topic Re: How to upgrade iLO 3 firmware? in ProLiant Servers (ML,DL,SL)

How to upgrade iLO 3 firmware?

gonvaled — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 22:48:39 GMT

My iLO interface has been attacked and it is being used for malicious purposes. I need to upgrade the firmware.

The iLO web interface allows me to upload a .bin file ("Obtain the firmware image (.bin) file from the Online ROM Flash Component for HP Integrated Lights-Out.")

Where can I find this .bin file? It is impossible for me to find this in the HP website.

What is the latest iLO 3 version? (my server is a ProLiant DL380 G7)

Thanks!

Re: How to upgrade iLO 3 firmware?

Lincy_Zachariah — Fri, 07 Jul 2023 08:27:12 GMT

Hi,

Click on the following link to get the latest ILO3 firmware.
https://support.hpe.com/connect/s/product?language=en_US&cep=on&kmpmoid=4154735&tab=manualsAndGuides

Select the appropriate operating system.
Click on "Firmware - Lights-Out Management."
download, and install iLO 3 Firmware Version

[Moderator edit: Updated the broken link]

Re: How to upgrade iLO 3 firmware?

gonvaled — Sat, 10 Jan 2015 08:35:00 GMT

Thanks for your reply,

This is not what I am looking for. I am looking for the .bin file which I can use to upload via the iLO web interface. Just the .bin file, which is asked (and rightly so) by the iLO web interface to do its own upgrade.

I do not want to install anything from my operating system. The iLO web interface offers me the possibility to load a .bin file, which I presume is the new firmware version. No need to download any executable and run it from my host system: the iLO is already prepared to handle its own upgrade.

Were can I find the .bin firmware?

The reason why I want to do it like this is:

1) It is much easier to let the iLO do its own upgrade

2) For my host OS (Ubuntu 12.04), there is no firmware offered

3) In case I download a firmware installer for another OS, will it work? Will it break anything?

4) In case I find the right firmware installer: what do I do with it? Why should I care about all this, when the iLO can upgrade itself with a very simple .bin firmware file?

5) Why should we complicate this process that much? The firmware is NOT OS dependent, and the iLO can do its own upgrade. It would be MUCH easier to offer a single, OS-independent firmware. No need to go around selecting unnecessary things.

Thanks anyway for your reply!

Re: How to upgrade iLO 3 firmware?

Jan Soska — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 20:32:04 GMT

Hello,

getting the .bin file is very simple. Just download for example win 2008 online update executable and UNPACK it (with tool like Total Commander, Winrar, etc), there is always .bin file you need.

Jan

Re: How to upgrade iLO 3 firmware?

Jimmy Vance — Mon, 12 Jan 2015 16:50:59 GMT

Grab either the latest .exe or the .scexe of the iLO firmware and unpack the archive. Since your running ubuntu, if your normal client is also Linxu based, grab the .scexe and run ./filename.scexe unpack={directory_to_unpack_in} Grab the .bin file and upload from your browser.

Re: How to upgrade iLO 3 firmware?

abhijitguha — Fri, 07 Jul 2023 08:17:30 GMT

That link https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docLocale=en_US&docId=c04154343 does not work anymore

[Moderator edit: Updated the broken link]

Re: How to upgrade iLO 3 firmware?

Dennis Handly — Fri, 07 Jul 2023 08:19:59 GMT

>That link https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docLocale=en_US&docId=c04154343 does not work anymore

It seems to go to a sales page. But Lincy's link works and so do:

https://support.hpe.com/connect/s/product?language=en_US&cep=on&kmpmoid=4154735&tab=manualsAndGuides

https://support.hpe.com/connect/s/product?language=en_US&cep=on&kmpmoid=5219994&tab=manualsAndGuides

[Moderator edit: Updated the broken links.]

Re: How to upgrade iLO 3 firmware?

attzonko — Tue, 03 Jan 2017 19:32:15 GMT

Links not working. Anyone have a working link for iLO 3 Firmware download?

Re: How to upgrade iLO 3 firmware?

Torsten. — Tue, 03 Jan 2017 20:12:49 GMT

It is not so hard to find. Start at

www.hpe.com/support

http://h20565.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/swd/public/detail?sp4ts.oid=5294355&swItemId=MTX_bb45e0682dd04f098ad89e189c&swEnvOid=4064

Re: How to upgrade iLO 3 firmware?

remav — Tue, 09 May 2017 16:49:31 GMT

Why don't you just post the .bin file?

It's a crazy amount of wasted time every time we want to even find out if we are at the current iLo version.

...or at least label the iLo version contained inside since that is the only version number anyone would care about when wanting to upgrade.

(Is 1.88 current???)

Re: How to upgrade iLO 3 firmware?

k4sperski — Wed, 30 Aug 2017 10:26:15 GMT

An online resource for the .bin files you seek http://pingtool.org/latest-hp-ilo-firmwares/

- although this is a third party site, so I recommend you use it with caution

Re: How to upgrade iLO 3 firmware?

Torsten. — Wed, 30 Aug 2017 15:02:45 GMT

Said before, better use the files from hpe.com

Download the *.exe, you can rename it to *.zip and just extract the *.bin file ... or just use an unzipper with the original *.exe file or run the *.exe file and select extract ...

http://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/swd/public/detail?sp4ts.oid=5294355&swItemId=MTX_3ef65d13406a41de97e6a75a3c&swEnvOid=4064

Re: How to upgrade iLO 3 firmware?

piethief — Fri, 29 Dec 2017 22:49:56 GMT

Ok that worked for me. However:

a) I agree with the other posters. Why don't they just post the .bin ?

b) Why is the support site so hard so search. ?