I'm ready to build a hacking lab and I want every potential vuln closed on my servers before I proceed. I was offering to spend money with the sales department and they send me to parts? Small fish in big pond kind of feeling I get. After 78 minutes with their support, they transferred me to their 'PARTS DEPT' that seems to be what foreign customer support agents do these days when they are clueless about the question your asking. The SPP is a little confusing as I am unable to tell if Service pack updates need done in increments or if I can just use the latest? I keep finding references to an HP program that helps to ID the proper software and almost automate the update, but I am unable to locate this software at all? Also, in some places it appears SPP are free and in othe rplaces it seems I have to pay? I did contact HP support to see about purchasing a contract of some type for my older servers. I figured out how to update ILO3 and it's current now. I am 55 years old and I am commited to learning as much as possible and I will spend days or weeks trying to figure things out, but the severs are a little over my head, but I guarantee in 6 months I will have a better grip on the servers as well And if I've posted in wrong forum then I would appreciate a link to the right forum. Servers are a completely different ball game and I would love to swallow my pride and take some help from anyone. Now after 6 months of learning myself and I am comfortable with my Linux knowledge I decided it was time to move onto a home lab. 6 months ago I had no clue how to use Linux, I've broken more Linux installs then I care to admit, I have had hundreds of tabs open on Firefox trying to learn everything I can so I can learn some ethical hacking skills, I have learned what not to do.

I am new to servers and I apologize if I am posting this in the wrong Forum? If anyone can take me by the hand, like a small child, and lead me through the update process, I will be forever grateful and I promise that I will return the knowledge I obtain to help other down the road. I am not sure if I have to do the updates in increments or will the latest updates just work? When I get on HP's site to try and find the right software I seem to get different answers.

I have been all over HP's web site (what a disaster that seems to be) and I still am not sure how to update this system. I don't like asking for help, that's why oi have 100 tabs open on Firefox right now, but the answer evades me.

Ilo 2 latest firmware