Oracle^® Quad Port 10GBase-T Adapter User's Guide

Upgrade the Adapter Firmware

This task assumes you are upgrading an adapter on Oracle Solaris SPARC. For instructions on Oracle Solaris SPARC and other platforms, refer to Using fwupdate to Update Firmware in Oracle Server CLI Tools User’s Guide.

1. Log in to your server.
2. Check the current firmware to determine if the latest minimum required version is installed.

   For example:

   $ fwupdate check sysfw
   ERROR: The installed System Firmware or ILOM version is not the latest available. You must update it to
   obtain the latest security and other fixes.

3. Determine which mode to use to install the package.

   • Automatic mode

   • Manual mode

   For information on what each mode does, refer to update Subcommand Overview in Oracle Server CLI Tools User’s Guide.

4. Upgrade the firmware.

   For instructions, refer to Update Device Firmware Using Automatic Mode in Oracle Server CLI Tools User’s Guide or Update Device Firmware Using Manual Mode in Oracle Server CLI Tools User’s Guide.

5. Verify the upgrade.

   See Verify the Upgrade.