1. Oracle ILOM Administrator's Guide for Configuration and Maintenance Firmware Release 5.0.x
  2. Performing Oracle ILOM Maintenance and Configuration Management Tasks
  3. Storing and Managing SP Firmware Images - As of Firmware Version 5.0

Storing and Managing SP Firmware Images - As of Firmware Version 5.0

Note:

The ability to manage multiple SP firmware images in Oracle ILOM is supported on newer Oracle server platforms such as SPARC T7 and later platforms; as well as X86 X7 and later platforms. This functionality is not supported on SPARC M-Series platforms.

Oracle ILOM, as of firmware version 5.0, supports the ability to store and manage the following firmware images:

  • Current Firmware Image – Refers to the firmware image that is currently running on the server SP.

  • Backup Firmware Image – Refers to either: 1) the former firmware image that was previously installed on the server SP, or 2) a firmware image that was manually uploaded to the SP as the backup image.

    Example: Backup Image Behavior — If the server SP is running firmware version 5.0.0 and is updated to 5.0.1. The current firmware image becomes version 5.0.1 and the backup firmware becomes version 5.0.0. If the backup image is manually updated to 5.0.2, the current firmware image remains at version 5.0.1 and the backup image becomes version 5.0.2.