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You will need to download the HP Firmware DVD from HP, insert the CDROM/DVDROM in the Server, and boot the server, the server boots from the CDROM and updates the firmware.<br />
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OR, you can use iLo and mount the ISO, and save burning a DVDROM.<br />
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You cannot update the firmware from with ESXi 5.1.<br />
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(the file you have is designed for Linux, and ESXi &nbsp;is not Linux!)
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You will need to download the HP Firmware DVD from HP, insert the CDROM/DVDROM in the Server, and boot the server, the server boots from the CDROM and updates the firmware.

OR, you can use iLo and mount the ISO, and save burning a DVDROM.

You cannot update the firmware from with ESXi 5.1.

(the file you have is designed for Linux, and ESXi  is not Linux!)

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I take it i'm downloading the ESXI firmware or bios update bootable CD?
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I take it i'm downloading the ESXI firmware or bios update bootable CD?

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All processors installable in your server support AES-NI, and HP BIOS does not allow to disable it.
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All processors installable in your server support AES-NI, and HP BIOS does not allow to disable it.

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guys, thanks for the info but for what O/S? If I put ESXI there is no smartstart?
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guys, thanks for the info but for what O/S? If I put ESXI there is no smartstart?

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<a href="http://www.hp.com/go/spp/download" rel="ugc nofollow">http://www.hp.com/go/spp/download</a>
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http://www.hp.com/go/spp/download [http://www.hp.com/go/spp/download]

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if you can put the link to what I need then great.
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if you can put the link to what I need then great.

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Hi,<br />
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I have a HP DL380 G7 and need to upgrade the bios. Server is running ESXi 5.1<br />
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I need to enable AES but current bios doesn't have it.<br />
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What is the best way to do this?<br />
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I have the bios upgrade which is a .scexe file<br />
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Thanks
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Hi,

I have a HP DL380 G7 and need to upgrade the bios. Server is running ESXi 5.1

I need to enable AES but current bios doesn't have it.

What is the best way to do this?

I have the bios upgrade which is a .scexe file

Thanks

Bios Upgrade

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Server Hardware

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VMware has many software products that run on desktops, Microsoft Windows, Linux, and macOS, which allows the virtualizing of the x86 architecture.  Its enterprise software hypervisor for servers, VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi), is a bare-metal hypervisor that runs directly on the server hardware and does not require an additional underlying operating system.