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.
$ su - role
# 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.
# fwupdate update sysfw -x metadata.xml
# fwupdate update sysfw -x powercycle_metadata.xml