Installation Manual

iLO Federation Group Firmware Update
The Group Firmware Update feature enables you to view firmware information and update the
firmware of multiple servers from a system running the iLO web interface. The following firmware
types are supported with iLO Federation:
• iLO firmware
• System ROM (BIOS)
• Chassis firmware (Power Management)
• Power Management Controller
• System Programmable Logic Device (CPLD)
• NVMe Backplane Firmware
Obtaining the iLO firmware image file
The BIN file from the iLO Online ROM Flash Component is required for updating the iLO firmware
on the Group Firmware Update page.
1. Navigate to the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Support Center: http://www.hpe.com/support/
hpesc.
2. To locate and download the iLO Online ROM Flash Component file, follow the onscreen
instructions.
To extract the BIN file, download a Windows or Linux component.
3. Extract the BIN file.
• For Windows components: Double-click the downloaded file, and then click the Extract
button. Select a location for the extracted files, and then click OK.
• For Linux components: Depending on the file format, enter one of the following
commands:
◦ #sh ./CP00XXXX.scexe –unpack=/tmp/
◦ #rpm2cpio hp-firmware-ilo4-2.xx-1x1.i386.rpm | cpio -id
The name of the iLO firmware image file is similar to ilo4_<yyy>.bin, where <yyy>
represents the firmware version.
The URL to enter for the iLO firmware image file is similar to
http://<server.example.com>/<subdir>/ilo4_240.bin.
Obtaining supported server firmware image files
1. Navigate to the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Support Center: http://www.hpe.com/support/
hpesc.
2. To locate and download an Online ROM Flash Component file, follow the onscreen
instructions.
3. Double-click the downloaded file, and then click the Extract button.
4. Select a location for the extracted files, and then click OK.
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