How to Recover the SP Firmware Image

The preboot menu provides the ability to recover the Oracle ILOM firmware image by updating (flashing) the SP firmware.

Normally, if the host is running, you can update the SP using the Oracle ILOM CLI or the web interface.

If the host is powered off and the SP firmware image becomes corrupted (making the server SP inaccessible using Oracle ILOM), you can use the following procedure to update it using the preboot menu.

Before You Begin

You must have a valid .flash SP firmware image file on a TFTP server. In addition, the TFTP server must be accessible over a network connection to your server's SP. This file is available on the Tools and Drivers DVD (under the sp_firmware directory) , and on the Oracle download site: http://support.oracle.com

1. Access the preboot menu.

   For more information, refer to Accessing the Preboot Menu.

2. At the preboot prompt, enter the command:

   Preboot> net dhcp

   This configures a DHCP network. You need to be network-connected to access your tftp server.

3. Enter the command:

   Preboot> net ping tftpIPaddress

   where tftpIPaddress is the IP address of a TFTP server.

   This checks to see if the TFTP server is accessible over the network.

4. Enter the command:

   Preboot> net flash tftpIPaddress path/ILOM-version-Sun_Fire_X800M2.flash

   where:

   • tftpIPaddress is the IP address of a tftp server

   • path is the path to the file relative to /tftpboot

   • version is the version of SP firmware

   For example:

   Preboot> net flash 10.8.173.25 images/ILOM-3_0_x_x_rxxxx-Sun_Server_X28.flash

   This downloads and flashes the firmware image. After a series of messages, the preboot prompt appears.

5. Restart the SP by entering the command:

   Preboot> reset

   The preboot menu exits, and the service processor reboots.