Update the Firmware
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(s) is power cycled. This can be done on a
per-host basis, to minimize down time on SPARC M7 servers. When the host is power
cycled, the pending host components are automatically activated, with no further
user intervention needed. The Live Firmware update feature reduces the amount of
host down time.
Note -
For SPARC T7 servers the Live Firmware Update feature requires a minimum Sun
System Firmware version of 9.5.2.g.
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Check the current system firmware version. From the Oracle ILOM command
prompt, type:
-> show /HOST
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Log in to Oracle ILOM using an account with Admin privileges.
See Log In to
Oracle ILOM.
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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 appear.
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Type y to load the image file, then type
y to enable the Preserve
Configuration option, which saves and restores the
existing Oracle ILOM firmware settings 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.
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Oracle ILOM displays a status message when the firmware process is
complete. The system will reboot to apply the new firmware image.