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## How to Verify the ILOM and BIOS Firmware Versions Using the Command-Line Interface Through the Serial Port

1. Configure your terminal device or the terminal emulation software running on a laptop or PC to the following settings:

   - 8N1: eight data bits, no parity, one stop bit

   - 9600 baud

   - Disable hardware flow control (CTS/RTS)

   - Disable software flow control (XON/XOFF)

2. Connect a serial cable from the RJ-45 SER MGT port on your server's back panel to your terminal device or PC.
3. Press Enter on the terminal device to establish a connection between that terminal device and the server's SP.

   The SP displays the login prompt:

   SUN0111AP0-0814YT06B4 login:

   In this example, the login prompt, 0111AP0-0814YT06B4 is the product serial number by default. This value can also be the host name, which is assigned by the user or the DHCP server.

4. Log in to the ILOM SP and type the default user name (root) with the default password (`changeme`).

   After you have successfully logged in, the SP displays its default command prompt:

   `->`

5. To view the ILOM version information, type:

   `version`

   This command returns output similar to the following:

       SP firmware 2.0.2.16
       SP firmware build number: 42063
       SP firmware date: Mon Feb  9 22:45:34 PST 2009
       SP filesystem version: 0.1.16

6. To view the BIOS version, type:

   `show /SYS/MB/BIOS`

   The command returns output similar to the following:

        /SYS/MB/BIOS
           Targets:

           Properties:
           type = BIOS
           ipmi_name = MB/BIOS
           fru_name = SYSTEM BIOS
           fru_manufacturer = AMERICAN MEGATRENDS
           fru_version = 1ABSF005
           fru_part_number = AMIBIOS8

           Commands:
           cd
           show

   The fru_version field contains the BIOS version number.

7. Note the ILOM and BIOS versions on the Firmware Versions Worksheet.

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