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* Model: HP ProLiant DL380 G5 (Gen. 5) U2 rack server
* Model: HP ProLiant DL380 G5 (Gen. 5) U2 rack server
* Product code: P56
* Product code: P56
* Available: 2008 to 2011
* Available: 2006 to 2011


== Flash utility ==
== Flash utility ==
Use the USB Flash Key tool to make a USB flash drive as a base.
This guide uses the 2011.05.02 bios bundle as base. Extract this .exe-bundle using WinRar (right-click, extract) and use the HPQUSB.exe tool in the "ROMPaq USB Key" folder to make a USB flash drive.


* [Flash tool]
Download bundle:
 
* [http://h20564.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/swd/public/detail?swItemId=MTX_970dc8e46003491394f328f1ca&swEnvOid=4074 ROMPaq Firmware Upgrade for HP ProLiant DL380 G5 (P56) Servers - 2011.05.02 (A) (20 Jul 2011) - SP53328.exe
* [Local mirror of 2011.05.02 bios bundle SP53328.exe]


== BIOS updates ==
== BIOS updates ==
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The following list are all the BIOS updates as of February 2017 for this rack server.
The following list are all the BIOS updates as of February 2017 for this rack server.


* 08/16/2015
* 2015.08.16 [http://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/swd/public/detail?sp4ts.oid=1121413&swItemId=MTX_9f733f71a7ae4e399b2ed4f5dd&swEnvOid=4064# HP link]
* 2011.05.02
* 2010.10.25
* 2010.04.26
* 2009.07.10
* 2009.05.18
* 2008.11.01
* 2008.09.29
* 2008.08.03
* 2008.06.25
* 2008.01.09
* 2008.01.24
* 2007.11.13
* 2007.10.04
* 2007.08.21
* 2007.06.28
* 2007.05.01
* 2007.04.06
* 2006.12.28 x
* 2006.11.08 x
* 2006.09.18 x
* 2006.06.13 x
* 2006.05.30 x -  Initial ROM Release


Download:
Download:
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== References ==
* [http://serverfault.com/questions/793011/update-all-firmware-on-hp-dl380-g5-server Update all firmware on HP DL380 G5 server]

Revision as of 21:57, 21 February 2017

The DL380 G5 BIOS updates are hard to get hold of, so get them below instead.

  • Model: HP ProLiant DL380 G5 (Gen. 5) U2 rack server
  • Product code: P56
  • Available: 2006 to 2011

Flash utility

This guide uses the 2011.05.02 bios bundle as base. Extract this .exe-bundle using WinRar (right-click, extract) and use the HPQUSB.exe tool in the "ROMPaq USB Key" folder to make a USB flash drive.

Download bundle:

BIOS updates

The following list are all the BIOS updates as of February 2017 for this rack server.

  • 2015.08.16 HP link
  • 2011.05.02
  • 2010.10.25
  • 2010.04.26
  • 2009.07.10
  • 2009.05.18
  • 2008.11.01
  • 2008.09.29
  • 2008.08.03
  • 2008.06.25
  • 2008.01.09
  • 2008.01.24
  • 2007.11.13
  • 2007.10.04
  • 2007.08.21
  • 2007.06.28
  • 2007.05.01
  • 2007.04.06
  • 2006.12.28 x
  • 2006.11.08 x
  • 2006.09.18 x
  • 2006.06.13 x
  • 2006.05.30 x - Initial ROM Release

Download:

  • [Download all BIOS updates]

To use any of the following updates, make the above flash drive and replace the CPQP5602.XXX file on the drive with the bios file you want to flash. Insert the USB drive and reboot into the ROMPAQ.exe flash tool. You can use iLO2 Remote Console in Firefox to connect to the server and perform the update.

HP ProLiant Flash Tool.png

iLO2 firmware updates

To update iLO2, configure Java (in the Java Control Panel) to use the following TLS 1.0 settings, open Firefox, go to Administration -> iLO2 Firmware and pick the firmware file. Click 'Send firmware image' and the progress bar should show all the passes for retreiving, verifing and flashing.

HP ProLiant iLO2 Java Settings.png HP ProLiant iLO2 Firmware.png

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References