FILE NAME:	CP037477.scexe

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

VERSION:	2.23.0

LANGUAGE:	English

CATEGORY:	Software Solutions

DIVISIONS:	Enterprise and Mainstream Servers

EFFECTIVE DATE:	10/05/2018


Products Affected
==================
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 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 10GBASE-T Dual Port Converged Network Adapter
HPE NPAR 10Gb DP CN1100R-T
HPE FlexFabric 10Gb 4-port 536FLR-T Adapter
HPE NPAR 10Gb QP 536FLR-T  
HPE Synergy 3820C 10/20Gb Converged Network Adapter
HPE NPAR 3820C 10/20Gb Converged Network Adapter
HPE Synergy 10Gb 2-port 2820C Converged Network Adapter
HPE NPAR 10Gb 2-port 2820C 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 bnx2x Linux driver version >= 1.714.20


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.

This component contains combo image version 7.17.19. The combo image includes: 
MFW: v7.15.24; PXE: v7.14.13; UEFI: v8.2.9; iSCSI(wherever applicable): v7.14.0
FCoE(wherever applicable): v7.14.3; L2: v7.12.25; CCM: v7.14.4. 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:

	# ./CP037477.scexe

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

	# ./CP037477.scexe -h


Firmware Upgrade Log
====================
The results of the firmware upgrade are saved to the CP037477.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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