4 Updates to Oracle ILOM 5.0.0 Firmware
This section includes the following information about the Oracle ILOM firmware release 5.0.0.
Feature Enhancements and Other Changes As of Firmware Version 5.0.0
The following table lists feature enhancements as well as other changes as of Oracle ILOM firmware version 5.0.0.
Table 4-1 Feature Enhancement and Change Summary as of Oracle ILOM firmware version 5.0.0
Feature Update | Enhancement Description | For More Details, See: |
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New Web Service REST API functionality. |
Support for additional REST API management functions. These new functions include:
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Documentation Update: As of firmware version 5.0, the former Oracle ILOM Web Service REST API User Guide for Firmware Release 4.0.x was replaced by the Oracle ILOM Web Service REST API User Guide for Firmware Releases 4.x and 5.x. |
New or updated security related features. |
New security related features include:
End of life support for the following features:
Revised default setting(s):
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New firmware backup image functionality. |
Ability to store and manage multiple Oracle ILOM firmware images. |
Storing and Managing SP Firmware Images - As of Firmware Version 5.0 |
New firmware downgrade package restrictions |
Ability to identify vulnerabilities in firmware images presented for downgrade. |
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Updated web browser support. |
Latest list of web browsers supported by Oracle ILOM. |
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Oracle ILOM HTTP and HTTPS CLI targets replaced. |
The Oracle ILOM Web Server CLI namespaces for HTTP and HTTPS
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Modifying Default Management Access Configuration Properties Table: Web Server Configuration Properties |
Platform support change for SPARC host state capture mode. |
Some SPARC platforms do not support the use of the host state capture mode property. |
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SNMP v2c support removed. |
Configuration properties for SNMP v2c have been removed. |
Important Operating Notices as of Firmware Release 5.0.0
Deprecation Notice for IPMI 2.0 Management Service
Present Behavior: IPMI 2.0 Management Sessions - Enabled (default setting)
Future Behavior: The following IPMI Management Service changes will occur after Oracle ILOM firmware 4.0.2:
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First IPMI Service Support Change — The default configuration property for IPMI 2.0 Sessions changed from Enabled to Disabled as of Oracle ILOM 5.0.0. Clients relying on Oracle ILOM IPMI 2.0 session support by default will no longer be able to communicate with Oracle ILOM. To enable IPMI communication with Oracle ILOM, perform one of the following:
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Use the Oracle IPMI TLS service and interface. For more information, see IPMI TLS Service and Interface in Oracle ILOM Protocol Management Reference SNMP and IPMI Firmware Release 4.0.x
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Manually enable the configuration property for IPMI 2.0 Session. For details, see IPMI Service Configuration Properties in Oracle ILOM Administrator’s Guide for Configuration and Maintenance Firmware Release 4.0.x.
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Second IPMI Service Support Change — Removal of IPMI 2.0 client support. IPMI 2.0 clients will no longer be able to communicate with Oracle ILOM. Clients relying on IPMI communication will need to use the IPMI TLS service and interface. For more information, see IPMI TLS Service and Interface in Oracle ILOM Protocol Management Reference SNMP and IPMI Firmware Release 4.0.x
For future updates about IPMI Management Service support in Oracle ILOM, refer to the latest firmware release information published in this guide.
Removal of SNMP v2c Configuration Properties
As of Oracle ILOM firmware version 5.0.0, the following SNMP management access properties are no longer supported and were removed from all Oracle ILOM user interfaces.
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V2c
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Communities
Note that Oracle ILOM will continue to support configuration properties for SNMP v3 management access, as well as configuration properties for SNMP v2c and v3 trap alert notifications.
Removal of TLS v1.1 Configuration Property
As of Oracle ILOM firmware version 5.0.0, the configuration property for TLSv1.1 is no longer supported and was removed from all Oracle ILOM user interfaces The configuration property for TLSv1.2 is enabled by default.
Updated Web Browser Support
Micorosoft Internet Explorer (IE) support is replaced by Microsoft Edge.
Microsoft has deprecated IE 11 in Windows 10 and recommends using Edge as the default browser.
For additional information, see the following:
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Supported Web Browsers for Oracle ILOM in Oracle ILOM Administrator’s Guide for Configuration and Maintenance Firmware Release 5.0.x