How to Update the System BIOS and ILOM Firmware Using the ILOM Web Interface

Identify the version of ILOM that is currently running on your system. See Determining Current Firmware Versions.
Download the firmware image for your server from the product web site. See How to Download Firmware Updates.
Copy the firmware image to the system on which the web browser is running (it cannot be the same system being upgraded).
Obtain an ILOM user name and password that has Admin (a) role account privileges. You must have Admin (a) privileges to update the firmware on the system.

Note - The firmware update process might take about 15 minutes to complete. During this time, do not perform other ILOM tasks. When the firmware update is complete, the system reboots.

Note - Due to increased memory use during web interface operations, you might find that using the web interface, which is the easiest procedure, does not work satisfactorily. In such a case, you need to use the ILOM CLI method or the Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center to update the firmware.

Launch the ILOM web interface by entering the IP address of the server node's SP into your browser's address field. For example:
https://129.146.53.150
The ILOM login screen appears.
Log in by entering a user name and password.
If you login using the root account, the default password is changeme. If you choose to use another user account, make sure it has admin privileges.
The ILOM web interface appears.
Select Maintenance –> Firmware Upgrade.
The Firmware Upgrade page appears.
In the Firmware Upgrade page, click Enter Upgrade Mode.
An Upgrade Verification dialog appears, indicating that other users who are logged in will lose their session when the update process is completed.
In the Upgrade verification dialog box, click OK to continue.
You are prompted to select an image file to upload.
Perform the following actions:
1. Click Browse to select the location of the firmware image you want to install.
2. Click the Upload button to upload and validate the file.
  Wait for the file to upload and validate.
  The Firmware Verification page appears.
In the Firmware Verification page, enable any of the following options:
- Preserve Configuration.
  Enable this option if you want to save your existing configuration in ILOM and restore that existing configuration after the update process is completed.
- Delay BIOS upgrade until next server power off.
  Enable this option if you want to postpone the BIOS upgrade until the next time the system is powered off.
Click Start Upgrade to start the upgrade process or click Exit to cancel the process.
When you click Start Upgrade the upload process starts and a prompt to continue the process appears.

Note - If you did not preserve the ILOM configuration before the firmware update, you need to perform the initial ILOM setup procedures to reconnect to ILOM.
At the prompt, click OK to continue.
The Update Status page appears, providing details about the update progress. When the update indicates 100%, the firmware upload is complete. When the upload is completed, the system automatically reboots.

Note - The ILOM web interface might not refresh properly after the update is completed. If the ILOM web interface is missing information or displays an error message, you might be viewing a cached version of the page from the version previous to the update. Clear your browser cache and refresh your browser before continuing.
If the firmware you are upgrading to includes a new CPLD (Complex Programmable Logic Device) version, you must power off the server module nodes and reseat the blade in the chassis for the server to use the new CPLD code.
Refer to the Sun Blade X6275 M2 Server Module Product Notes for firmware release information.

Note - If you are downgrading to an earlier firmware version, CPLD will not be downgraded (even if the firmware includes an earlier version of CPLD) and therefore the blade will not need to be reseated in the chassis.
After the server boots, log in to the node's ILOM web interface.
Select System Information –> Version to verify that the firmware version on the SP corresponds to the firmware image you installed.
Repeat the upgrade process steps for the second server node.
Note - Both server nodes be should be running the same firmware version.

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