Preserve Oracle ILOM Configuration

When updating to a later firmware release, the Preserve Configuration option (when enabled) saves your existing Oracle ILOM configuration and restores the user-defined configuration settings after the firmware update completes. However, when the Preserve Configuration option is not enabled, the Oracle ILOM configuration settings (including network settings) are reset to their factory default values upon completing the firmware update process.

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The term configuration refers to the settings configured in Oracle ILOM by a user. These settings can include user account settings, SP network settings, management access settings, alert configuration settings, remote management configurations, and so on.

If you are updating to a prior firmware release and Oracle ILOM detects a preserved configuration for that release, the Preserve Configuration option (when enabled) reverts to the configuration for the prior release after the update process completes. For additional information about updating the firmware to a prior firmware release, see Firmware Downgrade Package Restrictions.