FILE NAME:	CP027566.scexe

TITLE:		HPE QLogic NX2 Online Firmware Upgrade Utility for Linux x86_64

VERSION:	2.17.16

REVISION:	0

LANGUAGE:	English

CATEGORY:	Software Solutions

DIVISIONS:	Enterprise and Mainstream Servers

EFFECTIVE DATE:	11/18/2015


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)
HP Ethernet 10Gb 2-port 530FLR-SFP+ Adapter
HP NPAR 10Gb 2-port 530FLR-SFP+ Adapter
HP Flex-10 10Gb 2-port 530FLB Adapter
HP NPAR 10Gb 2-port 530FLB Adapter
HP Flex-10 10Gb 2-port 530M Adapter
HP NPAR 10Gb 2-port 530M Adapter
HP Ethernet 10Gb 2-port 530SFP+ Adapter
HP NPAR 10Gb 2-port 530SFP+ Adapter
HP Ethernet 10Gb 2-port 530T Adapter
HP NPAR 10Gb 2-port 530T Adapter
HP FlexFabric 10Gb 2-port 534FLB Adapter
HP NPAR 10Gb 2-port 534FLB Adapter
HP FlexFabric 10Gb 2-port 534FLR-SFP+ Adapter
HP NPAR 10Gb 2-port 534FLR-SFP+ Adapter
HP FlexFabric 10Gb 2-port 534M Adapter
HP NPAR 10Gb 2-port 534M Adapter
HP StoreFabric CN1100R Dual Port Converged Network Adapter
HP NPAR CN1100R Dual Port Converged Network Adapter
HP FlexFabric 10Gb 2-port 533FLR-T Adapter
HP NPAR 10Gb 2-port 533FLR-T Adapter
HP FlexFabric 20Gb 2-port 630FLB Adapter
HP NPAR 20Gb 2-port 630FLB Adapter
HP FlexFabric 20Gb 2-port 630M Adapter
HP NPAR 20Gb 2-port 630M Adapter
HP FlexFabric 10Gb 2-port 536FLB Adapter
HP NPAR 10Gb 2-port 536FLB Adapter
HPE StoreFabric CN1100R-T Converged Network Adapter
HPE NPAR 10Gb DP CN1100R-T


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 7  for AMD64/EM64T
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Update 6  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, UEFI, iSCSI, NCSI, FCoE and CCM code) 
on HP Ethernet networking adapters (QLogic NX2 controller based) 
connected to supporting Proliant servers running supported 
Linux x86_64 OS distros.


Enhancements/Fixes
===================
- Enhancements Description:
  - Add support to convert 'HP FlexFabric 10Gb 2-port 533FLR-T Adapter' 
    into a Converged Network Adapter. 
  - Add support for 'HPE StoreFabric CN1100R-T Converged Network Adapter' & 
    'HPE NPAR CN1100R-T Converged Network Adapter'

- Fixes Description:
  - Fixes an issue where the Boot from SAN in Legacy mode fails (hang observed during OS boot) 
    because the FCoE ROM doesn't correctly honor the link status set by the Virtual Connect Manager.
  - Fixes an issue where UEFI FCoE boot path sends false notification to MFW (Management Firmware) about
    the virtual function link change which eventually results in a deadlock with virtual link down.
  - Fixes an issue where the fallback Boot from SAN fails even though each port is mapped to different 
    Virtual Connect Bays and only one of the bays is powered off.
  - Fixes an issue where the Smartlink function does not work properly in FCoE SAN boot environment 
    when server 'Boot Mode' is 'Legacy BIOS Mode'.
  - Fixes an issue where the FCOE UEFI driver is unable to find LUNs, when multiple FCOE VLANs are enabled.


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:

	# ./CP027566.scexe

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

	# ./CP027566.scexe -h


Firmware Upgrade Log
====================
The results of the firmware upgrade are saved to the CP027566.log file
which is located at the /var/cpq/ directory. 


Important Information
======================
1) The Device ID in NPAR (NIC Partitioning) mode is different over the DID used 
for Flex10, or (forced) Single Function mode.  Accordingly adapters with DID 0x168E
and 0x16A2 changes to 0x16AE and 0x16A4 respectively after enabling NPAR.


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