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1. Si Ca Adobe PostScript Contents Preface v Flash Upgrading Your Server 1 Software Release 1 4 2 Software Release 1 5 2 Software Release 1 6 2 Software Release 1 7 3 Component Versions By Release 3 BIOS Updates for Release 1 7 6 Sun Fire X4500 ILOM 2 0 2 5 r47053 Update 6 Overview 7 Locating the Service Processor IP Address 7 Determining Your Current Firmware Versions 8 Using the CLI Through the Management Ethernet Port 8 Using the CLI Through the Serial Port 9 Using the Web Interface 10 How to Reset the SP 11 Downloading New Firmware 11 Flashing the ILOM SP BIOS Firmware 12 Flashing the Firmware with the ILOM GUI 12 iv Flashing the Firmware With the ILOM CLI 13 Flashing the Firmware With the N1 System Manager 13 Clearing CMOS Settings Optional 13 Resetting the Service Processor 14 Downgrading to a Previous ILOM Release 15 Special Considerations Regarding the ILOM Firmware 1 1 8 Update 15 New ILOM Flash Update Layout 15 JavaRConsole Does Not Support Some Non US Keyboard Types 6492584 16 Special Considerations Regarding the ILOM Firmware 2 0 2 5 Update 16 ILOM 2 0 2 5 2 0 3 1 and Later Virtual CD ROM and Floppy Are Enabled When Used 6725713 16 Recovering From a Failed Flash Update 17 Sun Fire X4500 Server Release Notes For Software Releases 1 4 1 5 1 6 and 1 7 September 2009 Preface This document contains procedures and special information for upgrading your Sun Fire X4500 server to2. 01000200 f 0000 46575 56 0a46575f 32303036 453d3130 53433d57 46464943 Oafffftt 554c4524 01004000 00000200 SMODULES 000000 2 67726173 70000000 grasp 40000000 61000000 OOOOFFEE ie Cesar ee 00000100 00000000 0000a a55 U 45525349 4f4e3d31 2e302e31 FW_VERSION 1 0 1 44415445 3d4d6172 20203320 FW_DATE Mar 3 0a46575 4255494c 44544944 2006 FW_BUILDTIM 3a35363a 30370a46 575 4445 E 10 56 07 FW_DE 41524e49 4e47203a 20554e4f SC WARNING UNO 49414c20 4255494c 44212120 OFFICIAL BUILD CC LERE LEPETELE ELEEEEEE mimi sieste 7 Erase the existing ILOM flash image Caution Interrupting the flash recovery process from this point onwards or entering an incorrect U Boot command might result in a disabled service processor which requires replacement DO NOT stop or remove power from the system from this point onward a Erase the exiting flash image with the erase ff200000 ffffffff command and the erase fe000000 feffffff command A series of dots are displayed indicating the progress of the erase For example gt erase 200000 F LELLLLE Erased 200 200 sectors b If a failure occurs retry the erase command repeatedly until it succeeds Note If a persistent failure occurs the service processor is not flash upgradable and must be replaced For details on replacing the GRASP board see the Sun Fire X4500 Server Service Manual 8 Program th
3. PS1 build New Sun Installation Assistant CD image with Linux and Windows installations New Tools and Drivers software which includes these enhancements New IPMItool version 1 8 9 1 Software Release 1 5 This software release contains new ILOM FW and BIOS upgrades plus a number of optional enhancements ILOM FW version 2 0 2 5 which includes service processor SP build 34717 and BIOS 22 New Bootable CD image which includes the SunVTS 6 4 PS3 build New Sun Installation Assistant CD image with Linux and Windows installations New Tools and Drivers software which includes these enhancements New IPMItool version 1 8 9 4 Software Release 1 6 ILOM 2 0 2 5 which includes service processor SP build 42219 and BIOS 24 New Bootable CD image which includes the SunVTS 7 0 PS4 build New Sun Installation Assistant CD 2 2 10 image with Linux Windows and RHEL 5 installations New Tools and Drivers software which includes these enhancements New HERD version 2 0 Sun Fire X4500 Server Release Notes For Software Releases 1 4 1 5 1 6 and 1 7 September 2009 Software Release 1 7 ILOM FW version 2 0 2 5 which includes service processor SP build 47053 and BIOS 25 Component Versions By Release The SP and BIOS must always be updated together as a bundle Separate BIOS updates or separate SP updates are not supported To learn more about Integrated Lights Out Manager ILOM see the appropriate ILOM docu
4. Product Notes 16 Sun Fire X4500 Server Release Notes For Software Releases 1 4 1 5 1 6 and 1 7 September 2009 Recovering From a Failed Flash Update This section contains instructions for recovering from a failed Sun Fire X4500 ILOM firmware upgrade Several issues have been identified with the firmware upgrade which could result in a failed or incomplete firmware upgrade Use the following procedure to recover from a failed firmware upgrade Note that in a small percentage of cases such as when no output is displayed on the SP serial port the Graphics Redirect and Service Processor GRASP board must be replaced Caution The ILOM 1 0 firmware released for Sun Fire X4500 ilom x4500 1 0 3 ima must be used to recover from a failed flash update Prerequisites a A trivial file transfer protocol TFTP server is required to reload the I LOM firmware m The host system must also remain powered off for the duration of the recovery process Note Numbers printed below are in hexidecimal unless otherwise noted Recovery Steps 1 Determine if the ILOM SP first level booter referred to in this procedure as U Boot is intact Follow documented procedures to connect to the SP serial port apply power to the system and observe the initial ILOM boot messages For details see the Sun Fire X4500 Server Installation Guide m If no screen output is displayed stop here The GRASP board must be replaced For
5. driver for 3 6 3_2 Linux and Windows OS Sun Fire X4500 Server Release Notes For Software Releases 1 4 1 5 1 6 and 1 7 September 2009 TABLE 1 5 Server Release 1 4 Component Component Name Sun Fire X4500 Server Version Documentation ILOM FW 2 0 2 1 BIOS Marvell SATA driver for Linux and Windows OS SP Build 26333 OABIGO20 3 6 3_2 Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager 2 0 User s Guide 820 1188 TABLE 1 6 Server Release 1 5 Component Component Name Sun Fire X4500 Server Version Documentation ILOM FW 2 0 2 5 BIOS Marvell SATA driver for Linux and Windows OS SP Build 34717 OABIGO22 3 6 3_2 TABLE 1 7 Server Release 1 6 Component Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager 2 0 User s Guide 820 1188 Component Name ILOM FW 2 0 2 5 BIOS Marvell SATA driver for Linux and Windows OS Sun Fire X4500 Server Version SP Build 42219 OABIGO24 3 6 3_2 Documentation Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager 2 0 User s Guide 820 1188 Chapter 1 Flash Upgrading Your Server 5 TABLE 1 8 Server Release 1 7 Component Sun Fire X4500 Server Documentation Component Name Version ILOM FW 2 0 2 5 SP Build 47053 Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager 2 0 User s Guide 820 1188 BIOS OABIGO025 Marvell SATA driver for 3 6 3_2 Linux and Windows OS BIOS Updates for Release 1 7 The majority of the hardware error handling functions have been made availab
6. existing firmware image before attempting to copy a new image 9 Reset the ILOM service processor Once you are certain that the service processor firmware image has been recovered you can restart the service processor with the reset command gt reset 10 Recover the system BIOS Note This manual ILOM SP recovery process does not reflash the system BIOS Repeat the firmware upgrade process by following the ILOM GUI or the CLI procedures described in Component Versions By Release on page 3 and in the Integrated Lights Out Manager Administration Guide Be sure to reset your service processor and BIOS configuration settings as needed because they might be lost during this recovery Chapter 1 Flash Upgrading Your Server 21 22 Sun Fire X4500 Server Release Notes For Software Releases 1 4 1 5 1 6 and 1 7 September 2009
7. have the following information available so that we can best assist you in resolving problems m Description of the problem including the situation where the problem occurs and its impact on your operation a Machine type operating system version and product version including any patches and other software that might be affecting the problem m Detailed steps on the methods you have used to reproduce the problem m Any error logs or core dumps vi Sun Fire X4500 Server Release Notes For Software Releases 1 4 1 5 1 6 and 1 7 September 2009 Support and Training The Sun web site provides information about the following additional resources Sun Function URL Support http www sun com support index jsp Training http www sun com training Warranty http www sun com service support warranty index html Sun Welcomes Your Comments Sun is interested in improving its documentation and welcomes your comments and suggestions Use the web based form to provide feedback to Sun http www sun com secure products n solutions hardware docs feedback Please include the title and part number of your document with your feedback Sun Fire X4500 Server Release Notes For Software Releases 1 4 1 5 1 6 and 1 7 820 3840 14 Preface vii viii Sun Fire X4500 Server Release Notes For Software Releases 1 4 1 5 1 6 and 1 7 September 2009 CHAPTER 1 Flash Upgrading Your Server This chapter contains p
8. http www sun com download 2 Locate the Hardware Drivers section 3 Click the X64 Servers and Workstations 4 Click the link for the Sun Fire X4500 Server Server software release version that you want 5 Click Download 6 Enter your Username and Password If you do not have a Username and Password you can register free of charge by clicking Register Now 7 Click Accept License Agreement 8 Click the appropriate firmware image file name ilom firmware ima For example ilom x4500 2 0 1 r15632 ima Chapter 1 Flash Upgrading Your Server 11 For Sun Fire X4500 1 4 ILOM 2 0 2 1 file ilom X4500 2 0 2 1ima Flashing the ILOM SP BIOS Firmware Caution ILOM enters a special mode to load new firmware No other tasks can be performed in ILOM until the firmware upgrade is complete and the ILOM is reset To ensure a successful update do not attempt to modify the ILOM configuration or use other ILOM Web CLI SNMP or IPMI interfaces during the flash update process Wait until after the update succeeds before making further ILOM configuration changes The update requires a system server and takes about 20 minutes Perform the flash upgrade by using one of the following m Flashing the Firmware with the ILOM GUI on page 12 m Flashing the Firmware With the ILOM CLI on page 13 m Flashing the Firmware With the N1 System Manager on page 13 Note Due to increased memory use during Web GUI ope
9. instructions see the Sun Fire X4500 Server Service Manual m If screen output is displayed continue to the next step 2 Enter the ILOM SP U Boot command interpreter with xyzzy When the message Booting linux in 2 seconds is displayed during ILOM initial boot type xyzzy to enter the U Boot command interpreter Chapter 1 Flash Upgrading Your Server 17 Note The characters typed does not echo Cutting and pasting the characters improves the chance of success You might try cycling power to the system and entering xyzzy several times 3 Disable automatic reboot Set the U Boot environment variable bootretry to 1 to temporarily disable automatic reboot set bootretry 1 4 Configure the network for TFTP access a Copy the ILOM SP firmware image to a TFTP server that is accessible on the same IP subnet as the ILOM SP network port b Set the IP address for the ILOM SP and the TFTP server IP address by setting the ethaddr and serverip U Boot variables set ipaddr n n n n set serverip n n n n 5 Use the U Boot tftp command to download the ILOM firmware image tftp 100000 firmware ima where firmware ima is the name of the image file such as ILOM X4500 1 1 x ima Note If the TFTP server or filename is incorrect you might need to enter Ctl C to halt the tftp command then repeat this recovery procedure Be sure that the complete flash image is actually downloaded successfully before proceeding You
10. should see a message similar to gt tftp 100000 ilom X4500 x x x ima Using FCC1 ETHERNET device TFTP from server 10 6 154 8 our IP address is 10 6 154 99 Filename ilom X4500 x x x ima Load address 0x100000 Loading HE HE E HE HE HE E HH HH HE HE HE E HH HE HE FE EH HH HH HE HE EH H H H H H E HE HE HE E HE HE HE HE FE HE FE HE FE HE HE HE E HE HE HE HE HE HE HE FE E FE HE FE HE FE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE FE HE FE HE FE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE H H H H H H EH HE HE HE HE HE HE FE HE FE HE FE HE HE HE E HE HE HE HE HE HE HE FE E FE HE FE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE FE HE FE HE HE HE HE E HE HE HE H H HE H H EHE HE HE E HE HE HE HE FE HE FE HE FE HE HE HE AE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE FE HE FE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE FE HE HE FE HE HE HE HE E HE HE HE H H HE H H E HE HE HE HE HE HE HE E HE HE EH EH EHH EH EHH HHH done Bytes transferred 13107200 c80000 hex 18 Sun Fire X4500 Server Release Notes For Software Releases 1 4 1 5 1 6 and 1 7 September 2009 6 Confirm that the download succeeded a Confirm that the tftp command output ends with Bytes transferred ByteCount b Use the md command and confirm that its output displays strings from the beginning of the firmware image file For example gt md 100000 001 001 001 001 001 001 001 001 001 001 001 00000 00010 00020 00030 00040 00050 00060 00070 00080 00090 000a0 244d4f44 00000000
11. the software release 1 4 1 5 1 6 and 1 7 Related Documentation All Sun hardware and software documentation is available at http docs 6un com For other documentation go to http www sun com documentation For the most up to date information about the Sun Fire X4500 X4540 server navigate to the Sun Fire X4500 X4540 document collection using the High End Servers and x64 Servers product category links Translated versions of some of these documents might also be available after the product s world wide release date Select a language from the drop down list and browse or navigate to the Sun Fire X4500 X4540 x64 document collection Available translations for the Sun Fire servers include Simplified Chinese Traditional Chinese French Japanese and Korean English documentation is revised more frequently and might be more up to date than the translated documentation Product Updates For product updates that you can download for the Sun Fire X4500 server follow the links at the following Web site http www sun com download index jsp This site contains updates for firmware and drivers as well as CD ROM iso images Contacting Sun Technical Support If you have technical questions about the Sun Fire X4500 server that are not answered in this document go to http www sun com service contacting See the Support menu for links to the Knowledgebase If you need to contact Sun technical support please
12. ILOM SP and type the default user name root with the default password changeme The first web page that is presented is the System Information gt Versions page which includes the Build Number FIGURE 1 1 System Information Version Role User Administrator root SP Hostname SUNSP00144F794F77 Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager Versions Session Time Out Versions View the version of ILOM firmware currently in use Version Information Property Value SP Firmware Version 2 0 3 1 SP Firmware Build Number 23240 SP Firmware Date Fri Oct 12 18 13 55 PDT 2007 SP Filesystem Version 0 1 14 10 Sun Fire X4500 Server Release Notes For Software Releases 1 4 1 5 1 6 and 1 7 September 2009 How to Reset the SP To reset the ILOM SP you can do any of the following m From the ILOM SP graphical web interface navigate to the Maintenance tab then use the Reset SP action a From the ILOM CLI use the following command reset SP m Using IPMItool use the following command ipmitool U root P password H SP IP bmc reset cold where SP IP is the IP address of the service processor m You can also reset the ILOM SP by shutting down the host then removing and restoring AC power cords to the system For complete details see the Integrated Lights Out Manager Administration Guide for ILOM 1 1 1 Downloading New Firmware Download the flash image ima file using these steps 1 Browse to
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16. e new ILOM firmware image Chapter 1 Flash Upgrading Your Server 19 a Use the U Boot cp b command to copy the new ILOM firmware image from the download location at 100000 to ff380000 until end address ffffffff For example gt cp b 100000 380000 fffffffFt Copy to Flash b Use the fmh command to verify the new ILOM firmware image Before resetting make sure the copy succeeded using the fmh command which should display firmware sections For example gt fmh Listing FMH Modules Flash Size 32768 KB Erase Size 64 KB Sector Count 512 FMH Located at Oxff380000 of Size 0x00020000 Name grasp Ver amp Sat Type 0x0002 Flags 0x0000 Size 0x00000061 Location 0xff380040 LoadAddr Oxffffffff CheckSum Not Computed FMH Located at Oxff3a0000 of Size 0x00120000 Name sysbios Ver a TaT Type 0x0000 Flags 0x0100 Size 0x00100000 Location 0xff3c0000 LoadAddr Oxffffffff CheckSum Valid FMH Located at Oxff4c0000 of Size 0x000c0000 Name osimage Ver 1 0 Type 0x0006 20 Sun Fire X4500 Server Release Notes For Software Releases 1 4 1 5 1 6 and 1 7 September 2009 Flags 0x0119 Size 0x000ac9c8 Location 0xff4c0040 LoadAddr 0x00c00000 CheckSum Valid Note If the command output does not show anything you may have entered an incorrect memory address Repeat the tftp erase and cp b commands until the image is properly copied Note that you must erase the
17. ection Recovering From a Failed Flash Update on page 17 14 Sun Fire X4500 Server Release Notes For Software Releases 1 4 1 5 1 6 and 1 7 September 2009 Downgrading to a Previous ILOM Release Should you use this update and later find that you need to downgrade to a previous release you may need perform the flash downgrade twice to reformat the flash layout to the old format If so a message prompts you This is not a failure Repeat the procedure as instructed and the process succeeds Special Considerations Regarding the ILOM Firmware 1 1 8 Update This section describes considerations that might affect the firmware upgrade For general issues on ILOM see the Sun Fire X4500 Server Product Notes Refer also to the Integrated Lights Out Manager Administration Guide for ILOM 1 1 1 and Integrated Lights Out Manager ILOM Supplement for Sun Fire X4500 Server m New ILOM Flash Update Layout on page 15 a JavaRConsole Does Not Support Some Non US Keyboard Types 6492584 on page 16 New ILOM Flash Update Layout ILOM 2 0 2 1 service processor provides a new more reliable flash layout Because of the layout changes special steps might be required to downgrade to previous ILOM 1 0 x releases You might have to perform the flash downgrade to 1 0 x process 2 times to reformat the flash layout to the old format If the flash downgrade through GUI CLI or N1 System Manager does not succeed the first time re
18. le on the Sun Fire X4500 server in BIOS 25 to provide more diagnostic reports improve boot conditions and to assist support teams with improved usability and information These added functions are a PClI space register dumps More BIOS progress reports a Mechanisms to help a failing PCI device Sun Fire X4500 ILOM 2 0 2 5 147053 Update The Sun Fire X4500 ILOM 2 0 2 5 r47053 update has included the Console history log feature this functionality connects to system console and outputs the Console history log onto the SP That log file can be dumped upon request using an SP command show SP console history Console history has the following properties gt ls SP console Targets history Properties line_count 25 pause_count 15 Sun Fire X4500 Server Release Notes For Software Releases 1 4 1 5 1 6 and 1 7 September 2009 start_from end m line_count Specifies how many lines of console log will be shown a pause_count Specifies how many lines of console log will be shown before SP stops to show and waits for user input to continue a start_from lIt can be configured with end or beginning end Latest line_count lines of console log will be shown a beginning Oldest line_count lines of console log will be shown Overview This section describes the processes for updating the firmware that resides on The server itself BIOS The server s Service Processor ILOM This basic
19. mentation The following tables list the Sun Fire X4500 software component versions for the following software releases TABLE 1 1 Release 1 0 3 first release TABLE 1 2 Release 1 1 TABLE 1 3 Release 1 2 TABLE 1 4 Release 1 3 TABLE 1 5 Release 1 4 TABLE 1 6 Release 1 5 TABLE 1 7 Release 1 6 TABLE 1 8 Release 1 7 TABLE 1 1 Server Release 1 0 Component Versions Sun Fire X4500 Server Component Name Version Documentation ILOM FW 1 0 3 SP build 11888 Integrated Lights Out Manager ILOM Administration Guide 819 1160 BIOS OABIGO15 Marvell SATA driver Bundled with Solaris 10 OS Chapter 1 Flash Upgrading Your Server 3 TABLE 1 2 Server Release 1 1 Component Versions Sun Fire X4500 Server Component Name Version Documentation ILOM FW 1 1 1 SP build 15632 Integrated Lights Out Manager ILOM Administration Guide for ILOM 1 1 1 820 0280 BIOS OABIGO18 Marvell SATA driver for 3 6 3_1 Linux and Windows OS TABLE 1 3 Server Release 1 2 Component Versions Sun Fire X4500 Server Component Name Version Documentation ILOM FW 1 1 8 SP build 18244 ILOM Administration Guide for 1 1 1 820 0280 BIOS OABIG019 Marvell SATA Linux and 3 6 3_2 Windows OS TABLE 1 4 Server Release 1 3 Component Sun Fire X4500 Server Documentation Component Name Version ILOM FW 1 1 8 SP Build 19341 ILOM Administration Guide for 1 1 1 820 0280 BIOS OABIG020 Marvell SATA
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21. procedure for the ILOM BIOS update has these steps 1 Obtain the IP address of the Service Processor See Locating the Service Processor IP Address on page 7 2 Log on to the Service Processor ILOM to check the versions of firmware you have See Determining Your Current Firmware Versions on page 8 3 Use the ILOM to download the new versions of firmware See Downloading New Firmware on page 11 4 Use the ILOM or N1 System Manager if supported to install the new firmware See Flashing the ILOM SP BIOS Firmware on page 12 5 Reset the Service Processor See Resetting the Service Processor on page 14 Also see Recovering From a Failed Flash Update on page 17 Locating the Service Processor IP Address The Service Processor SP on your Sun Fire server is used for various firmware update tasks accessed by using its IP address Use one of the three methods listed here to locate the ILOM SP and IP address Chapter 1 Flash Upgrading Your Server 7 1 Sun N1 System Manager This tool provides the capability to display the ILOM SP addresses of managed systems with the n1sh command For example the following command can be used to create a list of Sun Fire X4500 servers nish show server grep x4500 2 DHCP server See ILOM Initial Setup in the Integrated Lights Out Manager Administration Guide 820 0280 for instructions on how to determine the IP address of a single serve
22. r 3 Linux and Solaris open source nmap command The open source nmap command provides a p port option to scan for port 623 which can be used to quickly detect IPMI enabled devices on a network For example nmap p 623 10 6 154 1 24 Determining Your Current Firmware Versions This section provides three methods of determining your firmware version build number m Using the CLI Through the Management Ethernet Port on page 8 m Using the CLI Through the Serial Port on page 9 m Using the Web Interface on page 10 Using the CLI Through the Management Ethernet Port See your server s ILOM documentation for more detailed information on this procedure 1 Connect an RJ 45 Ethernet cable to the NET MGT Ethernet port on the back panel 2 Establish an SSH connection using the following command ssh 1 root SP IP where SP IP is the IP address of the service processor Sun Fire X4500 Server Release Notes For Software Releases 1 4 1 5 1 6 and 1 7 September 2009 Enter the default password when you are prompted changeme After you have successfully logged in the SP displays its default command prompt gt Type the version command which returns output similar to the following gt version SP firmware version 1 x x SP firmware build number 11888 SP firmware date Tue Sep 13 12 50 37 PDT 2006 SP filesystem version 0 1 13 The ILOM firmware is the build number listed above U
23. r the flash upgrade you might have to clear CMOS settings This is because your default CMOS settings might have been changed by the new BIOS upgrade To clear CMOS settings use the following commands in this example the default username root and the default password changeme are used ipmitool U root P changeme H SP IP chassis power off ipmitool U root P changeme H SP IP chassis bootdev disk clear cmos yes where SP IP is the IP address of the service processor Chapter 1 Flash Upgrading Your Server 13 Resetting the Service Processor After flashing the ILOM BIOS firmware you must reset the ILOM SP To reset the ILOM SP you can do any of the following m From the ILOM SP graphical Web interface navigate to the Maintenance tab and the Reset SP tab and then click the Reset SP button FIGURE 1 2 Reset Service Processor Role User Administrator root SP Hostname SUNSP00144F794F77 Sun Integrated Lights Out Manager Firmware Upgrade Reset SP Reset Service Processor Resetting the SP disconnects your current ILOM session You must log in again to continue working in ILOM Reset SP a From the ILOM CLI use the following command reset SP a Using IPMItool use the following command ipmitool U root P password H SP IP bmc reset cold where SP IP is the IP address of the service processor Note Optional If you have any problems with the flash upgrade refer to the s
24. rations you might find that using the ILOM GUL which is the easiest procedure does not work satisfactorily In such a case you must use the ILOM CLI load command or the N1 System Manager to flash the firmware Flashing the Firmware with the ILOM GUI 1 Log into the ILOM GUI by pointing your browser at the IP address of the Service Processor Use https For example https 10 6 78 144 2 Select the Maintenance tab 3 Select the Firmware Upgrade tab 4 Click the Enter Upgrade Mode button 5 Browse for the flash image file Click the Upload button 12 Sun Fire X4500 Server Release Notes For Software Releases 1 4 1 5 1 6 and 1 7 September 2009 Flashing the Firmware With the ILOM CLI 1 Log onto the ILOM CLI through the Management Ethernet Port see Using the CLI Through the Management Ethernet Port on page 8 or the serial port see Using the CLI Through the Serial Port on page 9 2 From the ILOM CLI use the following command load source tftp tftpserver ilom firmware ima where tftpserver is the trivial file transfer protocol TFTP server that contains the update and ilom firmware ima is the firmware image file for example ilom x4500 2 0 1 r15632 ima Flashing the Firmware With the N1 System Manager Online documentation for Sun N1 System Manager can be found at hetps docs sun com col1l 1283 2 Clearing CMOS Settings Optional If you cannot get output to your serial console afte
25. rocedures and information for upgrading Sun Fire X4500 server to software release 1 6 from software release 1 4 Note You must upgrade from the last software release For example if you have software release 1 0 you must upgrade to software release 1 1 and then upgrade to software release 1 2 then 1 3 The Integrated Lights Out Manager ILOM firmware FW and BIOS are tightly coupled and are always updated together See the following sections Software Release 1 4 on page 2 Software Release 1 5 on page 2 Software Release 1 6 on page 2 Software Release 1 7 on page 3 Component Versions By Release on page 3 BIOS Updates for Release 1 7 on page 6 Overview on page 7 Locating the Service Processor IP Address on page 7 Determining Your Current Firmware Versions on page 8 Downloading New Firmware on page 11 Flashing the ILOM SP BIOS Firmware on page 12 Resetting the Service Processor on page 14 Downgrading to a Previous ILOM Release on page 15 Special Considerations Regarding the ILOM Firmware 1 1 8 Update on page 15 Recovering From a Failed Flash Update on page 17 Software Release 1 4 This software release contains new ILOM FW and BIOS upgrades plus a number of optional enhancements ILOM FW version 2 0 2 1 which includes service processor SP build 126849 and BIOS 20 New Bootable CD image which includes the SunVTS 6 3
26. sing the CLI Through the Serial Port 1 Configure your terminal device or the terminal emulation software running on a laptop or PC to the following settings a 8N1 eight data bits no parity one stop bit a 9600 baud a Disable hardware flow control CTS RTS a Disable software flow control XON XOFF Connect a serial cable from the RJ 45 SER MGT port on your server s back panel to your terminal device or PC Press Enter on the terminal device to establish a connection between that terminal device and the server s SP The SP displays a login prompt SUNSP0003BA84D777 login In this example login prompt 0003BA84D777 is the Ethernet MAC address of the SP This is different for each server Log in to the ILOM SP and type the default user name root with the default password changeme After you have successfully logged in the SP displays its default command prompt gt Chapter 1 Flash Upgrading Your Server 9 5 Type the version command which returns output similar to the following gt version SP firmware version 1 x x SP firmware build number 11888 SP firmware date Tue Sep 13 12 50 37 PDT 2008 SP filesystem version 0 1 13 The ILOM firmware build version is the build number listed above Using the Web Interface 1 Connect to the ILOM Web interface by typing the IP address of the server s SP into your browser s URL field For example https 129 146 53 150 2 Log in to the
27. try a second time to complete the process The new ILOM flash process only powers off the host if a new BIOS version is needed The ILOM CLI load command provides the f option to force update of all components Use the following command to force updating all firmware components load f tftp tftpserver firmware ima Chapter 1 Flash Upgrading Your Server 15 where tftpserver is a trivial file transfer protocol TFTP server and firmware ima is the name of the image file such as ILOM X4500 2 0 2 1 ima JavaRConsole Does Not Support Some Non US Keyboard Types 6492584 ILOM 1 1 x releases provide limited support for non UN keyboards Keys above the normal US keyboard range are transmitted to the server However key remapping between US and non US keyboards is not automatically performed and there are keys which do not function which results in limitations in internalization support in Java Web Start Workaround Use the key and character remapping capabilities of the installed server OS to work around this issue Special Considerations Regarding the ILOM Firmware 2 0 2 5 Update This section describes considerations that might affect the disk device names ILOM 2 0 2 5 2 0 3 1 and Later Virtual CD ROM and Floppy Are Enabled When Used 6725713 There is new behavior on the ILOM which may change the default boot device pathname on certain OS such as Solaris For additional information see the Sun Fire X4500 Server
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