Recovering from a failed iLO 2 firmware update
To recover from a failed firmware update using the HP Drive Key Boot Utility:

Copy the iLO 2 offline flash component to your USB drive key.

Verify that the iLO 2 security override switch is set to disabled.

Boot the USB drive key containing the iLO 2 flash component.

To download the HP Drive Key Boot Utility and for information on how to create a boot USBkey, in the HPE website.

Click here to access the HPE Support website .

After the first screen displays, switch to text console by pressing the Ctrl+Alt+F1 keys.

Switch to the directory where the flash component is stored by entering cd.

/mnt/usb/components/ at the # prompt.

Remove the loaded HP Lights-Out driver by entering the following commands:

/etc/init.d/hp-snmp-agents stop

/etc/init.d/hp-ilo stops

or

/etc/init.d/hpasm stop

Run the component using the - -direct option. For example:

./CP00xxxx.scexe – –direct

Enter y at the Continue (y/n)? prompt.

After programming is successfully completed, set the security override switch to enabled andreboot the server.

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