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Using This Documentation

Downloading Chassis Firmware

Product Notes

Related Documentation

Feedback

Support and Accessibility

Firmware Update Procedures

Firmware Update Steps

Identify the Hardware and Current Firmware Versions

Determine Whether an Update Is Required

Download the Firmware

Update Firmware

Firmware Versions Table

Chassis Blade and NEM Slots

Firmware Update Notes and Options

NEM Firmware Update

REM Firmware Update

Tools Available for Firmware Update

Tools Available for Firmware Update

The following table shows a summary of the tools that you can use to update the Sun Blade 6000 modular system chassis and modular components.

Application
Recommended for Updating These Components
Notes
More Information
Oracle ILOM
  • CMM ILOM

  • Server module ILOM

  • Storage module M2 SAS expanders

  • Some NEM ILOM and SAS expanders1
The CMM, server modules, storage modules, and some NEMs can be updated through the CMM ILOM.
http://www.oracle.com/goto/ILOM/docs
Oracle Hardware Management Pack fwupdate2
  • Some REM firmware

  • Server module

  • Disk module

  • Some NEM SAS expanders
Oracle Hardware Management Pack must be installed on the host OS in order to run fwupdate.
http://www.oracle.com/goto/OHMP/docs
Ops Center Enterprise Manager
Servers if you have Ops Center already set up for your server environment.
Ops Center is the best tool for managing large scale server installations.
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/indexes/documentation/index.html#em
Oracle Hardware Installation Assistant/Sun Installation Assistant
Server modules and REMs earlier than Sun Blade X3-2B.
These assistants are available for download for x86 server modules released before Sun Blade X3-2B.
http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19593-01/index.html
Oracle System Assistant
Sun Blade X3-2B later server modules and REMs.
Oracle System Assistant is embedded in Sun Blade X3-2B server modules and later x86 servers and can be used to update server module and REM firmware.
Documentation set for Sun Blade X3-1B or later server modules.
LSI firmware update tools
REMs if no other tools or assistants are available.
LSI tools can be used to update the REM firmware.
http://www.lsi.com/sep/Pages/oracle/index.aspx

1Some older NEMs cannot be updated from the CMM. Refer to the NEM documentation for specifics on updating NEM firmware.

2For information on which SAS expanders are supported for fwupdate, check the support matrix at http://www.oracle.com/goto/system-management

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