Oracle® VM Server for SPARC 3.3 Installation Guide

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Updated: October 2015
 
 

Upgrading the System Firmware


Note - Before you upgrade the system firmware, stop all domains, or migrate the domains to another system, if possible.

    Use the following resources when upgrading the system firmware on SPARC T-Series and SPARC M-Series systems:

  • For information about upgrading the system firmware by using the ILOM software, see “Update the Firmware” and “Updating ILOM Firmware” in Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.2 CLI Procedures Guide. For more information about using the ILOM software, see the documents for your specific platform at http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/documentation/sparc-tseries-servers-252697.html.

  • System firmware for your platform is available at http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/systems/patches/firmware/index.html.

  • For information about the required system firmware for the supported servers, see Fully Qualified System Firmware Patches.

  • To upgrade the system firmware from the control domain, refer to your system firmware product notes, which are available at SPARC T-Series Servers Documentation.

  • Refer to the administration guides or product notes for the supported servers for more information about installing and upgrading the system firmware for these servers.

  • To find out how to use the ILOM web interface to upgrade system firmware, see “Updating ILOM Firmware” in the Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.2 Web Interface Procedures Guide.

    To upgrade Fujitsu M10 server firmware by using the eXtended System Control Facility (XSCF), see the following resources:

  • Fujitsu M10/SPARC M10 Systems System Operation and Administration Guide

  • Fujitsu M10/SPARC M10 Systems XSCF Reference Manual