Update the Firmware

1. Ensure that the ILOM service processor network management port is configured.

   See the server’s installation guide for instructions.

2. Open an SSH session to connect to the service processor.

   % ssh root@xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
   ...
   Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no) ? yes
    
   ...
   Password: password (nothing displayed)
   Waiting for daemons to initialize...
    
   Daemons ready
    
   Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager
    
   Version 3.x.x.x 
    
   Copyright 2010 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
   Use is subject to license terms.
    
   -> 

3. Power off the host. Type:

   -> stop /SYS

4. Set the keyswitch_state parameter to normal. Type:

   -> set /SYS keyswitch_state=normal

5. Type the load command with the path to the new flash image.

   The load command updates the service processor flash image and the host firmware. The load command requires the following information:

   • IP address of a TFTP server on the network that can access the flash image

   • Full path name to the flash image that the IP address can access

     The command usage is as follows:

     load [-script] -source tftp://xxx.xxx.xx.xx/pathname

     where:

     • -script - Does not prompt for confirmation and acts as if yes was specified

     • -source - Specifies the IP address and full path name (URL) to the flash image

   -> load -source tftp://129.168.10.101/pathname
   NOTE: A firmware upgrade will cause the server and ILOM to be reset.
   It is recommended that a clean shutdown of the server be done prior 
   to the upgrade procedure.
   An upgrade takes about 6 minutes to complete. ILOM will enter a 
   special mode to load new firmware.
   No other tasks can be performed in ILOM until the firmware upgrade
   is complete and ILOM is reset.
   Are you sure you want to load the specified file (y/n)?y
   Do you want to preserve the configuration (y/n)? y
   .................................................................
   Firmware update is complete.
   ILOM will now be restarted with the new firmware.
   Update Complete. Reset device to use new image.
   ->

   After the flash image has been updated, the system automatically resets, runs diagnostics, and returns to the login prompt on the serial console.

   U-Boot 1.1.1 (May 23 2008 - 21:30:12)
   ***
   POST cpu PASSED
   POST ethernet PASSED
   Hit any key to stop autoboot: 0
   ## Booting image at fe080000   ***
    
   IP Protocols: ICMP, UDP, TCP, IGMP
    
   Checking all file systems...
   fsck 1.37 (21-Mar-2005)
   Setting kernel variable ...
   ... done.
   Mounting local filesystems...
   Cleaning /tmp /var/run /var/lock.
    
   Identifying DOC Device Type(G3/G4/H3) ...
   OK
    
   Configuring network interfaces....Internet Systems Consortium DHCP
   Client V3.0.1
   Copyright 2007 Internet Systems Consortium
   All rights reserved.
   For info, please visit http://www.isc.org/products/DHCP
    
   eth0: config: auto-negotiation on, 100FDX, 100HDX, 10FDX, 10HDX.
   Listening on LPF/eth0/00:14:4f:3f:8c:af
   Sending on LPF/eth0/00:14:4f:3f:8c:af
   Sending on Socket/fallback
   DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 6
   eth0: link up, 100Mbps Full Duplex, auto-negotiation complete.
   DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 15
   Hostname: hostname
   Starting portmap daemon: portmap.
   Initializing random number generator...done.
   INIT: Entering runlevel: 3
   Starting system log daemon: syslogd and klogd.
   Starting periodic command scheduler: cron.
   Starting IPMI Stack........ Done.
   Starting OpenBSD Secure Shell server: sshd.
   Starting Servicetags listener: stlistener.
   Starting FRU update program: frutool.
    
   hostname login: