I have a HP ProLiant server and I'm planning to expand the RAID capacity.
I never upgrade the firmware of anything.
Can I add the new disks without the firmwares upgrade or it is absolutely necessary (and why in this case)?
Is necessary to upgrade HP ProLiant server firmware before hardware upgrade
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Best Answer
Necessary - no, advisable - yes.
It's because the updates are generally there to fix bugs, one bug that might be fixed might screw you over doing what you want to do - thus by upgrading you're reducing the risk of the work you're doing somewhat.