SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP99435 
PART NUMBER: N/A
FILE NAME:  SP99435.EXE
TITLE:  System Firmware Upgrade for HP ProLiant BL660c Gen8 Servers (For USB Key-Media).

VERSION:  2019.05.24A
LANGUAGE:  English
ROM FAMILY: I32 
REVISION: A 

CATEGORY:  Firmware

DIVISIONS:  Systems

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  HP ProLiant BL660c Gen8 Servers

OPERATING SYSTEM:  All

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  N/A

PREREQUISITE:  N/A

EFFECTIVE Date:  06/28/2019

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: 1.0

SUPERSEDES:  SP99334

DESCRIPTION:   This release provides updated system ROM images for the latest maintenance releases of HP ProLiant BL660c Gen8 Servers.






Important Notes -


This revision of the System ROM includes the latest revision of the Intel microcode which, in combination with operating system and/or hypervisor updates, provides mitigation for a new group of side channel vulnerabilities known as Microarchitectural Data Sampling (MDS).  This includes support for mitigating the following vulnerabilities:  CVE-2018-12126 - Microarchitectural Store Buffer Data Sampling, CVE-2018-12130 - Microarchitectural Fill Buffer Data Sampling, CVE-2018-12127 - Microarchitectural Load Port Data Sampling, and CVE-2019-11091 - Microarchitectural Data Sampling Uncacheable Memory.  These issues are not unique to HPE servers.






New Features -


HP ProLiant BL660c Gen8 system ROM I32 (05/24/2019)
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Problems Fixed -


HP ProLiant BL660c Gen8 system ROM I32 (05/24/2019)
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This revision of the System ROM includes the latest revision of the Intel microcode which, in combination with operating system and/or hypervisor updates, provides mitigation for a new group of side channel vulnerabilities known as Microarchitectural Data Sampling (MDS).  This includes support for mitigating the following vulnerabilities:  CVE-2018-12126 - Microarchitectural Store Buffer Data Sampling, CVE-2018-12130 - Microarchitectural Fill Buffer Data Sampling, CVE-2018-12127 - Microarchitectural Load Port Data Sampling, and CVE-2019-11091 - Microarchitectural Data Sampling Uncacheable Memory.  These issues are not unique to HPE servers.






Known Problems -


HP ProLiant BL660c Gen8 system ROM I32 (05/24/2019)
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None

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HOW TO USE:


1. Obtain a formatted USB Key media.

2. Download the SoftPaq to a directory on a system running Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows 8, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 or Microsoft Windows Server 2012 and change to that directory.

3. From that drive and directory, execute the downloaded SoftPaq file: Simply double click on the SPxxxxx.exe file and follow the installation wizard to complete the SoftPaq installation process. At the end of a successful installation of the SoftPaq a web page will automatically appear to provide you with the different methods for restoring and/or upgrading the firmware on the system.

4. After the USB Key is created, you may delete the downloaded file if you wish.

5. Insert this USB Key into the USB Key port of the system to be updated and power the system on to boot to the USB Key.


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