How to perform NVM Update Utility for Intel® Ethernet Network Adapter 710 Series

Purpose

This article is introducing how to update NVM image on XL710 / X710 Intel Network Chips of network products.

e.g. NMC-4005 / NMC-4006

Minimum requirement

Prepare a Linux based environment (Linux base, proper i40e driver)
Download Intel nvmupdate utility (nvmupdate64)
Understand current & target (new) NVM information (Etrack ID)
Configure nvmupdate.cfg file for utility

Steps

1. Make sure the update Linux environment (i40e driver) is matching following requirement (note1)

2. Check device vendor / device info through "lspci -x -s bus:dev.fun"

# lspci -x -s 17:00.0
17:00.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation Ethernet Controller X710 for 10GbE SFP+ (rev 02)
00: 86 80 72 15 46 05 10 00 02 00 00 02 08 00 80 00
10: 0c 00 00 7f 00 38 00 00 00 00 00 00 0c 80 81 7f
20: 00 38 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 86 80 00 00
30: 00 00 e8 c5 40 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0b 01 00 00

# for Intel device, in general here's vendor = 8086 ; device = 1572

3. Check current nvm EtrackID through "ethtool -i <dev>" , this ID will be the updated one in nvmupdate.cfg

# ethtool -i enp23s0f0
driver: i40e
version: 2.3.2-k
firmware-version: 6.01 0x800034f5 0.0.0

; Here the Etrack ID =0x800034f5

4. Request New NVM file for correct model (Plz contact Advantech HQ) , also get the EtrackID for this file

5. Modify nvmupdate.cfg with correct ID info

CURRENT FAMILY: 1.0.0
CONFIG VERSION: 1.11.0
;NMC-4005 5p05 tp 6p01   <-- Note to identify which model and nvm f/w info
;Release 19.3/19.4 to Release 20.0

BEGIN DEVICE
DEVICENAME: XL710
VENDOR: 8086  <-- Ref to Step 2
DEVICE: 1572  <-- Ref to Step 2
NVM IMAGE: 2080007522_XL710_NVM6_01.bin  <-- New NVM file
OROM IMAGE: BootIMG.FLB
EEPID: 80003493  <-- Etrack ID of "New NVM file" 
REPLACES: 800028AC  <-- Current EtrackID
EEPROM MAP: PF_Alloc.txt
;Family identifies bceed30a-b9ca-4fb4-9240-e673e863c9e4
RESET TYPE: REBOOT
END DEVICE