How do you update OBP firmware?
Answers were Sorted based on User's Feedback
From ok promt
Copy the latest flash-update image to the / directory of the
system to be updated and remember the name of the file. Then
go to the OK prompt with halt or init 0 or uadmin 2 0. At
the OK prompt, type boot disk /<flash-update file name> and
hit Return. Follow instructions printed on the screen. Note:
When it gives you the available upgrade versions, type sa to
select them, then proceed per instructions. When the update
is complete, the system should be rebooted and the new OBP
is active.
From Solaris shell
You can also update the OBP from a Solaris window (command
line) if the UNIX update (.sh) file is included in the
patch. Log in as root and cd to the patch directory, then
run the executable UNIX flash update file by typing sh
<unix.flash-update-filename.sh>. Follow instructions printed
on the screen. Note: When it gives you the available upgrade
versions, type sa to select them, then proceed per
instructions. When the update is complete, the system should
be rebooted and the new OBP will be active.
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 6 Yes | 0 No |
Answer / teja
we can update Firmware in GUI mode also..take file from desktop and go to login gui mode and click opbtion on brose mode update firmware
CLI mode use this cmd flashupdate -s -f <ipaddress> <file locationpath>
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 0 Yes | 0 No |
what are the ILOM commands are used to troubleshooting sunv490 server on ILOM console mode?
How can a user login to solaris? What is the login shell?
Discuss the two modes of the vi editor in solaris.
command used to synchronize changes done in /etc/passwd to /etc/shadow file?
what is the importance of swap memory and how it will supports?
In solaris RAID half of replicas fails Suppose out of 6 replica 4 got failed -> what will be the impact if system will not come up & if system will not come up how to fix this issue.
How to check OBP version?
How do you copy files from remote system using ftp?
how to set default runlevel in solaris.How to set the default Runlevel as INIT-2.
What does ssh?
How can threads be created in a solaris environment? Write an example
how to know kernel architecture of solaris ? isainfo -v ? or prtconf -v