Update a SPARC Fallback Image Using Automatic Mode

Language:

For some SPARC systems, the service processor contains an updatable fallback boot image. This image is stored in the SP and used only when the server is unable to locate its root device and boot media.

Before You Begin

To update the fallback image using the fastest possible local option, ensure the Host-to-ILOM Interconnect is correctly configured to communicate with the target Oracle ILOM service processor (Configuring the Host-to-ILOM Interconnect). For systems that do not support updates over the Host-to-ILOM interconnect, such as the SPARC M series, the remote option utilizing a network connection to the service processor can be used.
Download the firmware update from https://support.oracle.com.

The download should include a metadata file and firmware file for the target system.
Make sure that the fallback image is compatible with the target system. Some updates require a minimum version of firmware from which to perform the update. For some systems, special update processes might be described in the release notes that supersede instructions listed here. Read all documentation and release notes included with the firmware before proceeding.

To display information about fallback boot image firmware, choose the local or remote option:
- Local – To list information about the local system fallback boot image firmware, type:
  # fwupdate list fallback_boot -v
- Remote – To list information about fallback boot image firmware using a network connection, type:
  # fwupdate list fallback_boot -v -H sp_ip -U username
  
  where sp_ip is the IP address of the service processor and username is the user name with Admin (a) role account privileges for logging in to the Oracle ILOM service processor.
  
  Enter the Oracle ILOM password when prompted.
Output related to the target is displayed. For example the output from this command is similar to:
```
================================================
SP
================================================== 
ID: sp
    Product Name: SPARC T7-1
    System Firmware Version: 9.5.2.g
    ILOM Version: v3.2.5.8.g r105871
    BIOS/OBP Version: OpenBoot 4.38.2 2015/10/30 13:09
    Fallback Boot Version: 11.3.10.5.0
    XML Support: N/A
```
To update the fallback boot image, choose the local or remote option:
- Local – To update the local fallback boot image firmware, type:
  # fwupdate update fallback_boot -x metadata.xml
  
  where metadata.xml is the path to the metadata file. For scripting purposes, you can add the -q option to perform the update without user interaction.
- Remote – To update fallback boot image firmware using a network connection, type:
  # fwupdate update fallback_boot -x metadata.xml -H sp_ip -U username
  
  where metadata.xml is the path to the metadata file, sp_ip is the IP address of the service processor and username is the user name with Admin (a) role account privileges for logging in to the Oracle ILOM service processor.
Follow any prompts, as required, to complete the update process.
To confirm the new fallback boot image firmware, choose the local or remote option:
- Local – To list information about the local system firmware, type:
  # fwupdate list fallback_boot
- Remote – To list information about system firmware using a network connection, type:
  # fwupdate list fallback_boot -H sp_ip -U username
  
  where sp_ip is the IP address of the service processor and username is the user name with Admin (a) role account privileges for logging in to the Oracle ILOM service processor.
  
  Enter the Oracle ILOM password when prompted.
Output related to the target is displayed. For example the output from this command is similar to:
```
================================================
SP
================================================== 
ID: sp
    Product Name: SPARC T7-1
    System Firmware Version: 9.5.2.g
    ILOM Version: v3.2.5.8.g r105871
    BIOS/OBP Version: OpenBoot 4.38.2 2015/10/30 13:09
    Fallback Boot Version: 11.3.11.6.0
    XML Support: N/A
```

See Also