fwupdate enables you to update firmware for the following components:
System firmware and the Oracle ILOM service processor. System firmware includes BIOS for x86, and OBP, Hypervisor, NYX, POST, etc. for SPARC
HBA and embedded storage controllers, SAS1, SAS2 and SAS3
Disk drives (spinning media and flash drives)
LSI SAS expander devices, SAS1, SAS2 and SAS3
Emulex and QLogic Fiber Channel controllers
Mellanox InfiniBand controllers
Intel LOM (LAN on Motherboard)
Intel Network Interface Cards (NICs)
You can use fwupdate to do the following:
List firmware information for devices in a server
Check that the system's firmware is at the minimum required version for supported features and security
Ensure firmware file compatibility
Update device firmware using an automated XML metadata file
Update firmware manually using a raw firmware file
Manually reset updated devices, if required