392 User Guide Integrated Lights-Out

1.Attempt to connect to iLO through the Web browser. If you are unable to connect, then there is a communication problem.

2.Attempt to ping iLO. If you are successful, then the network is working.

3.Attempt to open an FTP session to the IP address or DNS name of iLO. If you are successful, then the flash recovery payload is active and it is necessary to upgrade the firmware using the flash recovery process.

4.If you cannot open an FTP session, then the system is not in recovery mode. Attempt to reset iLO using the steps in the "Resetting iLO (on page 395)" section.

Flash Recovery Process

If you have verified that the flash recovery process is necessary through the diagnostic steps:

1.Open an FTP session to the IP address or DNS name of iLO.

2.Log in to iLO using the fixed username flash and the password of recovery. The username and password are case-sensitive.

3.At the FTP prompt, enter the put command and the file name of the firmware image.

The following is an example of the entries used for the flash recovery process:

ftp 192.168.177.142 login: flash password: recovery put \iLO160.bin

If the file is found, then the put command transfers the file to iLO, the image is validated, and the flashing process begins.

If the file is not found, then some versions of the put command do not report an error message.

If the directory path includes spaces, enclose the path and filename in quotes.

After the firmware image is transferred, the recovery payload calculates the check sum, validates the digital signature, and reports if the image is valid. The flash reprogramming begins if the image is valid, and flashing progress is then reported to the client.