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Using This Documentation

Hardware Installation

Operating System Installation

Administration, Diagnostics, and Service

ILOM Supplement

Determining Your Server Management Strategy

Common Server Management Tasks

Server Management Software Benefits

Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager

Oracle Hardware Management Pack

Oracle Hardware Installation Assistant

Evaluating Your Server Environment

Server Management Downloads and Documentation

Oracle ILOM Documentation

Oracle ILOM 3.0 Common Feature Set Documentation

Updating Firmware

Firmware Versions Worksheet

Determining Current Firmware Versions

How to Verify the Oracle ILOM and BIOS Firmware Versions Using the Web Interface

How to Verify the Oracle ILOM and BIOS Firmware Versions Using the Command Line Interface

How to Verify the LSI HBA Firmware Version

Planning and Downloading the Firmware Update

How to Plan the Firmware Update

How to Download Firmware Updates

How to Request Physical Media Online

How to Request Physical Media by Phone

Updating the Oracle ILOM and System BIOS

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

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

How to Update Embedded HBA Firmware

How to Update NEM Firmware Using the Web Interface

How to Update NEM Firmware Using the CLI

Server-Specific Oracle ILOM Features

Minimum Supported Firmware and BIOS

Power Management

Power Management Terminology

How to Use the Web Interface to Monitor Power Usage and Set Notification Thresholds

How to Use the CLI to Monitor Power Usage and Set Notification Thresholds

Fixing Problems with Oracle ILOM Using the Preboot Menu

Accessing the Preboot Menu

Preboot Menu Command Summary

Using the edit Command and Configuring the Preboot Menu for Remote Access

Restoring Oracle ILOM Access to the Serial Console

How to Recover the SP Firmware Image

Identifying and Clearing Faults

Determining Faults

Clearing Faults

Components With No Fault Diagnosis

Recovering a Lost Oracle ILOM Password

How to Recover a Lost Password by Proving Physical Presence

Monitoring Hardware and Environmental Sensors

Indicators

Sensors

SNMP and PET Traps

Index

Updating Firmware

Updates to the firmware for Oracle ILOM, system BIOS, and LSI HBA are periodically available on the My Oracle Support to provide additional features and bug fixes for the server. The firmware components must all be updated together for a given software update. The Firmware Versions Worksheet can be used to keep track of the firmware versions needed for the upgrade process.

This section contains the following topics:

You need to make sure that component firmware is compatible when you change:

You can change firmware by using the following tools:

Firmware
Tool
Oracle ILOM and BIOS
Oracle ILOM web interface or CLI
NEM
Oracle ILOM web interface or CLI
REM
Oracle Hardware Installation Assistant
PCIeExpress modules
Oracle Hardware Installation Assistant
LSI HBA
Oracle Hardware Installation Assistant

See the following table for the firmware update procedures.

Step
Description
Link
1
Verify the firmware versions that are currently running on the server.
2
Determine the target firmware versions and download the firmware.
3
Update the Oracle ILOM and system BIOS.
4
Update the Embedded HBA firmware.
5
Update the NEM firmware.