FILE NAME:	CP028811.scexe

TITLE:		HPE QLogic NC382i/NC532x Online Firmware Upgrade Utility for Linux x86_64

VERSION:	2.18.1

REVISION:	0

LANGUAGE:	English

CATEGORY:	Software Solutions

DIVISIONS:	Enterprise and Mainstream Servers

EFFECTIVE DATE:	07/26/2016


Products Affected
==================
HP NC382i DP Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter
HP NC532m Dual Port 10GbE Multifunction BL-c Adapter
HP NC532i Dual Port 10GbE Multifunction BL-c Adapter (3654)
HP NC532i Dual Port 10GbE Multifunction BL-c Adapter (7058)

Operating Systems
==================
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Update 2  for AMD64/EM64T
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Update 1  for AMD64/EM64T
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Update 8  for AMD64/EM64T
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Update 7  for AMD64/EM64T

SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 12 Service Pack 1 for AMD64/EM64T
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 12 for AMD64/EM64T
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 Service Pack 4 for AMD64/EM64T
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 Service Pack 3 for AMD64/EM64T


Pre-requisites
===============
ProLiant server supporting above operating systems
2GB RAM minimum
bnx2 Linux driver version >= 2.2.5p
bnx2x Linux driver version >= 1.713.02


Description
============
This package contains the utilities and binaries for upgrading
firmware (Boot Code, PXE, iSCSI and NCSI) on HPE QLogic Ethernet
networking adapters (NC328i/NC532m) connected to supporting 
Proliant servers running supported Linux x86_64 OS distros.


Enhancements/Fixes
===================
- Enhancements Description:
  - N/A

- Fixes Description:
  - N/A


Table of Contents
=================
Introduction
Performing the Firmware Upgrade
Firmware Upgrade Log


Introduction
============
This file describes the procedure to use for upgrading firmware on 
HP Ethernet networking adapters mentioned in the 'PRODUCTS AFFECTED'
section of this document.

User guides and additional HP network adapter information can be found at:
http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/networking/index-nic.html


Performing the Firmware Upgrade
===============================
1. This utility requires all the associated ethernet interfaces to be up. 
You can  bring up an ethernet interface by using the following command:

	# ifup ethx

	or

	# ifconfig ethx up
2. Firmware can be upgraded interactively using following command:

	# ./CP028811.scexe

3. The help menu lists all available command line options.

	# ./CP028811.scexe -h


Firmware Upgrade Log
====================
The results of the firmware upgrade are saved to the CP028811.log file
which is located at the /var/cpq/ directory. 


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