Reset a Device After a Firmware Update

After firmware for a device has been updated, the device might need to be reset. This requirement is different with each device; the reset functionality might be part of the update procedure or a separate function. To determine if your device requires a reset after a firmware update, consult the release notes included with your firmware.

• To reset a device, type:

  fwupdate reset target -n devicename

  The reset subcommand supports the following targets:

  Target Description expander Supported SAS expanders. controller Supported controllers, such as storage and networking. sp_bios The Oracle ILOM service processor on an x86 system. Note -  This target has been deprecated for SPARC and is replaced by the sysfw target. sysfw The Oracle ILOM service processor on a SPARC system.

  Options for the reset subcommand are listed in the following table.

  Short Option Long Option Description –n –-device_name Required option followed by a mandatory parameter which designates a single device. Where the device name is the common-mapped device name shown when using the fwupdate list all command. For information about device names, see CLI Tools Device-Naming Convention.

  Usage examples:

  • To reset the Oracle ILOM service processor:

    For a SPARC system, type: fwupdate reset sysfw -n devicename

    For an x86 system, type: fwupdate reset sp_bios -n devicename

    Where devicename is the device ID of the service processor as derived from the fwupdate list all command. This command only resets the service processor. It does not reset the host.

  • To reset a specific controller, type:

    fwupdate reset controller -n c2

    This command resets the controller identified as c2 when using the fwupdate list all command.