Using SIA to Upgrade System Firmware
This section explains how to upgrade system rmware (including system BIOS, ILOM service
processor, disk controller HBA and disk expander) from local or remote SIA.
SIA provides system BIOS and rmware certied by Sun for your Sun x64 server. Using SIA
eliminates the need to obtain and run separate packages and programs to keep your system
rmware up-to-date.
Note – For a complete list of systems that support the rmware upgrade capabilities of SIA, refer
to the SIA CD/DVD README.html le and the Product Notes for your server.
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“How to Upgrade the System BIOS and ILOM Firmware” on page 33
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“How to Upgrade HBA Firmware” on page 35
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How to Upgrade the System BIOS and ILOM Firmware
Note – In the instructions that follow, example dialog screen shots have been provided as a
reference. Information displayed in each dialog may dier depending on your server model.
You should have already started SIA andprepared it for tasks asdescribed in “Starting SIA and
Preparingfor Deployment or RecoveryTasks”on page 15
and theTask Selectiondialog should
be displayed.
Note – The instructions below assume local CD/DVD drive access. Be sure to modify the
instructions accordingly if you are using a local USB ash drive prepared with SIA software, or
if you are running SIA from a remote console (or KVMS) with CD-ROM redirection.
Select the SystemBIOS and ILOM Upgrade task, and thenclick Next.
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