Sun Microsystems X4640 manual Using SIA to Upgrade System Firmware

Using SIA to Upgrade System Firmware

This section explains how to upgrade system firmware (including system BIOS, ILOM service processor, disk controller HBA and disk expander) from local or remote SIA.

SIA provides system BIOS and firmware certified by Sun for your Sun x64 server. Using SIA eliminates the need to obtain and run separate packages and programs to keep your system firmware up-to-date.

Note – For a complete list of systems that support the firmware upgrade capabilities of SIA, refer to the SIA CD/DVD README.html file and theProduct Notes for your server.

■“How to Upgrade the System BIOS and ILOM Firmware” on page 33

■“How to Upgrade HBA Firmware” on page 35

▼How to Upgrade the System BIOS and ILOM Firmware

Note – In the instructions that follow, example dialog screen shots have been provided as a reference. Information displayed in each dialog may differ depending on your server model.

1You should have already started SIA and prepared it for tasks as described in “Starting SIA and Preparing for Deployment or Recovery Tasks”on page 15 and the Task Selection dialog should be displayed.

Note – The instructions below assume local CD/DVD drive access. Be sure to modify the instructions accordingly if you are using a local USB flash drive prepared with SIA software, or if you are running SIA from a remote console (or KVMS) with CD-ROM redirection.

2Select the System BIOS and ILOM Upgrade task, and then click Next.

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