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If you selected Delay BIOS Upgrade, the system updates Oracle ILOM, but does not
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upgrade BIOS, and does not power cycle. Instead, it upgrades BIOS the next time you
reset or power cycle the server.
When the Oracle ILOM update takes place, your Oracle ILOM session ends.
Note -
You can access Oracle ILOM again when the update is complete.
If you reset your server when there is a pending BIOS upgrade, Oracle ILOM
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executes the BIOS upgrade. This power cycles the server and causes the reset to take
longer than usual (as much as 26 minutes). This is normal behavior when a delayed
BIOS upgrade is applied during a reset.
3. To update the BIOS and SP firmware image in the Oracle ILOM command-line
interface (CLI):
a. Log in to the Oracle ILOM CLI.
For instructions, see
b. Type the
load source
load -source/[protocol]://[username]:[password@server_ip]/[path_to_image]/[.pkg]
Where protocol can be http, https, ftp, tftp, sftp, or scp.
c. Type to load the firmware image, and then type responses to the following
Y
prompts: for Yes and
Y
Preserve Configuration: Enable this option to save and restore the existing Oracle
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ILOM firmware settings.
Preserve BIOS Configuration: Enable this option to save and restore existing BIOS
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configurations. This option is not supported on all servers.
Delay BIOS Upgrade: Postpone the BIOS upgrade until after the next time the system
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is reset or power-cycled.
These options are enabled by default when using a script.
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What happens next depends on whether you selected Delay BIOS Upgrade or not:
Update the BIOS and Service Processor Firmware (Oracle ILOM)
"Accessing Oracle ILOM" on page
command:
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