iLO 5 firmware v2.55

readme.txt

FILE NAME:    iLO5_255.bin
TITLE:        iLO 5 firmware v2.55

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 XL920g 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 MicroServer Gen10 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 ProLiant m750 Server Blade  
	HPE Edgeline e920t Server  
	HPE Synergy 660 Gen10 Compute Module  
	HPE Synergy 480 Gen10 Plus Compute Module  
	HPE Synergy 480 Gen10 Compute Module  
	HPE ProLiant DL110 Gen10 Plus Telco Server  


	
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 8 Server 	
	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Server 	
	SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 	
	SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 	
	VMware ESXi 7.0
	VMware ESXi 6.7
	VMware ESXi 6.5



PREREQUISITE:  N/A

BUILD DATE:  	 Oct  01, 2021
EFFECTIVE DATE:  Oct  11, 2021

DESCRIPTION:   Firmware for the Hewlett Packard Enterprise
               Integrated Lights-Out 5 Management Controller
			   
LAST RECOMMENDED OR CRITICAL VERSION: 2.44

PREVIOUS VERSION: 2.44

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.
- Direct upgrade to iLO 5 v2.55 is only supported for servers with iLO 5 v1.48 and above.
- On servers with an earlier version of iLO 5 installed, you first need to install iLO 5 v1.48, 
  and then install iLO 5 v2.55. For example, if a server has iLO 5 v1.10 installed, install 
  iLO 5 v1.48 first, and then install iLO 5 v2.55. 
- 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 v2.55 is 2.5.0 for Windows and Linux components, while it is 2021.10.01 for VMware component.
  Failure to use this version will result in loss of manageability of storage components that are managed by AMS. The behavior of iLO will be 
  unpredicable if this version of AMS is not used with iLO 5 v2.55.
  
  - Install iLO 5 2.55 version of firmware on a Synergy system as part of the overall HPE Synergy Service Pack install.
  - Install iLO 5 2.55 version of firmware on HPE ProLiant m750 Server Blade using Service Pack for EdgeLine (SPE).
  
  Hewlett Packard Enterprise recommends the following or greater versions of iLO utilities
  for best performance:
  
  - RESTful Interface Tool (iLOREST) 3.3.0
  - HPQLOCFG v5.3.0
  - Lights-Out XML Scripting Sample bundle 5.40.0
  - HPONCFG Windows 5.5.0 
  - HPONCFG Linux 5.6.0
  - LOCFG v5.40.0 or later
  - HPLOMIG 5.3.0

  NOTE: Updated utilities and system libraries are required to support the iLO 
  High Security, FIPS, and CNSA security states.

KNOWN ISSUES:

 - 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).
 - The server must be powered off when you update the Server Platform Services (SPS) Firmware or 
   the Innovation Engine (IE) Firmware. After powering off the server, wait 30 seconds before 
   initiating an SPS or IE firmware update.
 - 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).
 - 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 behavior 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
 - CPU and 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.



FIXES:  
	
  Fixed an issue where the Adapter Virtualization Mode was not persistent across reboots.
  During System boot/reboot, iLO will stall the complete storage controller discovery such that encryption status query happens after PCIeVDM interface is ready.
  Fixed an issue where none of the Controllers were getting detected when Encryption was Enabled.
  Fixed intermittent issue where none of the NVME drives were getting detected in OS when iLO is reset multiple times.
  On XL270d Gen10 Servers, Incorrect capacity of PSU is displayed in iLO Power supplies field after online insertion of HPE 2200W platinum Hot-Plug power supply.
  Fixed a configuration sync issue during IPv6 initialization when SLAAC Enable/Disable settings were modified.
  Support added to increase the mapping limit of 32 to 64 physical drives to one logical drive.
  Fixed the long boot time issue when encryption is enabled on smart array controllers.
  Fixed the NS204i-p unknown status issue after the windows reboot.
  Fixed the data source for HPE FlexFabric 20Gb 2-port 650FLB Adapter to report correctly when AMS is not installed.


SECURITY FIXES:

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

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:

  Support for HPE ProLiant ML30 Gen10 Plus and HPE ProLiant DL20 Gen10 Plus Server.
  Support import of SSL certificate which is more than 20KB via iLO REST and GUI.
  Support for PCIE bifurcated slot for Intel E810 2CQDA2 100G NIC.
  Support for 64 Character length Password similar to how other vendors provide.
  Implemented workaround for health monitoring of NVME M.2 drives as these were partially compliant to NVMe-MI spec.

  
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.

Copyright 2002-2021 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development, LP

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