[cisco-voip] Updating MCS firmware?

[Wes Sisk]

Generally not recommened as the Cisco platform installers all attempt to 
update firmware to recommended versions. If HP needs a different rev we 
need to see if it's already bundled in a later MCS OS image.

/wes

Matthew Melbourne wrote:
> Hi,
>
> We've had a few instances whereby the SCSI Array Accelerator battery
> in MCS servers (7845s) requires replacing. However, HP Support's
> standard response is to update the array controller firmware before
> agreeing to replace the battery. I do know that in certain early
> version of the firmware (around 2.3x) the battery-status would be
> mis-reported, but the versions currently in use have this fix,
> although the firmware may not be the very latest.
>
> What are the implications for updating MCS firmware with the latest HP
> updates? I know some major Cisco-packaged OS updates contain bundled
> HP Online Update Packs to update firmware.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Matt
>
>