FILE NAME:	CP033829.scexe

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

VERSION:	1.4.24

LANGUAGE:	English

CATEGORY:	Software Solutions

DIVISIONS:	Enterprise and Mainstream Servers

EFFECTIVE DATE:	05/08/2018


Products Affected
==================
HPE Ethernet 4x25Gb 1-port 620QSFP28 Adapter
HPE Synergy 6810C 25/50Gb Ethernet Adapter
HPE Ethernet 10Gb 2-port 521T Adapter
HPE Ethernet 10/25Gb 2-port 621SFP28 Adapter
HPE Ethernet 10/25Gb 2-port 622FLR-SFP28 Converged Network 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 9  for AMD64/EM64T
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Update 8  for AMD64/EM64T

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 qed/qede Linux driver version >= 8.33.17.0-1


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

This component contains combo image version 8.35.09. This combo image (BB) includes: 
MFW: v8.35.3.0; PXE: v2.0.17; UEFI: v4.1.4.25; iSCSI: N/A; FCoE: N/A; L2: N/A; 
CCM: N/A. 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.

This component contains combo image version 8.35.09. This combo image (AH) includes: 
MFW: v8.35.3.0; PXE: v2.0.17; UEFI: v4.1.4.25; iSCSI: N/A; FCoE: N/A; L2: N/A;  
CCM: N/A. 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:
  - N/A
- Fixes Description:
  - This product corrects an issue where booting to Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) may not 
    work after applying the OneView server profile, when the System ROM is set to 'Legacy BIOS Mode'.
  - This product addresses an issue where the FCoE boot parameters cannot be configured in the 
    adapter's configuration menu (under 'System Utilities'->'System Configuration' menu) when 
	OneView profile with connections set to 'manually managed' is applied to the system.
  - This product corrects an issue where certain settings/changes (CHAP, boot mode etc) in the OneView 
    server profile are not reflected in the adapters' configuration menu (under 'System Utilities'->
	'System Configuration' menu) after applying the OneView server profile.
  - This product corrects an issue where the virtual World Wide Port Name(WWPN)/World Wide Node
    Name(WWNN) are not programmed properly when applying the OneView server profile.


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:

	# ./CP033829.scexe

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

	# ./CP033829.scexe -h


Firmware Upgrade Log
====================
The results of the firmware upgrade are saved to the CP033829.log file
which is located at the /var/cpq/ directory. 


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