Recover the SP Firmware Using the Preboot Menu (Service Only)

Note - This procedure must be performed by an Oracle Service representative.

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

Before You Begin

Set up to view server boot messages.
Obtain the .flash firmware image for the server.
Refer to the http://www.oracle.com/goto/x86AdminDiag/docs for detailed preboot menu and Oracle ILOM information.

Make the .flash firmware image file for the server available on a TFTP server.
This .flash file is available on the Oracle My Oracle Support (MOS) download site.

Note - Recovering the SP firmware using the preboot menu requires a .flash file instead of the .pkg file that is used to update the SP from Oracle ILOM.
Restart the SP.
Interrupt the SP boot process to access the preboot utility menu.
Choose one of the following methods:
- Press the Locate button during the SP boot process. For more information, see Turn the Locate Indicator On and Off Locally.
- Wait for a pause in the bootstrap process.
The preboot prompt appears.
```
Preboot>
```
At the preboot prompt, type:
net flash IPaddress path/name.flash

where IPaddress is the IP address of a TFTP server,

path is the path to the file relative to /tftpboot, and

name is the first part of the .flash file name.

For example:
```
Preboot>
net flash 10.8.173.25 images/system-rom.flash
```
After a series of messages, the flash process finishes, and the preboot prompt appears.
```
Preboot>
```
To restart the SP, type:
```
Preboot> reset
```
The preboot menu exits and Oracle ILOM boots.

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