PCIE-2232BP X710 nvmupdate from 6.80 to 9.40

Purpose:

Update PCIE-2232BP X710 firmware from v6.80 to v9.40.

• Keep i40e driver up to date always recommended.

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download/18026/intel-network-adapter-driver-for-pcie-40-gigabit-ethernet-network-connections-under-linux.html

• X710 NVM v9.40, the validated Linux i40e driver version equals to 2.24.6 or later versions. 

https://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/public/us/en/documents/release-notes/xl710-ethernet-controller-feature-matrix.pdf

Target Audience:

Who has the card and system is running Linux OS.

Steps:

1. Download and decompress the Linux patch file.

PCIE-2232BP_nvmupdate6.80_to_9.40_w_VPD.tar.gz

• MD5: d068944d9761d804c188aa47585b5453

2. Make sure your X710 firmware as below.

# ethtool -i b3dp0
driver: i40e
version: 5.15.0-67-generic
firmware-version: 6.80 0x80003ccf 0.0.0
expansion-rom-version:
bus-info: 0000:3d:00.0
supports-statistics: yes
supports-test: yes
supports-eeprom-access: yes
supports-register-dump: yes
supports-priv-flags: yes

3. Do commands below.

# chmod +x nvmupdate64e

# ./nvmupdate64e -l update.log

Intel(R) Ethernet NVM Update Tool
NVMUpdate version 1.40.5.5
Copyright(C) 2013 - 2023 Intel Corporation.


WARNING: To avoid damage to your device, do not stop the update or reboot or power off the system during this update.
Inventory in progress. Please wait [*****|....]


Num Description Ver.(hex) DevId S:B Status
=== ================================== ============ ===== ====== ==============
01) Intel(R) I210 Gigabit Network N/A(N/A) 1533 00:001 Update not
Connection available
02) Intel(R) I210 Gigabit Network N/A(N/A) 1533 00:002 Update not
Connection available
03) Intel(R) Ethernet Controller 6.128(6.80) 1589 00:061 Update
X710/X557-AT 10GBASE-T available

Options: Adapter Index List (comma-separated), [A]ll, e[X]it

Find the number of X710. In this case, choose "3". It will take several minute, DO NOT interrupt it.

Options: Adapter Index List (comma-separated), [A]ll, e[X]it
Enter selection: 3
Would you like to back up the NVM images? [Y]es/[N]o: y
Update in progress. This operation may take several minutes.
[....******]


Num Description Ver.(hex) DevId S:B Status
=== ================================== ============ ===== ====== ==============
01) Intel(R) I210 Gigabit Network N/A(N/A) 1533 00:001 Update not
Connection available
02) Intel(R) I210 Gigabit Network N/A(N/A) 1533 00:002 Update not
Connection available
03) Intel(R) Ethernet Controller 9.64(9.40) 1589 00:061 Update
X710/X557-AT 10GBASE-T successful

A reboot is required to complete the update process.

Tool execution completed with the following status: All operations completed successfully.
Press any key to exit.

4. Reboot the system.

5. Verify firmware updated as below.

# ethtool -i b3dp0
driver: i40e
version: 2.24.6
firmware-version: 9.40 0x8000ed03 0.0.0
expansion-rom-version:
bus-info: 0000:3d:00.0
supports-statistics: yes
supports-test: yes
supports-eeprom-access: yes
supports-register-dump: yes
supports-priv-flags: yes

6. Verify Advantech VPD.

# lspci -s 3d:00.0 -vvv
0000:3d:00.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation Ethernet Controller X710/X557-AT 10GBASE-T (rev 02)
Subsystem: Advantech Co. Ltd Ethernet Controller X710/X557-AT 10GBASE-T
Physical Slot: 9
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr+ Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx+
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 32 bytes
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 16
NUMA node: 0
IOMMU group: 37
Region 0: Memory at 203ffe800000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=8M]
Region 3: Memory at 203fff818000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=32K]
Expansion ROM at b3e80000 [disabled] [size=512K]
Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3
Flags: PMEClk- DSI+ D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold-)
Status: D0 NoSoftRst+ PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=1 PME-
Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable+ 64bit+
Address: 0000000000000000 Data: 0000
Masking: 00000000 Pending: 00000000
Capabilities: [70] MSI-X: Enable+ Count=129 Masked-
Vector table: BAR=3 offset=00000000
PBA: BAR=3 offset=00001000
Capabilities: [a0] Express (v2) Endpoint, MSI 00
DevCap: MaxPayload 2048 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s <512ns, L1 <64us
ExtTag+ AttnBtn- AttnInd- PwrInd- RBE+ FLReset+ SlotPowerLimit 0.000W
DevCtl: CorrErr+ NonFatalErr+ FatalErr+ UnsupReq-
RlxdOrd+ ExtTag+ PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop- FLReset-
MaxPayload 512 bytes, MaxReadReq 4096 bytes
DevSta: CorrErr+ NonFatalErr- FatalErr- UnsupReq+ AuxPwr- TransPend-
LnkCap: Port #0, Speed 8GT/s, Width x8, ASPM L1, Exit Latency L1 <16us
ClockPM- Surprise- LLActRep- BwNot- ASPMOptComp+
LnkCtl: ASPM Disabled; RCB 64 bytes, Disabled- CommClk+
ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
LnkSta: Speed 8GT/s (ok), Width x8 (ok)
TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt-
DevCap2: Completion Timeout: Range ABCD, TimeoutDis+ NROPrPrP- LTR-
10BitTagComp- 10BitTagReq- OBFF Not Supported, ExtFmt- EETLPPrefix-
EmergencyPowerReduction Not Supported, EmergencyPowerReductionInit-
FRS- TPHComp- ExtTPHComp-
AtomicOpsCap: 32bit- 64bit- 128bitCAS-
DevCtl2: Completion Timeout: 260ms to 900ms, TimeoutDis- LTR- OBFF Disabled,
AtomicOpsCtl: ReqEn-
LnkCap2: Supported Link Speeds: 2.5-8GT/s, Crosslink- Retimer- 2Retimers- DRS-
LnkCtl2: Target Link Speed: 2.5GT/s, EnterCompliance- SpeedDis-
Transmit Margin: Normal Operating Range, EnterModifiedCompliance- ComplianceSOS-
Compliance De-emphasis: -6dB
LnkSta2: Current De-emphasis Level: -6dB, EqualizationComplete+ EqualizationPhase1+
EqualizationPhase2+ EqualizationPhase3+ LinkEqualizationRequest-
Retimer- 2Retimers- CrosslinkRes: unsupported
Capabilities: [e0] Vital Product Data
Product Name: PCIE-2232BP
Read-only fields:
[MN] Manufacture ID: 13FE
[V0] Vendor specific: N432
[V1] Vendor specific: V9.40
[V2] Vendor specific: V9.40.01
End
Capabilities: [100 v2] Advanced Error Reporting
UESta: DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq+ ACSViol-
UEMsk: DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt+ UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC+ UnsupReq+ ACSViol-
UESvrt: DLP+ SDES+ TLP+ FCP+ CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF+ MalfTLP+ ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
CESta: RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- AdvNonFatalErr+
CEMsk: RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- AdvNonFatalErr-
AERCap: First Error Pointer: 00, ECRCGenCap+ ECRCGenEn- ECRCChkCap+ ECRCChkEn-
MultHdrRecCap- MultHdrRecEn- TLPPfxPres- HdrLogCap-
HeaderLog: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
Capabilities: [140 v1] Device Serial Number a0-2f-68-ff-ff-48-fe-74
Capabilities: [150 v1] Alternative Routing-ID Interpretation (ARI)
ARICap: MFVC- ACS-, Next Function: 1
ARICtl: MFVC- ACS-, Function Group: 0
Capabilities: [160 v1] Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV)
IOVCap: Migration-, Interrupt Message Number: 000
IOVCtl: Enable- Migration- Interrupt- MSE- ARIHierarchy+
IOVSta: Migration-
Initial VFs: 32, Total VFs: 32, Number of VFs: 0, Function Dependency Link: 00
VF offset: 16, stride: 1, Device ID: 154c
Supported Page Size: 00000553, System Page Size: 00000001
Region 0: Memory at 0000203fff600000 (64-bit, prefetchable)
Region 3: Memory at 0000203fff9a0000 (64-bit, prefetchable)
VF Migration: offset: 00000000, BIR: 0
Capabilities: [1a0 v1] Transaction Processing Hints
Device specific mode supported
No steering table available
Capabilities: [1b0 v1] Access Control Services
ACSCap: SrcValid- TransBlk- ReqRedir- CmpltRedir- UpstreamFwd- EgressCtrl- DirectTrans-
ACSCtl: SrcValid- TransBlk- ReqRedir- CmpltRedir- UpstreamFwd- EgressCtrl- DirectTrans-
Capabilities: [1d0 v1] Secondary PCI Express
LnkCtl3: LnkEquIntrruptEn- PerformEqu-
LaneErrStat: 0
Kernel driver in use: i40e
Kernel modules: i40e