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Hardware Installation and Product Notes
Overview of the Sun Blade X6275 M2 Server Module
Installing and Powering On the Server Module
Overview of the Sun Blade X6275 M2 Server Module Product Notes
System Software Release Features
Hardware, Firmware, and BIOS Issues
Installing the Oracle Solaris Operating System
Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Installing the SLES Operating System
Introduction to Oracle VM Installation
Creating a PXE Installation Image for Oracle VM
Introduction to Windows Installation
Getting Started With Windows Server 2008 Installation
Installing the Windows Server 2008 R2 Operating System
Updating Critical Drivers and Installing Supplemental Software
Incorporating Device Drivers into a WIM Image for WDS
Administration, Diagnostics, and Service
Overview of the ILOM Supplement
Dual-Node Identification In CMM ILOM
Clearing Server and CMM Faults
Managing Power Usage and Monitoring Power Consumption
How to View Power Management Properties Using the Web Interface
How to View Power Management Properties Using the CLI
Configuring the Server Power Restore Policy
How to Set the Server Power Restore Policy Using the ILOM Web Interface
How to Set the Server Power Restore Policy Using the ILOM CLI
Switching the Default Serial Port Output Between SP and Host Console
How to Switch Default Serial Port Output Using the ILOM Web Interface
How to Switch Default Serial Port Output Using the ILOM CLI
Determining Current Firmware Versions
How to Verify the BIOS and ILOM Firmware Versions Using the Web Interface
How to Verify the BIOS and ILOM Firmware Versions Using the CLI
How to Download Firmware Updates
Using ILOM to Update System BIOS and ILOM Firmware
How to Update the System BIOS and ILOM Firmware Using the ILOM Web Interface
Alternate Methods for Updating the System BIOS and ILOM Firmware
Resetting the Service Processor After an Update
Clearing CMOS Settings After an Update (Optional)
How to Access the Preboot Menu
Using the edit Command and Configuring the Preboot Menu For Remote Access
How to Use the edit Command and to Configure the Preboot Menu for Remote Access
Resetting the Root Password to the Factory Default
How to Reset the Root Password to the Factory Default
Restoring ILOM Access to the Serial Console
How to Use the Preboot Menu to Restore Access to the Serial Console
Recovering the SP Firmware Image
How to Recover the SP Firmware Image
Indicators, Sensors, and Traps
NEM and Blade Presence Sensors
Introduction to Diagnostic Tools
U-Boot Diagnostic Startup Tests
Accessing the Pc-Check Diagnostics Utility on the Tools and Drivers CD/DVD
Server Module and Components Overview
Preparation Procedures for Service and Operation
Component Removal and Installation Procedures
Before You Begin
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 a server that can be access over the network using a supported protocol (TFTP, FTP, HTTP, HTTPS). You cannot host the image on the server 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.
To verify that you have network connectivity to update the firmware, enter the following command at the ILOM prompt:
-> show /SP/network.
Note - The firmware update process takes about fifteen to twenty minutes to complete. During this time, do not perform other ILOM tasks. When the firmware update is complete, the system reboots automatically.
You can use either the network or the serial management port. These connection options are described in the Sun Blade X6275 M2 Installation Guide.
-> load –source supported_protocol://serverIP/ILOM-version-Sun_Blade_X6275M2.pkg
Where:
supported_protocol is the supported file transfer protocol (TFTP, FTP, HTTP, HTTPS) for the server that contains the update image file.
serverIP is the IP address of the server that contains the update image file.
version is the ILOM firmware version, for example:
ILOM-3_0_10_12_r12345-Sun_Blade_X6275M2.pkg
A note about the firmware update process appears, followed by message prompts to load the image. The text of the note depends on your server platform.
Answer yes (y) or no (n), as appropriate.
The prompt to preserve the configuration appears.
If you answer yes (y) to the prompt, your existing ILOM configuration will be saved and that configuration will be restored when the update process is completed.
If you answer no (n) to the prompt, you are advanced to another platform–specific prompt.
Note - If you do not preserve the ILOM configuration before the firmware update, you must perform the initial ILOM setup procedures to reconnect to ILOM after the update process has finished.
A prompt to postpone the BIOS update appears.
If you answer yes (y) to the prompt, the system automatically updates the BIOS, if necessary, when updating the firmware.
If you answer no (n) to the prompt, the system postpones the BIOS update until the next time the system is powered off.
The system loads the specified firmware file and then automatically reboots to complete the firmware update.
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.
If you did not preserve the ILOM configuration before the firmware update, you must perform the initial ILOM setup procedures to reconnect to ILOM. See the Sun Blade X6275 M2 Server Module Installation Guide for additional information.
->version
Note - Both server nodes be should be running the same firmware version.
Next Steps