Info
In a rare occurrence, during a server Power-On Self-Test (POST), a watchdog timer may be activated, resulting in an HPE Integrated Lights-Out 5 (iLO 5) or iLO 6 reset. When this occurs, an increased fan noise will be observed.
The following stack trace will be recorded in the iLO Event Log when this occurs:
Watchdog activated on romchf_daemon, pc 01781174, sp 00004b68 R0-31 R1-98 R2=4bd8 R3=0 R4-1000 R5-182d8 R6-4d46c R7-4c08 R8=1b6 R9=4d46c R10=4bd8 FP=0 IP=4ba0, SP=4b68 LR=182d8
Scope
Any HPE system with iLO 5 or iLO 6.
Resolution
For iLO 5, to resolve this issue, update to iLO 5 firmware v3.10. For iLO 6, this is targeted to be resolved in a future version of the iLO 6 firmware. This advisory will be updated when additional information is available.
To download iLO 5 v3.10 (or later), perform the following steps:
Click the following link:
http://www.hpe.com/support/ilo5
The page should refresh to display the "DRIVERS AND SOFTWARE" tab and the components that support the selected product. From the "DRIVERS AND SOFTWARE" expandable filter menus on the left side of the page:
For further filtering if needed - Select the specific Operating System from the Operating Environment.
Locate and select the
HPE Integrated Lights-Out 5 v3.10 firmware
.
click the Revision History tab to locate the latest version.
For more important information, review the Release Notes tab.
Click the
Download
button.
Document Version
Release Date
Details
3
January 17, 2025
Updated iLO 6 information.
2
December 19, 2024
Added fix, iLO 5 firmware v3.10 and iLO 6 firmware v1.66.
1
April 3, 2024
Original Document Release.
