Options For Accessing Firmware And Software Updates; Software Releases - Oracle X5-2 Installation Manual

Options for Accessing Firmware and Software Updates

For the web interface, click System Information → Summary, then view the property value
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for System Firmware Version in the General Information table.
For the CLI, at the commnad prompt, type: show /System
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The ReadMe document that is included with each patch in a software release contains
information about the patch, such as what has changed or not changed from the prior software
release, as well as bugs that are fixed with the current release.
Options for Accessing Firmware and Software Updates
Use one of the following options to obtain the latest firmware and software updates for your
server:
Oracle System Assistant – Oracle System Assistant is a factory-installed option for some
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Oracle x86 servers that enables you to easily download and install the latest software
releases.
For information about using Oracle System Assistant, refer to the Oracle X5 Series Servers
Administration Guide at https://www.oracle.com/goto/x86admindiag/docs.
My Oracle Support – All system software releases are available from the My Oracle
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Support web site at https://support.oracle.com.
For information about what is available from the My Oracle Support web site, see
"Software Releases" on page
Other Methods – You can use Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center, Oracle Hardware
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Management Pack, or Oracle ILOM to update your server software and firmware.
For information, see

Software Releases

Software releases on My Oracle Support are grouped by product family (such as Oracle Server),
then the product (the specific server or blade), and finally the software release version. A
software release contains all the updated software and firmware for your server or blade as a
set of downloadable files (patches), including firmware, drivers, tools, or utilities, all tested
together to be compatible with your server.
Each patch is a zip file that contains a ReadMe file and a set of subdirectories containing
firmware or software files. The ReadMe file contains details on the components that have
changed since the prior software release and the bugs that have been fixed.
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"Installing Updates Using Other Methods" on page 157.