Let’s be clear: normally, firmware updates are good. They patch security holes and add features. But iLO 4 has a unique history. HP (now HPE) released iLO 4 in 2012. By 2020, development slowed, but critical changes appeared in versions and above—including controversial HTTPS cipher changes that broke compatibility with older browsers and remote management tools.
Modern browsers hate Java. Modern iLO 4 (v2.85+) increasingly relies on a buggy .NET or a slow, resource-heavy HTML5 interpreter.
Before you download an old .bin file, acknowledge the risks. You should downgrade if: