FILE NAME: CP015375.scexe TITLE: HP NC-Series Mellanox Online Firmware Upgrade Utility for Linux x86_64 VERSION: 1.1.1 REVISION: 0 LANGUAGE: English CATEGORY: Software Solutions DIVISIONS: Enterprise and Mainstream Servers EFFECTIVE DATE: 12/22/2011 SUPERSEDES: CP014909.scexe Products Affected ================== HP NC542m Dual Port Flex-10 10GbE BL-c Adapter HP NC543i 1-port 4x QDR IB/Flex-10 10Gb Adapter HP NC543i 2-port 4xQDR IB/10Gb 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-mlnx-en Linux driver version >= 1.5.4.17 Description ============ This scexe contains the utilities and binaries for upgrading firmware on HP ProLiant/Mellanox NICs Enhancements/Fixes =================== 1) This component now fixes an issue with flexboot on the HP ProLiant SE2155s G7 server 2) The flash command now does not write MAC addresses during FW upgrade 3) This component now fixes an issue with reading temperature on the HP ProLiant BL2x220c G7 server Table of Contents ================= Introduction Packaging Performing the Firmware Upgrade Firmware Upgrade Log Introduction ============ This file describes the firmware upgrade of the 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. The firmware can be upgraded interactively using the following command: #./CP00xxxx.scexe 2. Check the help menu for more information regarding command line options. #./CP00xxxx.scexe -h 3. Reload the driver or Reboot the server for firmware upgrade to take effect. Firmware Upgrade Log ==================== Results of the firmware upgrade are written to mstflint.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