Creating a custom HPE Synergy VMware ISO with SSP 2026.01.01 and later
HPE has stopped providing custom images and a vendor add-on depot for Synergy hardware starting with Synergy Service Pack 2026.01.01. You are able to use the HPE OneView plugin for vCenter to manage both drivers and firmware going forward. It sounds like you can generally just use the stock VMware image to initially build servers, but there are some corner cases where you may need an image. Another scenario would be having these drivers in a new VCF deployment before you are able to set up the vCenter plugin. I was able to figure out a process that seems to work well and does not require picking through the SSP to find all of the VIBs. Prerequisites Get SSP URL from lifecycle manager Under the Lifecycle Manager in vCenter, you will see URLs added for the SSPs that have been… Read More »Creating a custom HPE Synergy VMware ISO with SSP 2026.01.01 and later