FILE NAME:	CP037478.scexe

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

VERSION:	1.5.0

LANGUAGE:	English

CATEGORY:	Software Solutions

DIVISIONS:	Enterprise and Mainstream Servers

EFFECTIVE DATE:	10/31/2018


Products Affected
==================
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
HPE Synergy 4820C 10/20/25Gb Converged Network Adapter
HPE StoreFabric CN1200R-T Converged Network Adapter
HPE StoreFabric CN1300R 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 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/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 >= 8.34.5.5-2


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 8.35.43. This combo image (BB) includes: 
MFW: v8.35.29.0; PXE: v2.0.18; UEFI: v4.1.5.14; 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 8.35.43. This combo image (AH) includes: 
MFW: v8.35.29.0; PXE: v2.0.18; UEFI: v4.1.5.14; 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:
  - 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:

	# ./CP037478.scexe

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

	# ./CP037478.scexe -h


Firmware Upgrade Log
====================
The results of the firmware upgrade are saved to the CP037478.log file
which is located at the /var/cpq/ directory. 


Important Information
======================
1) Note that the firmware 8.35.43 enables additional network functionality on
'HPE Ethernet 10/25Gb 2-port 622FLR-SFP28 Converged Network Adapter'. So once the
adapter is updated to 8.35.43 or newer, it can no longer be downgraded to versions 
older than 8.35.43. 


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