FILE NAME: iLO5_318.bin
TITLE: iLO 5 firmware v3.18

LANGUAGE: English, Chinese and Japanese

DIVISIONS:  Systems

BUILD DATE: February 08, 2026
EFFECTIVE DATE: February 13, 2026

DESCRIPTION: Firmware for the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Integrated Lights-Out 5 Management Controller

Following details are available in the corresponding Release Notes at HPE Support Center:
https://support.hpe.com/connect/s/search?lsanguage=en_US#q=HPE%20iLO%205&t=Documents&sort=relevancy&numberOfResults=25&f:@kmdoctypedetails=[cv66000002]&f:@kmdoclanguagecode=[cv1871440]
1) Upgrade recommendation
2) Supersede information
3) Devices supported / Affected products
4) Operating systems / OS Versions Validated
5) Fixes 
6) Enhancements
7) Known issues and workarounds
8) Prerequisites / Firmware Dependency
9) Limitations
10) Deprecated or obsolete features

SUPPORT:
1. iLO 5 firmware updates and utilities can be found here:
      https://www.hpe.com/support/iLO5  
2. 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.

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