FILE NAME:    iLO4_255.bin
TITLE:        iLO 4 firmware v2.55


LANGUAGE:  English


DIVISIONS:  Systems


PRODUCTS AFFECTED:

  HPE ProLiant BL660c Gen9 Server Blade   
  HPE ProLiant BL460c Gen9 Server Blade 
  HPE ProLiant DL580 Gen9 Server   
  HPE ProLiant DL560 Gen9 Server
  HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen9 Server  
  HPE ProLiant DL360 Gen9 Server
  HPE ProLiant DL180 Gen9 Server 
  HPE ProLiant DL160 Gen9 Server 
  HPE ProLiant DL120 Gen9 Server
  HPE ProLiant DL80 Gen9 Server
  HPE ProLiant DL60 Gen9 Server
  HPE ProLiant DL20 Gen9 Server
  HPE ProLiant ML350 Gen9 Server 
  HPE ProLiant ML150 Gen9 Server
  HPE ProLiant ML110 Gen9 Server
  HPE ProLiant ML30 Gen9 Server
  HPE ProLiant XL450 Gen9 Server
  HPE ProLiant XL750f Gen9 Server
  HPE ProLiant XL740f Gen9 Server
  HPE ProLiant XL730f Gen9 Server
  HPE ProLiant XL250a Gen9 Server 
  HPE ProLiant XL230a Gen9 Server  
  HPE ProLiant XL230b Gen9 Server
  HPE ProLiant XL190r Gen9 Server    
  HPE ProLiant XL170r Gen9 Server    
  HPE ProLiant WS460c Gen9 Graphics Server Blade    
  HPE ProLiant EC200a Server
  HPE Synergy 480 Gen9 Compute Module
  HPE Synergy 620 Gen9 Compute Module
  HPE Synergy 660 Gen9 Compute Module	
  HPE Synergy 680 Gen9 Compute Module
  HPE ProLiant BL660c Gen8 Server Blade   
  HPE ProLiant BL465c Gen8 Server Blade   
  HPE ProLiant BL460c Gen8 Server Blade   
  HPE ProLiant BL420c Gen8 Server Blade
  HPE ProLiant DL580 Gen8 Server   
  HPE ProLiant DL560 Gen8 Server
  HPE ProLiant DL385p Gen8 Server   
  HPE ProLiant DL380p Gen8 Server   
  HPE ProLiant DL380e Gen8 Server   
  HPE ProLiant DL360p Gen8 Server   
  HPE ProLiant DL360e Gen8 Server   
  HPE ProLiant DL320e Gen8 v2 Server   
  HPE ProLiant DL320e Gen8 Server   
  HPE ProLiant DL160 Gen8 Server
  HPE ProLiant ML350e Gen8 Server   
  HPE ProLiant ML350p Gen8 Server   
  HPE ProLiant ML310e Gen8 v2 Server
  HPE ProLiant ML310e Gen8 Server
  HPE ProLiant SL4540 Gen8 Server   
  HPE ProLiant SL210t Gen8 Server   
  HPE ProLiant SL270s Gen8 Server   
  HPE ProLiant SL270s Gen8 SE Server   
  HPE ProLiant SL250s Gen8 Server   
  HPE ProLiant SL230s Gen8 Server 
  HPE ProLiant XL220a Gen8 Server
  HPE ProLiant MicroServer Gen8   
  HPE ProLiant WS460c Gen8 Graphics Server Blade   

OPERATING SYSTEM:
    Microsoft Windows Server 2008 *
    Microsoft Windows Server 2012, R2
    Microsoft Windows Server 2016
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (x86, AMD64/EM64T) 
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (x86, AMD64/EM64T)
    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
    VMware vSphere 5.5, 6.0, 6.5

    *Not supported on all platforms, see the OS support list for your platform. http://www.hpe.com/info/OSsupport 

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  N/A


PREREQUISITE:  N/A

BUILD DATE:  08/16/2017
EFFECTIVE DATE:  08/16/2017


DESCRIPTION:   Firmware for the Hewlett Packard Enterprise
               iLO 4 Management Controller
               
LAST RECOMMENDED OR CRITICAL VERSION: 2.54


PREVIOUS VERSION: 2.54


UPGRADE REQUIREMENTS: RECOMMENDED

  Users should update to this firmware version if their system is
  affected by one of the documented fixes or if there is a desire to utilize any
  of the enhanced functionality provided by this version.

  ***ATTENTION***
  Note for ESXi users: If you are booted from the Embedded SD Card, it is strongly 
  recommended that you reboot the server immediately after updating.

FIRMWARE DEPENDENCY:

  For best performance, IPv6 support, and TLS v1.1 or later support, 
  Hewlett Packard Enterprise recommends upgrading to the latest versions of the iLO 
  utilities:
  
   HPQLOCFG v5.1 
   Lights-Out XML Scripting Sample bundle 5.0.0
   HPONCFG Windows 5.1.0
   HPONCFG Linux 5.1.0
   LOCFG v5.0.0
   HPLOMIG 5.1.0

KNOWN ISSUES: 
   Fiber Channel Ports are displayed with degraded status if they are configured 
    but not attached.

Fixes:
The following issues are resolved in this version:
   Masked out errant failures due to charging of storage battery.
   Implemented cell voltage separation pre-failure warning for storage battery.
   iLO RESTful API output might display incorrect power supply information.
   iLO Federation group authentication errors might occur if you repeatedly add and remove groups 
    during a query.
   An iLO RESTful API event subscription might be lost when DELETE and CREATE subscriptions
    occur at the same time that the transmitter waits to retry an action.
   During CAC smartcard authentication, the iLO RESTful API returns a session URI that incorrectly 
    contains uppercase letters.
   In certain conditions, the Rest server becomes unavailable during a GET of the IELs.
   The iLO web interface language pack redirects to English.
   The iLO RESTful API output text represents upper threshold values as lower thresholds.
   The Linux openipmi driver does not poll the receive message queue if KCS host irq not enabled.
   The iLO RESTful API EthernetInterfaces link should be under the system/1 root resource, and not 
    in the OEM section.
   SNMPv3 Engine Boot is not getting incremented on iLO reset.
   IPMI FRU read returns incorrect completion code for response too long.
   IPMI Get PEF Capabilities returns the number of valid table entries instead of the total number 
    of table entries.  
   IPMI Set Boot Options for one time change for boot mode UEFI/Legacy fixed.  
   iLO restserver suspends when patching bad payload to external provider array.
   iLO REST API returned 500 internal error for a GET of systems/1/ leading to failed One View Profile Apply.
   iLO RESfulT API events are sending incorrect "Host" header when using IPv6.
   iLO time becomes Unset after update from 2.50 or prior to 2.54.

  
Enhancements:
This version adds support for the following features and enhancements:
   The Self-signed SSL certificate can now be regenerated.
   New iLO RESTful API command to allow an auxiliary power cycle of the server on the next host power down.
   Added THERM_TRIP events, OS_STOP_SHUTDOWN, OS_NMI, ACPI, PCI-E Bus Error and CPU error logs to the SEL. 
   Added OEM type SEL event with IML info on critical events.
   Improved reliability of Embedded Media attach and diagnostics

Feature previews:
   Shared Network Port, port selectionAllows you to choose between port 1 and 
    port 2 for Shared Network Port functionality. You can configure this setting
    on the Network > Shared Network Port > General page in the iLO web interface. 
    
    NOTE: Not all sideband NICs are supported. In some cases, port 2 might not 
    be fully functional.

         NICs that work with port #2 for sideband:
         HPE FlexFabric 10Gb 2-port 556FLR-T Adapter
         HPE FlexFabric 10Gb 2-port 533FLR-T Adapter
         HPE Ethernet 10G 2-port 562FLR-SFP+ ALOM
         HPE Ethernet  10/25G 2-port 640FLR-SFP28 ALOM
         HPE FlexFabric 10Gb 4-port 536FLR-T Adapter
         361i-2port-1GB NIC
         331FLR-4P-1G NIC
         366FLR-4P- 1G NIC
         561FLR-T-2P-10GB NIC
         526FLR-SFP+2P-10GB NIC
         InfiniBand QDR/Ethernet 10Gb 2-port 544+FLR-QSFP Adapter **Port #2 Only
         534FLR-SFP+2P-10GB NIC
         Ethernet 1GB 2-port 330i Adapter
         BCM57810 NetXtreme II 10 GigE (NDIS VBD)
         FlexFabric 10Gb 2-port 554FLR-SFP+ Adapter
         Ethernet 10Gb 2P 560FLR-SFP+ Adapter
  

SUPPORT -

1.  iLO 4 firmware updates and utilities can be found here:

      http://www.hpe.com/support/iLO4 

2. IPv6 network communications - Dedicated network connection only
     Supported Networking Features
                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
                SIM 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
                Scriptable Virtual Media
                CLI/RIBCL Key Import over IPv6
                Authentication using LDAP and Kerberos over IPv6
                iLO Federation
                IPMI
     Networking Features not supported by IPv6 in this release 
                IPv6 Over Shared Network Port Connections
                NETBIOS-WINS
                Enterprise Secure Key Manager (ESKM) Support
                Embedded Remote Support (ERS)

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 4 documentation is available at http://www.hpe.com/info/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 4 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 4 firmware and reset the iLO processor.

    b) Extract the firmware from the component. This will place the firmware
       image file, iLo4_yyy.bin (where yyy represents the firmware version), in
       the target directory.  You now have these options:

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

       ii) Use the Lights-Out Configuration Utility (HPQLOCFG) and RIBCL/XML
           scripts to update iLO 4 across the network.

       iii) Use the Online Lights-Out Configuration utility (HPONCFG) and
            RIBCL/XML scripts to update iLO 4 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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