Update NMC-6003(Dual slots) NVM from version 3.00 to 4.30

Purpose

Release NVM update package for NMC-6003 (Dual slots) target version from 3.00 to 4.30

Target Audience

Everyone who needs to update NMC-6003 (Dual slots) target version from 3.00 to 4.30

Minimum requirement

1. The package in this FAQ supports upgrade from NMC-6003 (Dual slots) NVM 3.00 only. When customer's needs to upgrade NMC-6003L (Dual NIC ports) NVM 4.30,  please link "Update NMC-6003L(Dual NIC ports) NVM from version 3.00 to 4.3"
2. Linux based OS
3. ice driver up to 1.12.7 or beyond (see driver requirement)

Steps
      1. Download NMC-6003_Dual_slots_NVM430.tgz from attachment
      2. Check current nvm version from one of Ethernet device of NMC-6003 (bb3p0 as an example)

example 1: NVM 3.00

# ethtool -i bb3p0
driver: ice
version: 1.12.6
firmware-version: 3.00 0x8001120b 1.3082.0
expansion-rom-version:
bus-info: 0000:b3:00.0
supports-statistics: yes
supports-test: yes
supports-eeprom-access: yes
supports-register-dump: yes
supports-priv-flags: yes

3. Get in unzipped folder and run following command to execute update process. You should understand which device is available to be updated.

"-l nmc-6003.log" specifies the log file for recording output from the nvmupdate utility, if NMC can't success to update NVM file, please forward this log file to Advantech FAE ([e-mail]), 

# ./nvmupdate64e -if ioctl -l nmc-6003.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 00:003 Update not
Connection available
02) Intel(R) I210 Gigabit Network N/A(N/A) 1533 00:004 Update not
Connection available
03) Intel(R) Ethernet Controller 3.00(3.00) 1592 00:179 Update
E810-C for QSFP available

Options: Adapter Index List (comma-separated), [A]ll, e[X]it
Enter selection: 03  <-please key-in NMC-6003 (E810) ID number
Would you like to back up the NVM images? [Y]es/[N]o: Y y <- suggest key-in y to backup old NVM
Update in progress. This operation may take several minutes.
[*-........]

Update in progress. This operation may take several minutes.

[**[ 170.753446] ice 0000:b3:00.1: Failed to disable iWARP filtering
[ 170.759691] bb3p1 speed is unknown, defaulting to 1000
[ 170.765200] infiniband irdma1: ib_query_port failed (-19)
[ 170.833400] irdma_dbg_pf_exit: removing debugfs entries
[ 171.585476] ice 0000:b3:00.0: Failed to disable iWARP filtering
[ 171.591718] bb3p0 speed is unknown, defaulting to 1000
[ 171.597203] infiniband irdma0: ib_query_port failed (-19)
[ 171.665433] irdma_dbg_pf_exit: removing debugfs entries
[ 171.678316] ice 0000:b3:00.0 bb3p0: Failed stop Rx rings, VSI 6 error -110
[ 171.692113] ice 0000:b3:00.0 bb3p0: Failed to close VSI 0x0006 on switch 0x00 01
[ 171.711761] (NULL net_device): Failed stop Rx rings, VSI 7 error -110
[ 171.719676] (NULL net_device): Failed to close VSI 0x0007 on switch 0x0001
[ 177.434020] ice 0000:b3:00.1: The DDP package was successfully loaded: ICE OS Default Package version 1.3.30.0
[ 177.454163] ice 0000:b3:00.0: DDP package already present on device: ICE OS D efault Package version 1.3.30.0
[ 177.511998] ice 0000:b3:00.1: PTP reset successful
[ 177.512004] ice 0000:b3:00.1: 6660 msecs passed between update to cached PHC time
[ 177.567224] ice 0000:b3:00.0: PTP reset successful
[ 178.523944] ice 0000:b3:00.1: VSI rebuilt. VSI index 0, type ICE_VSI_PF
[ 178.543478] ice 0000:b3:00.1: VSI rebuilt. VSI index 1, type ICE_VSI_CTRL
[ 178.565488] ice 0000:b3:00.0: VSI rebuilt. VSI index 0, type ICE_VSI_PF
[ 178.572390] probe: cdev_info=00000000a1966b35, cdev_info->dev.aux_dev.bus->nu mber=179, cdev_info->rdma_active_port=0xff netdev=bb3p1
[ 178.593229] ice 0000:b3:00.0: VSI rebuilt. VSI index 1, type ICE_VSI_CTRL
[ 178.618462] bb3p1 speed is unknown, defaulting to 1000
[ 178.623344] probe: cdev_info=00000000b1bc5f63, cdev_info->dev.aux_dev.bus->nu mber=179, cdev_info->rdma_active_port=0xff netdev=bb3p0
[ 178.641646] bb3p1 speed is unknown, defaulting to 1000
[ 178.656523] bb3p1 speed is unknown, defaulting to 1000
[ 178.671388] bb3p1 speed is unknown, defaulting to 1000
[ 178.686857] bb3p0 speed is unknown, defaulting to 1000
[ 178.701637] bb3p0 speed is unknown, defaulting to 1000
[ 178.701707] bb3p1 speed is unknown, defaulting to 1000


Num Description Ver.(hex) DevId S:B Status
=== ================================== ============ ===== ====== ==============
01) Intel(R) I210 Gigabit Network N/A(N/A) 1533 00:003 Update not
Connection available
02) Intel(R) I210 Gigabit Network N/A(N/A) 1533 00:004 Update not
Connection available
03) Intel(R) Ethernet Controller 3.00(3.00) 1592 00:179 Update
E810-C for QSFP 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. Wait few minutes for completing the upgrade process, you will find “All operations completed successfully” shown on screen after it completed, and follow the message to exit the utility.  
5. Power OFF and ON to apply the changes. 
6. Check nvm version from one of Ethernet device of NMC-6003 (bb3p0 as an example) 

# ethtool -i bb3p0
driver: ice
version: 1.12.6
firmware-version: 4.30 0x8001e097 1.3429.0
expansion-rom-version:
bus-info: 0000:b3:00.0
supports-statistics: yes
supports-test: yes
supports-eeprom-access: yes
supports-register-dump: yes
supports-priv-flags: yes

7. Check VPD info from Advantech network device  (Assume device NMC-6003 on bus b3:00.0)

# lspci -s b3:00.0 -vvv |grep -i "Vendor specific"
[V0] Vendor specific: N270
[V1] Vendor specific: V4.30
[V2] Vendor specific: V4.30.01

# lspci -s b3:00.0 -vvv | head -n 4
b3:00.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation Ethernet Controller E810-C for QSFP (rev 02)
Subsystem: Advantech Co. Ltd Ethernet Controller E810-C for QSFP
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-

Check SVID: 13FE and SDID: 2048  with the command.

# ./nvmupdate64e -i -o
----------
Intel(R) Ethernet NVM Update Tool
NVMUpdate version 1.40.5.5
Copyright(C) 2013 - 2023 Intel Corporation.

-----------
 <Instance vendor="8086" device="1592" subdevice="2048" subvendor="13FE" bus="179" dev="0" func="0" PBA="" port_id="Port 1 of 2" display="Intel(R) Ethernet Controller E810-C for QSFP">
<Module type="PXE" version="2.6.2" update="0">
</Module>
<Module type="EFI" version="4.0.75" update="0">
</Module>
<Module type="Netlist" version="4.3.11.0" update="0">
</Module>
<Module type="NVM" version="8001E097" update="0">
</Module>
<VPD>
<VPDField type="String">NMC-6003</VPDField>
<VPDField type="Readable" key="MN">13FE</VPDField>
<VPDField type="Readable" key="V0">N270</VPDField>
<VPDField type="Readable" key="V1">V4.30</VPDField>
<VPDField type="Readable" key="V2">V4.30.01</VPDField>
<VPDField type="Checksum" key="RV">63</VPDField>
</VPD>
<MACAddresses>
<MAC address="C400ADAC2FB6">
</MAC>
</MACAddresses>
</Instance>
<Instance vendor="8086" device="1592" subdevice="2048" subvendor="13FE" bus="179" dev="0" func="1" PBA="" port_id="Port 2 of 2" display="Intel(R) Ethernet Controller E810-C for QSFP">
<Module type="PXE" version="2.6.2" update="0">
</Module>
<Module type="EFI" version="4.0.75" update="0">
</Module>
<Module type="Netlist" version="4.3.11.0" update="0">
</Module>
<Module type="NVM" version="8001E097" update="0">
</Module>
<VPD>
<VPDField type="String">NMC-6003</VPDField>
<VPDField type="Readable" key="MN">13FE</VPDField>
<VPDField type="Readable" key="V0">N270</VPDField>
<VPDField type="Readable" key="V1">V4.30</VPDField>
<VPDField type="Readable" key="V2">V4.30.01</VPDField>
<VPDField type="Checksum" key="RV">63</VPDField>
</VPD>
<MACAddresses>
<MAC address="C400ADAC2FB7">
</MAC>
</MACAddresses>
</Instance>
</DeviceInventory>