FILE NAME:	CP037520.scexe

TITLE:		HPE Broadcom NetXtreme-E Online Firmware Upgrade Utility for Linux x86_64

VERSION:	1.4.2

LANGUAGE:	English

CATEGORY:	Software Solutions

DIVISIONS:	Enterprise and Mainstream Servers

EFFECTIVE DATE:	09/28/2018


Products Affected
==================
HPE Ethernet 10/25Gb 2-port 631FLR-SFP28 Adapter
HPE Ethernet 10/25Gb 2-port 631SFP28 Adapter
HPE Ethernet 10Gb 2-port 535T Adapter
HPE Ethernet 10Gb 2-port 535FLR-T Adapter


Operating Systems
==================
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Update 5  for AMD64/EM64T
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Update 4  for AMD64/EM64T
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Update 10 for AMD64/EM64T
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Update 9  for AMD64/EM64T
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Update 8  for AMD64/EM64T

SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 15 for AMD64/EM64TS
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 12 Service Pack 3 for AMD64/EM64T
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 12 Service Pack 2 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
Recommended bnxt Linux driver version >= 1.9.1-212.0.99.0


Description
============
This package contains the utilities and binaries for upgrading
firmware (boot code, PXE, UEFI, NCSI and CCM code) on HPE Ethernet 
networking adapters (Broadcom NXE controller based) connected to 
supporting Proliant servers running supported Linux x86_64 OS distros.

This component contains combo image version 212.0.103001. The combo image includes: 
Boot Code: v212.0.102.0; NCSI: v212.0.96.0; PXE: v212.0.92.0; UEFI: v212.0.103.1; CCM: v212.0.92.0; RoCE: v212.0.103.0.
The users will only see the combo image versions in the interactive mode firmware update 
or while using HPSUM/SPP to update the firmware on the supported adapters.


Enhancements/Fixes
===================
- Enhancements Description:
  - This product now supports Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Update 10.

- 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 
HPE Ethernet networking adapters mentioned in the 'PRODUCTS AFFECTED'
section of this document.

User guides and additional HPE network adapter information can be found at:
https://www.hpe.com/us/en/servers/networking.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:

	# ./CP037520.scexe

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

	# ./CP037520.scexe -h


Firmware Upgrade Log
====================
The results of the firmware upgrade are saved to the CP037520.log file
which is located at the /var/cpq/ directory. 


Important Information
======================
1) The adapter's ethernet interfaces may be down temporarily during the update process.
So any remote sessions via these interfaces will be disconnected temporarily.
2) The Device ID will change when NPAR (NIC Partitioning) mode is enabled. Accordingly 
adapters with DID 0x16D7 and 0x16D8 will change to 0x16EC and 0x16EE respectively if  
NPAR is enabled but RoCE is disabled and to 0x16ED and 0x16EF respectively if NPAR is 
enabled and RoCE is also enabled.


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