If you replace the CMOD or SMOD hardware, it can cause the FPGA to be out of synchronization between the CMOD and the SMOD. When you apply AC power to the server, Oracle ILOM detects the FPGA mismatch and automatically updates the FPGA.
Do not power off or power cycle your server during one of these updates.
When an automatic FPGA update is in progress, messages like the following appear in the Oracle ILOM event logs:
Thu May 7 01:01:20 2015 Firmware Update minor FPGA update x5_8cmod0 started
or:
Thu May 7 01:01:19 2015 Firmware Update minor Performing FPGA sync on x5_8cmod0 x5_8cmod2 x5_8cmod3 x5_8cmod4 x5_8cmod5 x5_8cmod6 x5_8cmod7 x5_8smod
After the update is complete, or if it was not necessary, it displays messages like these:
Thu May 7 01:10:32 2015 Firmware Update minor FPGA update complete
or:
Thu May 7 00:46:36 2015 Firmware Update minor FPGA update is not needed