How to Update the Oracle ILOM and System BIOS Using the CLI

Before You Begin

Identify the version of Oracle ILOM that is currently running on your system. See Determining Current Firmware Versions.
Download the firmware image for your server from the Sun platform product web site. See How to Download Firmware Updates.
Copy the firmware image to a local server using a supported protocol (TFTP, FTP, HTTP, HTTPS).
Obtain an Oracle 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, type -> show /SP/network.

Note - The firmware update process takes about fifteen to twenty minutes to complete, depending on whether it is a 4 or 8 socket system. During this time, do not perform other Oracle ILOM tasks. When the firmware update is complete, the system reboots automatically.

Log in to the Oracle ILOM CLI.
See Connecting to Oracle ILOM in Sun Server X2-8 (formerly Sun Fire X4800 M2) Installation Guide for more information.
Type the following command to load the Oracle ILOM firmware image:
->load –source supported_protocol://server_ip/path_to_firmware_image/filename.ima
Use TFTP, FTP, HTTP, or HTTPS.
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.
At the prompt for loading the specified file, type y for yes or n for no.
The prompt to preserve the configuration appears.
At the preserve configuration prompt, type y for yes or n for no.
- Type y to save your existing Oracle ILOM configuration and to restore that configuration when the update process is completed.
- Typing n at this prompt advances you to another platform-specific prompt.
A prompt to postpone the BIOS update appears.
When asked if you want to force the server off to upgrade the BIOS, type y for yes or n for no.
Note - If you answer no (n) to the prompt, the system postpones the BIOS update until the next time the system reboots. If you answer yes (y) to the prompt, the system automatically updates the BIOS, if necessary, when updating the firmware.

The system loads the specified firmware file and then automatically reboots to complete the firmware update.
Reconnect to the Oracle ILOM server SP, using an SSH connection and using the same user name and password that you provided in Step 1 of this procedure.
If you did not preserve the Oracle ILOM configuration before the firmware update, you must perform the initial Oracle ILOM setup procedures to reconnect to Oracle ILOM. See Communicating With Oracle ILOM and the System Console in Sun Server X2-8 (formerly Sun Fire X4800 M2) Installation Guide for additional information.
To ensure that the proper firmware version was installed, at the CLI prompt, type:
-> version

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