The represents the final mature revision of a hardware platform that powered countless data centers from 2009 to 2015. While obsolete, its firmware ecosystem is well-understood, stable, and—with proper care—immensely reliable. Whether you are flashing an MSA70 enclosure or reviving a BL460c G7 blade, the principles remain: read the release notes, stage your updates, and never interrupt the power cycle.
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| Issue | Severity | Mitigation | |-------|----------|-------------| | No cryptographic signature on firmware images | High | Use only HP-signed SPP packages; verify SHA1 checksum. | | Plaintext management communication (CLI/SNMP v1) | Medium | Isolate management VLAN. | | No role-based access control | Low | Restrict physical/logical access to host. | | Buffer overflow in old web-based ACU | Critical (historical) | Remove Java-based ACU; use ssacli only. | The represents the final mature revision of a
| OS Version | Minimal R70 Firmware | Known Issues | |------------|---------------------|---------------| | Windows Server 2008 R2 | 1.88 | None | | Windows Server 2012 R2 | 2.10 | Requires chipset driver update | | VMware ESXi 6.0 | 2.30 | Disable C-states in BIOS after flash | | RHEL 6.10 | 2.22 | Use acpi=off if boot hangs | | FreeBSD 12.2 | 2.50 | Works; no driver for iLO virtual CD | I can provide the or a step-by-step command