Installation Manual

3 Updating iLO firmware, language, and licensing
Firmware updates
Firmware updates enhance server and iLO functionality with new features, improvements, and
security updates.
You can update firmware by using an online or offline firmware update method.
Online firmware update
When you use an online method to update firmware, you can perform the update without shutting
down the server operating system. Online firmware updates can be performed in-band or
out-of-band.
• In-band—Firmware is sent to iLO from the server host operating system. The ProLiant
Channel Interface Driver is required for in-band firmware updates. During a host-based
firmware update, iLO does not verify user credentials or privileges because the host-based
utilities require a root (Linux and VMware) or Administrator (Windows) login.
The iLO Online ROM Flash Component and HPONCFG are examples of online in-band
firmware update methods.
• Out-of-band—Firmware is sent to iLO over a network connection. Users with the Configure
iLO Settings privilege can update firmware by using an out-of-band method. If the system
maintenance switch is set to disable iLO security, any user can update firmware with an
out-of-band method.
The iLO web interface, HPQLOCFG, HPLOMIG, the iLO RESTful API, LOCFG.PL, and
SMASH CLP are examples of online out-of-band firmware update methods.
Offline firmware update
Offline firmware update—When you use an offline method to update the firmware, you must
reboot the server by using an offline utility.
The SPP, the Scripting Toolkit for Windows, and the Scripting Toolkit for Linux are examples of
offline firmware update methods.
Online firmware update methods
In-band firmware updates
You can use the following in-band firmware update methods:
• Online ROM Flash Component—Use an executable file to update firmware while the server
is running. The executable file contains the installer and the firmware package. You can
download online ROM flash components for iLO and server firmware at the following website:
http://www.hpe.com/support/ilo4.
• HPONCFG—Use this utility to update firmware by using XML scripts. Download the iLO or
server firmware image and the Update_Firmware.xml sample script. Edit the sample
script with your setup details, and then run the script.
Sample scripts are available at http://www.hpe.com/support/ilo4. For more information
about scripting, see the iLO scripting and CLI guide.
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