Update the Hardware Device Firmware (Oracle Hardware Management Pack)
4. Issue the fwupdate command.
The fwupdate command enables you to update the firmware in automatic mode or manual mode. For details, refer to the Related Information section.
Related Information
■ Using the fwupdate Tool, Oracle Hardware Management Pack User's Guide at http:// www.oracle.com/goto/OHMP/docs
Index
Aaccessing
BIOS Setup Utility, 48
Oracle Hardware Management Pack, 43 Oracle ILOM, 38
Oracle System Assistant, 23 allocating
I/O space, 128 option ROM, 128 assigning
hostname, 89
system contact (name), 89
system identification information, 89 system identifier, 89 system location, 89 B backup, 141 BIOS back up settings, 141
enabling or disabling Oracle System Assistant, 30 exiting, 50
function and control keys, 49 iSCSI configuration, 85 menu descriptions, 20 overview, 20
procedure for editing and viewing, 151 reset defaults, 141
restore settings, 141
selecting Legacy BIOS or UEFI boot mode, 65 updating through Oracle ILOM, 182
delay BIOS upgrade , 182 preserve BIOS settings , 182
updating through Oracle System Assistant, 180 verification of optimal default settings, 151
BIOS Setup Utility See BIOS accessing, 48
boot mode, 63 changing, 64 boot order
changing, 66
making persistent changes, 67 Persistent Boot Support, 70 setting next boot device, 68 boot order list, 63
browsing files
Oracle System Assistant, 32 C
cabling the server, 39 clearing faults, 119 CLI
tools with Oracle Hardware Management Pack, 18 clock
service processor, 100 command line
Oracle Hardware Management Pack, 46, 47 cooling
PCIe cards, 124 cores, 131
customer support identifier (CIS), 169 D
delay BIOS Update, 182 diagnostic tools, 113
disabling Oracle System Assistant, 29 DNS server information
adding using Oracle Hardware Management Pack, 104
Index
adding using Oracle ILOM, 103
adding using Oracle System Assistant, 103 on the service processor, 102
documentation BIOS, 21
Oracle Hardware Management Pack, 20 Oracle ILOM, 18
Oracle System Assistant, 16 E
elastic computing, 131 Ethernet connection
logging in to Oracle ILOM using the CLI, 42 event log
viewing, 117
exhaust temperature, 124 exiting
Oracle System Assistant, 28 F
F9 function key for Oracle System Assistant, 26 fault management, 113
clearing faults, 119 logs, 117
firmware
downloading updated firmware using Oracle System Assistant, 178
updating through Oracle ILOM, 182
updating through Oracle System Assistant, 180 firmware configuration back up, 141 restore, 141 first-time log in Oracle ILOM, 40, 43 H
Hardware Management Pack, 18 Host-to-ILOM Interconnect, 38 hostname assigning, 89 hyperthreading, 131 I I/O space allocating, 128
determining whether you need to allocate, 127 I/O space allocation, 127
inlet temperature, 124 inventory
server components, 111 IPv4 connection options, 91 IPv6 connection options, 91 iSCSI
virtual drive configuration in BIOS, 85 virtual drive properties, 78
iSCSI configuration, 78 K
keyboard language setting in Oracle System Assistant, 37
known issues
Oracle System Assistant, 157 KVMS
remote, 51 L
Legacy BIOS boot mode, 63, 65 Linux
installing using Oracle System Assistant, 108, 108 mounting flash drive, 36
logging in locally Oracle ILOM, 43 logging in remotely
Oracle ILOM, 40 logs
exporting usage logs in Oracle System Assistant, 119 Oracle ILOM, 117 M management tools accessing, 23 BIOS, 20 multiple systems, 21
Index
Oracle ILOM, 16
Oracle System Assistant, 15 overview, 13
single system, 13 task list, 13
media, Oracle System Assistant integrity check, 160 mounting
Oracle System Assistant flash drive on Linux host, 36
on Oracle VM host, 34 on Solaris host, 33 My Oracle Support (MOS)
configuring, 169 N
network settings changing, 91
configuring for Oracle System Assistant, 167 service processor, 91
next boot device, 68 O
open problems
viewing and resolving, 115 operating system
installing, 107
installing using Oracle System Assistant, 108 Ops Center See Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center option ROM, 127
allocating, 128
determining whether you need to allocate, 127 Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center
overview, 21
Oracle Hardware Managament Pack viewing system information, 113 Oracle Hardware Management Pack
accessing, 43
command line, 46, 47 configuring RAID, 77 installation files
My Oracle Support, 45 Oracle System Assistant, 44 overview, 18
Oracle ILOM
accessing, 38 back up settings, 141 Fault Manager, 113
launching Oracle System Assistant, 24 overview, 16
reset defaults, 141 restore settings, 141
supported management connections, 38 updating through Oracle System Assistant, 180 user accounts, 97
viewing system information, 112
Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) See Oracle ILOM
Oracle Solaris
installing using Oracle System Assistant, 108 Oracle Solaris operating system
mounting flash drive, 33 Oracle System Assistant
accessing, 23
accessing Oracle Hardware Management Pack files, 44
browsing files, 32
check media integrity, 160 command-line shell, 47
configuring network interface settings, 167 configuring RAID, 75
disabling, 29, 30
downloading an update, 178 enabling, 30
exiting, 28
installing an operating system, 108 known issues, 157
launching from Oracle ILOM, 24 launching locally, 26
mounting flash drive on Linux host, 36 on Oracle VM host, 34 on Solaris host, 33 overview, 15
replacing files, 177
restoring corrupted or erased image, 162 set keyboard language, 37
troubleshooting, 157 updating files, 176, 177 updating firmware, 180 verifying installation, 158
Index
viewing release notes, 34 viewing system information, 111 Oracle VM
installing using Oracle System Assistant, 108 Oracle VM host
mounting flash drive, 34 P power allocation viewing, 122 power button, 58 power consumption, 121 history, 123 terminology, 121 power cycling the server, 58 power limit properties, 121 power on policies, 61
auto power on, 61 last power state, 61 power states, 57 R
RAID
configuration tools, 74
configuring in Oracle Hardware Management Pack, 77
configuring in Oracle System Assistant, 75 default settings, 73 documentation, 73 supported levels, 74 RAID advantages, 73 redirection console, 51 storage, 51, 54
release note for Oracle System Assistant, 34 requesting update media, 173
resetting the server, 58 restore, 141
restoring
Oracle System Assistant media image, 162 S serial console, 51 service processor clock properties, 100 shutdown graceful, 58 immediate, 58 sideband management, 38 software
downloading updates for Oracle System Assistant, 178
restoring the Oracle System Assistant image, 162 software release
components, 165 overview, 165 tools to install, 165 storage
Oracle System Assistant media integrity check, 160
system contact assigning, 89
system identification information assigning, 89
system identifier assigning, 89 system inventory
viewing with Oracle Hardware Management Pack, 113
viewing with Oracle ILOM, 112
viewing with Oracle System Assistant, 111 system location
assigning, 89
T
temperature monitoring, 121
setting Enhanced PCIe Cooling Policy, 124 terminal device access to Oracle System Assistant, 26 threads, 131
TPM, 70 troubleshooting
checking Oracle System Assistant media integrity, 160
Oracle System Assistant problems, 157 Trusted Platform Module See TPM
Index
U UEFI
verifying optimal default settings, 151 UEFI boot mode, 63, 65
advantages, 63
updating firmware and software, 165 using physical media, 173 user accounts adding, 97 Oracle ILOM, 97 V video console, 52 virtual drive iSCSI, 78 virtual processor, 131 W Windows