Oracle Hardware Management Pack Utility fwupdate command does not update the host profile after an operating system package (OS/pkg) update. This issue occurs during an upgrade of the SRU or when upgrading Oracle Solaris 11.2 to Oracle Solaris 11.3.
Workaround:
To update firmware, update the host profile after an OS/pkg update when upgrading the SRU or when upgrading Oracle Solaris 11.2 to Oracle Solaris 11.3:
Remove all files under /etc/ssm/hmp/. Leave the directory in place.
Type:
cd /etc/ssm/hmp
rm -f *
Run fwupdate list all (or other commands).