FILE NAME:	CP045081.scexe

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

VERSION:	1.2.3

LANGUAGE:	English

CATEGORY:	Software Solutions

DIVISIONS:	Enterprise and Mainstream Servers

EFFECTIVE DATE:	03/09/2021


Description
============
This package contains the utilities and binaries for upgrading
firmware (boot code, PXE, UEFI, iSCSI, NCSI, FCoE and CCM code) 
on HPE Ethernet networking adapters (QLogic NX2 controller based) 
connected to supporting Proliant servers running supported 
Linux x86_64 OS distros.


Operating Systems
==================
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Update 2 for AMD64/EM64T
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Update 3 for AMD64/EM64T
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Update 8 for AMD64/EM64T
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Update 9 for AMD64/EM64T
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 15 Service Pack 1 for AMD64/EM64T
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 15 Service Pack 2 for AMD64/EM64T
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 12 Service Pack 4 for AMD64/EM64T
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 12 Service Pack 5 for AMD64/EM64T


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 
HPE Ethernet networking adapters supported by this package

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:

	# ./CP045081.scexe

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

	# ./CP045081.scexe -h


Firmware Upgrade Log
====================
The results of the firmware upgrade are saved to the CP045081.log file
which is located at the /var/cpq/ directory. 


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