Update the Firmware

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

   See the installation guide for your server 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
    
   Integrated Lights Out Manager
    
   Version 3.x.x.x
    
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   Use is subject to license terms.
    
   -> 

3. Power off the host:

   -> stop /SYS

4. Set the keyswitch_state parameter to normal:

   -> 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.xxx/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://129.99.99.99/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 server automatically resets, runs diagnostics, and returns to the login prompt on the serial console.

   U-Boot 1.x.x
    
   Custom AST2100 U-Boot 3.0 (Aug 21 2010 - 10:46:54) r58174
   ***
   Net:   faradaynic#0, faradaynic#1
   Enter Diagnostics Mode [’q’uick/’n’ormal(default)/e’x’tended(manufacturing mode)] .....   0
   Diagnostics Mode - NORMAL
   <DIAGS> Memory Data Bus Test ... PASSED
   <DIAGS> Memory Address Bus Test ... PASSED
   I2C Probe Test - SP
         Bus     Device                          Address Result
         ===     ============================    ======= ======
          6                  SP FRUID (U1101)    0xA0    PASSED
          6               DS1338(RTC) (U1102)    0xD0    PASSED
    
   <DIAGS> PHY #0 R/W Test ... PASSED
   <DIAGS> PHY #0 Link Status ... PASSED
   <DIAGS> ETHERNET PHY #0, Internal Loopback Test ... PASSED
   ## Booting image at 110a2000 ... ***
    
   Mounting local filesystems...
   Mounted all disk partitions.
    
   Configuring network interfaces...FTGMAC100: eth0:ftgmac100_open
   Starting system log daemon: syslogd and klogd.
   Starting capidirect daemon: capidirectd . Done
   Starting Event Manager: eventmgr  . Done
   Starting ipmi log manager daemon: logmgr . Done
   Starting IPMI Stack: . Done
   Starting sshd.
   Starting SP fishwrap cache daemon: fishwrapd . Done
   Starting Host deamon: hostd . Done
   Starting Network Controller Sideband Interface Daemon: ncsid . Done
   Starting Platform Obfuscation Daemon: pod . Done
   Starting lu main daemon: lumain . Done
   Starting Detection/Diagnosis After System Boot: dasboot  Done
   Starting Servicetags discoverer: stdiscoverer.
   Starting Servicetags listener: stlistener.
   Starting Dynamic FRUID Daemon: dynafrud  Done
    
   hostname login:

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