SPARC T8 Series Servers Administration Guide

Update the System Firmware From the Host

To update firmware from the host, use the fwupdate utility, included in Oracle Solaris 11.3 as part of the Oracle Hardware Management Pack (OHMP).

For more information on using the fwpudate utility, refer to "Using fwupdate to Update Firmware" in the Oracle Server CLI Tools for Oracle Solaris 11.3 User Guide).

Before You Begin

See Display the System Firmware Versions to determine firmware versions you have currently.

See Downloading System Firmware Updates to obtain the firmware updates.

1. Log in to the host and use su to switch to an administrator role such as root.

   $ su - role

2. Navigate to the directory where you saved the firmware update files.

   # cd firmware-location

   If you used the Oracle Solaris pkg command, the firmware update is located in /var/firmware/system/T8-n/sysfw9-8/pnnnnnnn_nnnx/Firmware/Sun_System_Firmware where the string of characters and numbers varies according to the firmware update.

   The directory should contain a Sun_System_Firmware-9_8_x-SPARC_T8-n.pkg file, a metadata.xml and powercycle_metadata.xml, and a README.html file.

3. Read the README file that accompanies the firmware to be aware of any special release notes or instructions.
4. Use one of the following commands to update firmware.
   • To perform a Live Firmware Upgrade where the host component update is delayed until the next power off and on:

     # fwupdate update sysfw -x metadata.xml

   • To perform a Live Firmware Upgrade followed immediately by a host power off and on to update the host components:

     # fwupdate update sysfw -x powercycle_metadata.xml

Related Information

• Downloading System Firmware Updates

• Update the System Firmware from Oracle ILOM

• SPARC T8 Series Servers Product Notes

• "Using fwupdate to Update Firmware" in Oracle® Server CLI Tools for Oracle Solaris 11.3 User's Guide