Update the System Firmware

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The Live Firmware update feature of the SPARC M7, T7, and S7 series servers supports updating Sun System firmware while the SPARC host is powered on. The Oracle ILOM firmware update goes into immediate effect. However, the host components update is delayed until the affected host is power cycled. Because Oracle ILOM can be updated while the host is powered on, this feature reduces the total system down time.

Note - For SPARC T7 servers the Live Firmware Update feature requires a minimum Sun System Firmware version of 9.5.2.g.

Check the current system firmware version. From the Oracle ILOM command prompt, type:
```
-> show /HOST 
```
Download the latest available system firmware version from My Oracle Support at:
https://support.oracle.com

Then place the SysFW image in a shared location the host can access, for example, a local or network share or on a TFTP, FTP, HTTP or HTTPS server.
Notify SP users of the scheduled firmware update and ask them to close all client sessions until after the firmware update is complete. Do not perform any other Oracle ILOM tasks during the firmware update.
Update the firmware through the Oracle ILOM CLI.
For information about performing firmware updates using the web interface, see Update the Server SP or CMM Firmware Image in the Oracle ILOM Administrator's Guide for Configuration and Maintenance Firmware Release 3.2.x.
1. Log in to Oracle ILOM using an account with Admin privileges.
  See Log In to Oracle ILOM.
2. Load the firmware image from the shared location. Type:
```
-> load -source protocol://username:password@server_ip/path_to_image/image.pkg
```
  A series of prompts display.
3. Type y to load the image file, then type y to enable the Preserve Configuration option, which saves the existing Oracle ILOM firmware settings and restores them after the firmware update is complete.
  Note - All firmware update options for your server are enabled (y) by default when using a script (-script) to perform the firmware update.
4. Oracle ILOM displays a status message when the firmware process is complete. The system will reboot to apply the new firmware image.

Related Information

Display the System Firmware Versions