﻿FILE NAME:    iLO6_105.bin
TITLE:        iLO 6 firmware v1.05

LANGUAGE:  English

DIVISIONS:  Systems

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:
	HPE ProLiant RL300 Gen11  
	
THIS VERSION VALIDATED WITH:
	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Server	
	Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
	
PREREQUISITE:  N/A

BUILD DATE:  	 Dec 	03, 2022
EFFECTIVE DATE:  Dec    07, 2022

DESCRIPTION:   Firmware for the Hewlett Packard Enterprise
               Integrated Lights-Out 6 Management Controller
			   
LAST RECOMMENDED OR CRITICAL VERSION: None

PREVIOUS VERSION: None

UPGRADE REQUIREMENTS: RECOMMENDED

UPGRADING FROM A PREVIOUS VERSION OF iLO:
ILO 6 v1.05 is the initial release of iLO 6 for RL300 Gen11 systems.
iLO 6 v1.10 based firmware is not compatible with Ampere (RL300) based platforms. Only iLO 6 1.05 is currently supported on Ampere (RL300) based platform. A separate release where a single firmware image applicable across Intel/AMD/Ampere based platforms will be released in the future.


FIRMWARE DEPENDENCY:

 Hewlett Packard Enterprise recommends the following or greater versions of iLO utilities
  for best performance:
  
  - RESTful Interface Tool (iLOREST) 4.0.0.0

  NOTE: Updated utilities and system libraries are required to support the iLO 
  High Security and Production Modes. 
  CNSA and FIPS mode is not supported in iLO 6 v1.05. Please access the iLO 6 1.05 User Guide for the steps on how to disable FIPS and CNSA mode.
  
  NOTE: Some iLO 6 features are not supported by RIBCL or the CLI. 
  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).

RL300 Platforms are not supported by Compute Ops Management, OneView, Infosight and iLO Amplifier Pack.
  
KNOWN ISSUES:

  - When TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.0 are enabled but TLS 1.1 is disabled, certain functionalities of alert mail and remote support might be affected.
    To avoid this issue, disable TLS 1.0 or revert the settings related to TLS disablement.
  - 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.
Similarly for Ubuntu 22.04 OS, iLO IRC temporarily freezes/becomes inactive if left unattended. The workaround is either to connect through the Host interface or set the screen blank option to “Never” under the Power tab in OS Settings.
  - Redfish Service Validator tool reports conformance issue with certificate schema in iLO, but there is no functionality impact.
  - IPMI sol (serial over lan) is not supported on RL300 platform. When IPMI sol commands are run, you get empty console

FIXES:  
None

SECURITY FIXES:
  For information about the latest security bulletins and vulnerabilities, visit 
  https://support.hpe.com/connect/s/securitybulletinlibrary

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


ENHANCEMENTS:
	Support for Ampere (Altra/AltraMax) processor based Gen 11 Platforms.

  
SUPPORT:

1.  iLO 6 firmware updates and utilities can be found here:

      https://www.hpe.com/support/iLO6

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
                SNMP
                AlertMail
                Remote Syslog
                WinDBG Support
                URL-based Virtual Media
                Authentication using LDAP and Kerberos over IPv6
                IPMI over LAN
                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 6 documentation: 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 6 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 6 firmware and reset the iLO processor.

    b) Extract the firmware from the component. This will place the firmware
       image file, iLO6_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.

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

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