A Appendix A Upgrade Host Firmware using Oracle System Assistant

Execute the following steps to upgrade all the firmware using Oracle System Assistant (OSA):

1. Obtain the .iso file for OSA using the following steps:
   1. Login to URL: https://support.oracle.com
   2. In the How Do I...? header click Download a Patch. A new tab for Patches and Updates gets opened.
   3. Select Product or Family (Advanced) tab under the Patch Search header.

      Figure A-1 Searching Patch

      
      

      

      
      
   4. Enter the name of the server for which the OSA is required and select the required version. For example, Oracle server X7-2.
   5. Click on Search button. The list of available patches appears on the screen.
   6. Select and download the required Oracle System Assistant image from the list. Save on local machine.
2. Perform the following steps to mount and boot the ILOM using the downloaded OSA image file:
   1. Log in to the ILOM for which the firmware needs to be updated.
   2. Launch the Remote Console.
   3. In the remote console window menu, select KVMS > Storage. The Storage Devices window gets opened. Select the OSA image from local machine, which is downloaded in the previous step. This creates a virtual Flash drive with the image on it.
   4. Select the uploaded image and click Connect.

      Figure A-2 Upload Image

      
      

      

      
      
   5. In the Boot menu, select press F8 from the keyboard and to select Boot popup menu.
   6. There will a virtual Flash drive. Select the drive by pressing Enter. The ILOM will boot with OSA image.

      Figure A-3 ILOM Boot process

      
      

      

      
      
3. The boot process will continue for about 45 minutes. After this, the option for OSA starts appearing in the ILOM.
4. Click Update Firmware > Install updates. The server will switch ON/OFF several times during the process.
5. After the process is complete, reboot the server. The firmware will be upgraded to the latest version after the reboot.