FILE NAME: iLO5_281.bin
TITLE: iLO 5 firmware v2.81

LANGUAGE:  English

DIVISIONS:  Systems

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:
	HPE ProLiant BL460c Gen10 Server  
	HPE ProLiant DL580 Gen10 Server  
	HPE ProLiant DL560 Gen10 Server  
	HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen10 Plus Server  
	HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen10 Plus v2 Server  
	HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen10 Server  
	HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen10 Plus Server  
	HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen10 Server  
	HPE ProLiant DL365 Gen10 Plus Server  
	HPE ProLiant DL360 Gen10 Plus Server  
	HPE ProLiant DL360 Gen10 Server  
	HPE ProLiant DL345 Gen10 Plus Server  
	HPE ProLiant DL325 Gen10 Plus v2 Server  
	HPE ProLiant DL325 Gen10 Plus Server  
	HPE ProLiant DL325 Gen10 Server  
	HPE ProLiant DL180 Gen10 Server  
	HPE ProLiant DL160 Gen10 Server  
	HPE ProLiant DL120 Gen10 Server  
	HPE ProLiant DL20 Gen10 Server  
	HPE ProLiant ML350 Gen10 Server  
	HPE ProLiant ML150 Gen10 Server  
	HPE ProLiant ML110 Gen10 Server  
	HPE ProLiant ML30 Gen10 Server  
	HPE ProLiant ML30 Gen10 Plus Server
	HPE ProLiant DL20 Gen10 Plus Server
	HPE ProLiant XL675d Gen10 Plus Server  
	HPE ProLiant XL645d Gen10 Plus Servers  
	HPE ProLiant XL450 Gen10 Server  
	HPE ProLiant XL420 Gen10 Server  
	HPE ProLiant XL290n Gen10 Plus Server  
	HPE ProLiant XL270d Gen10 Server  
	HPE ProLiant XL2x260w Server  
	HPE ProLiant XL230k Gen10 Server  
	HPE ProLiant XL225n Gen10 Plus Server  
	HPE ProLiant XL220n Gen10 Plus Server  
	HPE ProLiant XL190r Gen10 Server  
	HPE ProLiant XL170r Gen10 Server  
	HPE ProLiant MicroServer Gen10 Plus Server  
	HPE ProLiant DL110 Gen10 Plus Telco Server  
	HPE XL925g Quad Gen10 Plus EPYC Server
	HPE Apollo r2800 Gen10 24 SFF Flexible Configure-to-order Chassis  
	HPE Apollo r2600 Gen10 24 SFF Premium Configure-to-order Chassis  
	HPE Apollo r2200 Gen10 12 LFF Configure-to-order Chassis  
	HPE Apollo n2800 Gen10 Plus 24 SFF CTO Chassis  
	HPE Apollo n2600 Gen10 Plus 24 SFF CTO Chassis  
	HPE Apollo 6500 Gen10 System  
	HPE Apollo 6500 Gen10 Plus (Chassis)  
	HPE Apollo 4530 Gen10
	HPE Apollo 4510 System  
	HPE Apollo 4200 Gen10 Plus Server  
	HPE Apollo 4200 Gen10 Server  
	HPE Apollo 2000 Gen10 Plus System
	HPE Synergy 660 Gen10 Compute Module
	HPE Synergy 480 Gen10 Plus Compute Module
	HPE Synergy 480 Gen10 Compute Module
	HPE ProLiant e910 Server Blade  
	HPE ProLiant e910t Server Blade  
	HPE Edgeline e920 Server Blade
	HPE Edgeline e920t Server Blade
	
THIS VERSION VALIDATED WITH:
  	Microsoft Windows Server 2022  
	Microsoft Windows Server 2019 	
	Microsoft Windows Server 2016 	
	Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2	
	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Server 
	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Server 	
	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Server 	
	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server
	SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 	
	SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 	
	SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
	VMware ESXi 8.0
	VMware ESXi 7.0
	VMware ESXi 6.7
	VMware ESXi 6.5

PREREQUISITE:  N/A

BUILD DATE: Mar 08, 2023
EFFECTIVE DATE: Mar 29, 2023

DESCRIPTION: Firmware for the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Integrated Lights-Out 5 Management Controller
			   
LAST RECOMMENDED OR CRITICAL VERSION: 2.78

PREVIOUS VERSION: 2.78

UPGRADE REQUIREMENTS: RECOMMENDED

UPGRADING FROM A PREVIOUS VERSION OF iLO

  - Hewlett Packard Enterprise highly recommends a minimum firmware version of iLO 5 v2.41 or later
  - Minimum supported iLO version for Gen 10 plus Intel platform is iLO 5 v2.42

FIRMWARE DEPENDENCY:

  - Please note the supported version of AMS with iLO 5 v2.81 is 2.5.0 or later for Windows and Linux components, while it is 2021.10.01 or later for VMware. Failure to use this version will result in properties and monitoring of the drives related to embedded SATA/EHCI to not function correctly.
  
  Hewlett Packard Enterprise recommends the following or greater versions of iLO utilities
  for best performance:
  
  - RESTful Interface Tool (iLOREST) 4.0.0
  - HPQLOCFG v6.0.0 
  - Lights-Out XML Scripting Sample bundle 6.00.0 
  - HPONCFG Windows 6.0.0  
  - HPONCFG Linux 6.0.0 
  - LOCFG v6.00.0 or later 
  - HPLOMIG 6.0.0 

  NOTE: Updated utilities and system libraries are required to support the iLO High Security, FIPS, and CNSA security states.
  
  NOTE: With the release of iLO 5, some features of iLO are not supported by RIBCL or 
  the CLI. Instead, Hewlett Packard Enterprise recommends the use of the iLO RESTful API, particularly 
  for setting the iLO security state and configuring extended user privileges. The iLO RESTful API is 
  the preferred programmatic interface for Gen10 and later systems. The preferred CLI and scripting tool
  is the RESTful Interface Tool (iLOREST).
  
KNOWN ISSUES:
  -	In a configuration with more than 10 logical network controllers, on bringing the controller up or down stale IP address or Team/Bridge name may be populated against the ports of the physical network adapter. In such scenarios bringing the specific logical network controller down and then resetting iLO will clear the stale data.
  - HPE now supports only Insight Remote Support central connect. If you are using HPE Insight Online direct connect, Hewlett Packard Enterprise recommends to unregister Insight Online direct connect and register with Insight Remote Support central connect.
  - Starting iLO 5 v2.72, iLO supports enabling and disabling of HTTP and HTTPS ports separately using Redfish APIs.
    Ensure you enable both HTTP and HTTPS, if you want to downgrade the firmware below iLO 5 v2.72, else the web server will not start.
  - When TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.0 are enabled but TLS 1.1 is disabled, certain functionalities of alertmail and remote support might be affected.
    To avoid this issue, disable TLS 1.0 or revert the settings related to TLS disablement.
  - To connect to the iLO Service Port with a USB Ethernet adapter, you must use a USB 2.0 device 
    that is based on the AX88772 series chipset from ASIX Electronics Corporation. Hewlett
    Packard Enterprise recommends the HPE USB to Ethernet Adapter (part number Q7Y55A).
  - Starting with iLO 5 v1.20, SNMP settings are not backward compatible with older iLO firmware 
    versions. The SNMP settings are discarded when you downgrade the firmware to an earlier version.
  - When you start the iLO web interface, and then you launch the HTML5 IRC, these interfaces are 
    counted as a single iLO session. This behaviour is different from the .NET IRC and the Java IRC, 
    which are separate sessions from the iLO web interface. The Idle Connection Timeout specifies how 
    long a session can be inactive before it ends automatically. If you start a virtual media operation 
    (such as an OS installation), and the Idle Connection Timeout is reached, the HTML5 IRC and the iLO 
    web interface close automatically, and the virtual media operation is interrupted. To avoid this issue, 
    you can set the Idle Connection Timeout to a longer value, use a different remote console, or make sure
    that the session is not idle during the virtual media operation.
  - To support power usage reporting and optimum server thermal fan control on Linux servers with NVIDIA 
    GPU option cards: Blacklist the nouveau video driver, and then load the NVIDIA GPU driver in persistent
    mode by entering the following command: nvidia-smi -pm 1
  - DIMM power reporting in iLO UI/UX graphs would be removed and REST APIs would display 0 Watts on
    Gen10 and Gen10 Plus AMD platforms because of incorrect reporting
  - On certain HPE Mellanox adapters that support dual port personality (InfiniBand/Ethernet), the port
    personality gets reset to the default value during an adapter firmware update.
 
        o        For more information, refer to the below Customer Advisory on the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Support Center: 
                 https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-a00068199en_us.
        o        The document lists iLO 5 v1.48 as the minimum version to install before an adapter firmware update. However, iLO 5 v1.48
                 or later is required before updating to iLO 5 v2.44 or later.
  - Redfish Service Validator tool reports conformance issue with certificate schema in iLO, but there is no functionality impact.

FIXES:  
	- Not clearing error in processing interrupts can lead to interrupt storms leading to firmware watchdog reset 
	- RDE Changes to create Location URI for newly created resource when LRT is completed
	- RDE client MC error code mapping is wrong
              - iLO FW Communication Issue 1) iLO cannot be accessed via Web UI AND/OR 2) Ilorest commands slow/unresponsive post upgrade to iLO version 2.78
	- Server fails to power up as secure start did not complete successfully
	
SECURITY FIXES:

  For information about the latest security bulletins and vulnerabilities addressed in this version, 
  see the following website: https://support.hpe.com/connect/s/securitybulletinlibrary.

Security best practices:

  For the latest information about security best practices, see the HPE Integrated Lights-Out Security 
  Technology Brief at the following website: http://www.hpe.com/support/ilo-docs.

ENHANCEMENTS:
 - None

SUPPORT:

1.  iLO 5 firmware updates and utilities can be found here:

      https://www.hpe.com/support/iLO5

2. IPv6 network communications
     Supported Networking Features
	  IPv6 Over Shared Network Port Connections
                IPv6 Static Address Assignment
                IPv6 SLAAC Address Assignment
                IPv6 Static Route Assignment
                IPv6 Static Default Gateway Entry
                DHCPv6 Stateful Address Assignment
                DHCPv6 Stateless DNS, Domain Name, and NTP Configuration
                Integrated Remote Console
                OA Single Sign-On
                HPE Single Sign-On
                Web Server
                SSH Server
                SNTP Client
                DDNS Client
                RIBCL over IPv6
                SNMP
                AlertMail
                Remote Syslog
                WinDBG Support
                HPQLOCFG/HPLOMIG over an IPv6 connection
                URL-based Virtual Media
                CLI/RIBCL Key Import over IPv6
                Authentication using LDAP and Kerberos over IPv6
                iLO Federation
                IPMI
                Embedded remote support
     Networking Features not supported by IPv6 in this release 
                NETBIOS-WINS
                Key managers
                
3. You might encounter a "data inconsistency error" when you use iLO Federation
   Management. This error occurs when an iLO on your network is not 
   responding correctly. Use the data on the Multi-System map page to 
   troubleshoot data inconsistency errors.

DOCUMENTATION -

1.  iLO 5 documentation is available at https://www.hpe.com/support/ilo-docs.

2.  Check the online help for information about how to use iLO. To access the 
    online help, Click the question mark icon in the upper right corner of 
    any iLO web interface page.

HOW TO USE -

1.  Download the iLO 5 Online Firmware Update Component for your
    operating system.

2.  Install the firmware using one of these options:

    a) Run the component on the host to be updated.
       The component will update the iLO 5 firmware and reset the iLO processor.

    b) Extract the firmware from the component. This will place the firmware
       image file, iLO5_yyy.bin (where yyy represents the firmware version), in
       the target directory.  You can use the following methods to install firmware:

       i) Login to iLO, navigate to the Flash Firmware page, and update the
          firmware from there.

       ii) Use the iLO RESTful API or ILOREST. For more information, see the 
           following website: http://www.hpe.com/support/restfulinterface/docs.

       iii) Use the Lights-Out Configuration Utility (HPQLOCFG) and RIBCL/XML
            scripts to update iLO 5 across the network.

       iv) Use the Online Lights-Out Configuration utility (HPONCFG) and
           RIBCL/XML scripts to update iLO 5 from the supported host OS.

3.  iLO automatically resets after a successful update.
    There is no need to manually reset iLO.

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