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Not Available—The component is not available or not installed.
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Degraded—The device or subsystem is operating at a reduced capacity.
iLO displays the power supply status as
Degraded when mismatched power supplies are installed.
If you power on a server with nonredundant fans or power supplies, the system health status is listed as
OK. If a
redundant fan or power supply fails while the system is powered on, the system health status is
Degraded until you
replace the fan or power supply.
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Failed Redundant—The device or subsystem is in a nonoperational state.
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Failed—One or more components of the device or subsystem are nonoperational.
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Other—For more information, navigate to the System Information page of the component that is reporting this
status.
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Unknown—The iLO firmware has not received device status information. After iLO is reset when the server is
powered off, some subsystems display the status
Unknown. iLO cannot update the status for these subsystems when
the server is powered off.
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Not Installed—The subsystem or device is not installed.
Viewing and managing firmware and software
Firmware updates
Firmware updates enhance server and iLO functionality with new features, improvements, and security updates.
You can update firmware by using an online or offline firmware update method.
Online firmware update
When you use an online method to update firmware, you can perform the update without shutting down the server
operating system. Online firmware updates can be performed in-band or out-of-band.
In-band
Firmware is sent to iLO from the server host operating system.
The iLO drivers are required for in-band firmware updates.
During a host-based firmware update, if iLO is set to the Production security state, it does not verify user credentials
or privileges. The host-based utilities require a root (Linux and VMware) or Administrator (Windows) login.
When iLO is configured to use the High Security, FIPS, or CNSA security states, user credentials are required.
Out-of-band
Firmware is sent to iLO over a network connection. Users with the Configure iLO Settings privilege can update
firmware by using an out-of-band method.
If the system maintenance switch is set to disable iLO security on a system that uses the Production security state,
any user can update firmware with an out-of-band method. If the system is configured to use a higher security state,
user credentials are required.
In-band firmware update methods
Online ROM Flash Component
Use an executable file to update firmware while the server is running. The executable file contains the installer and
the firmware package.
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