VMware v. Sphere on HP Pro. Liant Server How to update online firmware and drivers using Service Pack SPP Settlersoman. As I described previously here, there are some options to update online or offline firmware and drivers on HP Servers with VMware v. Sphere installed. In this post we discuss step by step how to perform the upgrade using HP Service Pack for Proliant SPP. To perform driver and online firmware updates, your VMware environment must meet the following requirements There must be a network connection between the system running HP SUM and the ESXi host receiving the updates. HP SUM must have login credentials with read and write permissions root. The HP CIM Providers HP Insight Management WBEM Providers must be running on the ESXi host. Installing the HP CIM Providers. To install the HP Insight Management WBEM Providers please follow the below steps Download HP software bundle from http vibsdepot. In my case, I downloaded the bundle for v. Sphere 5. 5 from here. Upload above file to the ESXi datastore. Enable SSH on ESXi. This Cisco Validated Design prescribes a defined set of hardware and software that serves as an integrated foundation for both Citrix XenDesktop Microsoft Windows 10. For more information please follow how to enable Remote ESXi Shell Access with SSH. Log in to the ESXi via SSH with root credentials. Run the following command to install the bundle. In my case vmfsvolumes5. SVCcokl2. 2evsystemhp. X bundle 2. 2 1. Installation Result. FlexPod Datacenter with VMware vSphere 6. 0. Deployment Guide for FlexPod with VMware vSphere 6. 0 and NetApp AFF 8000 Series and Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches for. VMware is the global leader in virtualization software, providing desktop and server virtualization products for virtual infrastructure solutions. Updated on 14 MARCH 2017. ESXi 6. 0 Update 3 ISO Build 5050593. Check for additions and updates to these release notes. A great new feature of vSphere 5 is the possibility to run ESXi stateless. Long, long time ago when ESX 3. 0 was hip, we would all install ESX on the local harddisk. Message The update completed successfully, but the system needs to be rebooted for the changes to be effective. Reboot Required true. VIBs Installed Hewlett Packardbootbankchar hpcru5. OEM. 5. 50. 0. 0. Hewlett Packardbootbankchar hpilo5. OEM. 5. 50. 0. 0. Hewlett Packardbootbankhp ams5. Hewlett Packardbootbankhp esxi fc enablement5. Hewlett Packardbootbankhp smx provider5. VIBs Removed VIBs Skipped Reboot ESXi host. Upgrading firmware and drivers online using  HP Service Pack for Proliant SPPDownload the latest HP Service Pack for Proliant SPP. Mount HP SPP on Windows Machine or Linux. Run launchhpsum. Click Nodes. Click Add Node on the left. Provide IPDNS of remote VMware ESXi host 1, select type of node as VMware host 2, select baselineadditional packages 3, provide root credentials 4 and click Add. On the right, click Actions and Inventory. Click Inventory. Wait few minutes. SPP is performing an inventory. When you get Ready for deployment, click Actions and Deploy. Select firmware to upgrade, specify installation options and click Deploy. Wait few minutes. Check installation logs after deployment. Reboot the ESXi host to apply new firmwares and drivers. I hope that above instructions are useful for you to perform an online upgrade of firmware and drivers