Before you start your upgrade, ensure that you can access the new firmware image through your network or local file system.
If you are updating SP firmware, power down the host blade gracefully.
To power a blade down using ILOM, see Control Blade Power From ILOM.
To power a blade down from hardware, see Powering a Blade On or Off.
Log in to the ILOM web interface.
Only users with Administrator privileges can perform a firmware upgrade.
Set your ILOM session time-out to 3 hours.
The upgrade procedure usually takes several minutes, and the default session time-out period is 15 minutes. If your ILOM session times out during an upgrade, your upgrade will not work. Ensure that your session does not time out during an update by extending the session time out period. See Setting a Session Time-Out Period.
From the Maintenance tab, choose Firmware Upgrade.
The Upgrade the Firmware page appears.
Click Enter Upgrade Mode.
A dialog box appears, asking you to confirm that you want to enter Upgrade mode.
Click OK to enter Upgrade mode.
ILOM stops its normal operation and prepares for a flash upgrade.
Click the Browse button to locate the firmware update file (*.ima
), or type the path to the new flash image file.
Click Upload.
Uploading the new firmware images takes about one minute with a fast network connection.
A confirmation dialog box appears.
In the dialog box, click OK.
In the Verify Firmware Image page, check Upgrade Modules or check Preserve Configuration.
Upgrade Modules – Select this to upgrade the firmware image and BIOS.
Preserve Configuration – Select this to upgrade the firmware image and retain your original configuration. If you have changed your BIOS settings from the default, preserve your old configuration to save your modified BIOS settings.
Click the Start Update button, or click Cancel to stop the update.
If you clicked Start Update, a progress screen appears, indicating that the firmware image is being upgraded. After the upgrade operation has completed successfully, the ILOM hardware will automatically reboot. This is done so that the image upgrade can take effect. You cannot perform any other operation within your current Internet browser session.
If you choose to cancel the firmware upgrade operation, the ILOM hardware will reboot using the old firmware image. You must close the Internet browser and log back in to the ILOM web interface before you can perform any other type of operation.