FILE NAME: CP016651.scexe TITLE: HP NC-Series QLogic P3P Online Firmware Upgrade Utility for Linux x86_64 VERSION: 1.0.7 REVISION: 0 LANGUAGE: English CATEGORY: Software Solutions DIVISIONS: Enterprise and Mainstream Servers EFFECTIVE DATE: 12/22/2011 SUPERSEDES: CP015186.scexe Products Affected ================== HP CN1000Q Dual Port Converged Network Adapter HP NC523SFP Dual port 10GbE Server Adapter Operating Systems ================== Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Update 2 for AMD64/EM64T Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Update 1 for AMD64/EM64T Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 for AMD64/EM64T Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 7 for AMD64/EM64T Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 6 for AMD64/EM64T SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 Service Pack 1 for AMD64/EM64T SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64/EM64T SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 Service Pack 4 for AMD64/EM64T SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 Service Pack 3 for AMD64/EM64T Pre-requisites =============== hp-qlcnic driver Description ============ This scexe contains the utilities and binaries for upgrading firmware on HP Proliant Adapters mentioned in the Products Affected section. Enhancements/Fixes =================== 1) This component upgrades to firmware v4.8.22 2) This update now enables discovery and upgrade of FW for NC523SFP and CN1000Q adapters through FW maintenance DVD and SPP Table of Contents ================= Introduction Packaging Performing the Firmware Upgrade Firmware Upgrade Log Introduction ============ This file describes the firmware upgrade of HP Gigabit Server Adapters mentioned in the PRODUCTS AFFECTED section of this document. User guides and additional HP Network Adapter information can be found at: http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/networking/index-nic.html Packaging ========= The firmware upgrade utility is released in scexe format. The file is a single self-extracting executable that unpacks the component, runs it, and cleans up. Performing the Firmware Upgrade =============================== 1. This utility requires the hp-qlcnic KMP to be built and installed from the source rpm. The driver module must also be loaded. Refer the text file accompanies hp-qlcnic source rpm for instructions to build and install. 2. The firmware can be upgraded interactively using the following command: #./CP00xxxx.scexe 3. Check the help menu for more information regarding command line options. #./CP00xxxx.scexe -h Firmware Upgrade Log ==================== Results of the firmware upgrade are wriiten to qlflash.log which gets saved in the current working directory. Copyright 2011 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies