Sun Microsystems X4150 manual Updating the Firmware Using a Web Browser, Click Reset SP button

3.Click Reset SP button.

The following message appears:

Please wait for SP reset then reconnect.

Updating the Firmware

There are multiple ways to update the SP firmware.

■Use the Tools and Drivers CD.

1.Power on the system and boot the system using the Tools and Drivers CD.

2.Five menu options appear. To update the firmware, select one of the following two options:

■Flash System BIOS/Service Processor Firmware—Clear BIOS CMOS and load default settings (recommended).

■Flash the System BIOS/Service Processor Firmware—Preserve BIOS CMOS settings (advanced use only).

Note – Use the second option only if you have customized BIOS settings and would like to retain these settings. This option might require user intervention during the reboot.

■Use TftpUpdate through the CLI. See “To Update the Firmware” on page 86.

■Use CPLDUpdate through the CLI. See to “To Update the Firmware” on page 86.

■Use a web browser to update firmware. See the next section, “Updating the Firmware Using a Web Browser” on page 45.

Updating the Firmware Using a Web Browser

This section explains how to update firmware to a remote server. There are two options for updating firmware.

1.Clear CMOS (default)

2.Preserve CMOS

If the system BIOS has not been customized, select option #1: Clear CMOS. If the

system BIOS has been customized, select option #2: Preserve CMOS.

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