topic Re: Does iLO upgrade require host server reboot? in ProLiant Servers (ML,DL,SL)

Does iLO upgrade require host server reboot?

Graham Land — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 04:39:20 GMT

Proliant novice :

I've got to upgrade the firmware on iLOs, RiLOEs & RiLOE IIs in live host systems.

I have read that the older RiLOEs require you to boot the host system from floppy to upgrade the firmware.

However is it possible to upgrade the newer iLOs and RiLOEIIs without having to reboot the host operating system?

Is there any documentation available about this?

Thank You,
Graham.

Re: Does iLO upgrade require host server reboot?

Oleg Koroz — Wed, 10 Mar 2021 09:53:25 GMT

There are few options how to run
Online, Offline, Diskette, Remote Deployment and Firmware CD
~~http://h18023.www1.hp.com/support/files/server/us/locOsCat/20_66.html~~

You can find treasured info from provided PDF
~~http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00487453/c00487453.pdf~~

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https://support.hpe.com

Re: Does iLO upgrade require host server reboot?

Oleg Koroz — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 05:59:01 GMT

Restart necessary to complete Updates in every type of flash.

Re: Does iLO upgrade require host server reboot?

Graham Land — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 07:47:52 GMT

Is restart necessary for host system as well as iLO ?

Re: Does iLO upgrade require host server reboot?

Jon Southby — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 08:46:58 GMT

Graham,

If you upgrade via the iLO web interface, the host server does not require a restart. The iLO will restart itself for the changes to take effect.

Regards

Jon

Re: Does iLO upgrade require host server reboot?

Terry Hutchings — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 09:15:55 GMT

Jon is correct. ILOs and RILOs will require they be reset, but the server will not need to be rebooted or reset at all. This is assuming you're using the web interface to flash the firmware upgrade though.

Re: Does iLO upgrade require host server reboot?

Graham Land — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 11:03:11 GMT

Thank you everyone you've been most helpful!
iLO firmware upgrade over the web does not require a reboot of the host system.