Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) do not install, if the "Reboot" Parameter in Smart
Update Manager (SUM) is set to "Never." See this Customer Advisory for more details.
• Drivers and/or enablement kits must be installed prior to detecting and updating some
hardware and firmware. You may have to run SUM twice to ensure all the firmware
components required for the installation is present.
• There are several scenarios when SUM is run twice. SUM requires drivers to discover the
needed hardware and firmware for installation. After the drivers are installed for the first time
and the system rebooted, SUM must be run again to ensure that all the firmware components
for the installation are present. The scenarios are:
o Network Adapters (NIC’s), Host Bus Adapters (HBA’s), and iLO require a driver or
enablement kit to be installed to be recognized by SUM.
o The Linux firmware component for Emulex Fiber Channel Adapters and Linux firmware
component for Marvell Fiber Channel Adapters requires that the target environment
have the libHBAAPI package installed from your OS installation media.
• On Emulex systems, install the Fibre Channel Enablement Kit for Emulex HBAs prior to installing
OneCommand Manager. If OneCommand Manager is already installed on the system and the
Enablement Kit is not installed, uninstall OneCommand Manager, install the Enablement Kit, and
then install the OneCommand Manager again.
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• When running SUM on Windows, if the iLO Channel Interface Driver is not installed, the iLO
firmware will show a version of 'None' as the installed version and 'Ready for Installation' as the
status on the Select Bundle or Select Component page. When attempting to update the
firmware, it may fail to update if it is already up to date.
• When using SUM on Linux, the iLO Channel Interface Driver needs to be loaded from the operating
system for the iLO firmware to display for installation.
• Broadcom NICs are not discovered by SUM unless the appropriate driver is installed, and all
Ethernet ports are up. The Ethernet port can be brought up by using the following command:
# ifupethx
or
# ifconfig ethx up
To update the firmware for Broadcom NIC, use the following steps:
o Install the appropriate Windows or Linux driver found in the SPP.
o Enable all the Ethernet ports.
o Run the Broadcom FW upgrade component.
• This release of Gen11 SPP 2024.09.00.00 has the following limitation:
o Using a PXE Server to Deploy components from the full SPP ISO over a network.
Download & Deployment
The SPP can be downloaded from either the SPP Download page or the SPP Custom Download service. Both
options require HPE Passport login and an active warranty or HPE support agreement.
To ensure the integrity of your download, HPE recommends verifying your results with the following
Checksum values:
caabafdd0de04591a7d5efa3f2a2c70ef4a6ff3da5ce6c44e9e9e2b75b7e588c Gen11SPP2024090000.2024_0923.23.iso
26f7f063b6365eb75b9c4c009bbf85bc9ecc9a450df28d0f6f0578d26557f5a4 Gen11SPP2024090000.2024_0923.23.iso.sha2sum
SPP Download Page
The new revamped TechLibrary SPP Download page enables downloading through the HPE Support
Center and contains SPP specific information, including:
• Advisories sections list both ‘Resolved’ and ’Open’ Customer Advisories for the selected SPP.
• A ‘Quick Links’ section containing SPP documents including Release Notes, Component
Release Notes, Contents Report and Server Support Guide. SPP OS Guide can be found
under ‘Additional Resources’ section.
SPP Custom Download (https://www.hpe.com/servers/spp/custom)
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SPP Custom Download provides an easy-to-use interface and facilitates reducing the size of the SPP by
allowing filtering/customizing before downloading. Additionally, it offers convenient downloading of the SPP and
the SPP plus related Patch Bundles.
The Gen11 SPP can be downloaded using HPE passport account, without the need for active warranty or support
agreement.
Customizing the SPP download, can be done by:
• Select the appropriate SPP.
• Click on the "Create a new bundle" tile (plus sign tile)
• Complete the "Configure Your Bundle" step with the applicable information of your choice
and press "Next: Select Filters" button.
• Example: To download only Supplements, deselect the SPP and ensure only the
desired Supplement is selected.
• Select filters as needed (no selection in any given category means everything in
that category will be included)
• Click the "Build" button.
• Preview selected components and click "Submit Build" button.
• Upon submission the build request is queued and will be processed as soon as possible
• Build completion is indicated on the new tile or through email notification, if selected
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Installation
There are two methods for using the Service Pack for ProLiant to update your ProLiant or Alletra servers. Smart Update
Manager (SUM) tool is used to deploy updates.
There are different deployment modes: Online mode and Offline mode. These modes
can be Local or Remote.
Online mode
1. Local host update - Runs on a Windows or Linux hosted operating system.
• Interactive mode - Follow the onscreen steps to update firmware components.
To initiate deployment in interactive mode, run the launch_sum.bat (windows) or launch_sum.sh (Linux)
script which is found in the root of the .iso image.
• Automatic mode – Drivers, software and firmware components will be updated without
user interaction.
2. Remote Update- SUM runs on one system (running Windows or Linux operating
system), but updates other physical nodes.
• Interactive mode - Follow the onscreen steps to update firmware components.
To initiate deployment in interactive mode, run the launch_sum.bat (windows) or launch_sum.sh (Linux)
script which is found in the root of the .iso image through client.
Offline mode - Server is booted to the .iso image.
• Interactive mode - Follow the onscreen steps to update firmware components.
• Automatic mode - Firmware components will be updated without interaction. Automatic mode will
by default run firmware update without any user interaction after sitting 10 seconds at the menu
screen when an SPP .iso image is used to boot the server.
Installation Instructions
Follow these steps to install the components found on this SPP:
1. Download the Gen11 SPP 2024.09.00.00 .iso file from the SPP download page.
2. Determine how to access the data on the ISO – bootable USB key, mounted ISO, etc.
Use the appropriate tool to obtain the ISO in the desired format.
3. Determine how to initiate deployment to the targets using the SPP – Offline mode or
Online mode:
a Online mode - Runs on a Windows® or Linux hosted operating system.
b Offline mode - Server boots from the SPP ISO (Bootable ISO only)
i Automatic mode - Firmware components update without interaction.
ii Interactive mode - Onscreen instructions guide the user to update
firmware components.
4. Initiate deployment.
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To initiate deployment in online mode:
• From the SPP folder:
o Windows: launch_sum.bat
o Linux: ./launch_sum
• For Online updates on a Gen11 VMware host requires the Agentless Management
Service and iSUT for ESXi software to be installed on the VMware host.
• To review the EULA, locate README.html which is found in the root of the ISO.
To initiate deployment in Offline mode:
• Boot the server to the SPP using one of the supported methods including mounting the
ISO or using a bootable USB key.
• Select either Automatic mode or Interactive mode.
o If Automatic mode is selected, the firmware will be automatically updated on the
server without any further interaction.
o If Interactive mode is selected, follow the instructions on the screen.
• Select the Firmware Update option on the screen to start SUM.
Additional Information for using the SPP on Linux Operating Systems
Please refer to the following links for Technical Exception matrices for minimum OS support:
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux - Red Hat Support Matrix on HPE.com
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server - SUSE Support Matrix on HPE.com
The SPP contains Linux drivers, agent software and firmware in a single ISO image. Alternatively, the
Software Delivery Repository (SDR) contains software repositories that may be used with software
configuration managers (Yum, Zypper or Apt).
• For drivers and agent software, subscribe your system to the "spp" repository
• For firmware, subscribe your system to the "fwpp" repository
Additional Information for using the SPP on VMware Operating
Systems
The SPP can deploy drivers and firmware to a Gen11 system running a supported VMware operating system in
an online mode. Drivers are also available at Software Delivery Repository - vibsdepot.
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Common Abbreviations
Name
Abbreviations
AMS Agentless Management Service
CNA Converged Network Adapter
HBA Host Bus Adapter
iLO Integrated Lights-Out
MSB Maintenance Supplement Bundle
RHEL Red Hat Enterprise Linux
SLES SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
SPP Service Pack for ProLiant
iSUT Integrated Smart Update Tool
SUM Smart Update Manager
UEFI Unified Extensible Firmware Interface
