1. Oracle ILOM Getting Started Guide Firmware Release 5.1.x
  2. Oracle ILOM – Quick Start
  3. Routine Maintenance Tasks
  4. Update Firmware on a Managed Device

Update Firmware on a Managed Device

Before You Begin

  • If required by your platform, shut down the host operating system prior to updating the firmware image on the server SP.

  • You need Admin (a) role privileges to update the firmware on an Oracle server SP.

  • You can initiate the firmware update process from the web interface, CLI, or Web Service REST API.

    The procedures in this section describe how to initiate the firmware update process from the web interface and CLI. To locate instructions on how to perform this task using the Oracle ILOM Web Service REST API, see the Updating Oracle ILOM Firmware.

  • The firmware update process takes several minutes to complete. During this time, do not perform other Oracle ILOM tasks. When the firmware update is complete, the system reboots.

To initiate the firmware update process from the SP CLI or web interface:

  1. Determine the current firmware version installed on the server SP.

    • For the web interface, click System Information > Summary, and view the property value for the System Firmware Version in the General Information table.

    • For the CLI, at the command prompt, type: version

    For information about the numbering scheme used to identify a firmware version, refer to Oracle ILOM Firmware Version Numbering Scheme.

  2. Open a new web browser tab or window and navigate to the following site to download the Oracle ILOM firmware image.

    My Oracle Support

    For detailed instructions on downloading software updates from the My Oracle Support web site, refer to the System Firmware Downloads Using MOS.

    Note:

    Updating the system firmware image on a managed device to a prior firmware release is not recommended. However, if an earlier firmware release is required, Oracle ILOM will support the firmware update process to any prior firmware release that is available from the download site.
  3. Place the firmware image on a server supporting one of the following protocols: TFTP, FTP, HTTP, HTTPS.

    • For a web interface firmware update, copy the image to the system on which the Oracle ILOM web browser is running.

    • For a CLI firmware update, copy the image to a server that is accessible from your network.

  4. To update the Oracle ILOM firmware image from the SP web interface, click ILOM Administration > Maintenance > Firmware Upgrade, and then click Enter Upgrade Mode.

    For detailed instructions about using the firmware update dialogs, refer to Updating Oracle ILOM Firmware.

  5. To update the Oracle ILOM firmware image from the Oracle ILOM server SP CLI, type:

    -> load -source supported_protocol://server_ip/path_to_firmware_image/ filename.xxx

    For detailed instructions about using the CLI firmware update prompts, refer to Updating Oracle ILOM Firmware.

  6. Verify that the appropriate firmware version was installed after the system reboots.

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