Purpose:
It lists NMC-4006 NVM version and enable PXE setting for customer reference,
Target Audience:
For Advantech TSE, RBU AE, outsourcing service engineer(s) and End customer with the following knowledges :
- Intel PXE troubleshooting experience
Content:
NMC-4006 NVM version:
1. Following table is the NMC-4006 NVM version list, and only NVM 6.80 default setting is enabled PXE function, and other versions are disabled
|
NVM Version |
Etracking ID |
PXE default enabled |
|
5.0.5 |
5.05 0x80002b39 0.0.0 |
No |
|
6.0.1 |
6.01 0x80003edc 0.0.0 |
No |
|
6.8.0 |
6.80 0x80004315 1.1747.0 |
Yes |
|
7.2.0 |
7.20 0x80008d74 1.1747.0 |
No |
|
8.1.0 |
8.10 0x80009e16 1.2829.0 |
No |
| 9.00 | 9.00 0x8000cf5e 0.0.0 |
No |
2. When user sets BIOS Network item as Legacy for enabled "Boot from LAN function"
System will reports following message during the BIOS boot when system had installed a NMC-4006 (NVM 6.8)
|
Initializing Intel(R) Boot Agent 40G v1.0.66 PXE 2.1 Build 092 (WfM 2.0) |
3. Something system doesn't success to boot in OS when system sets BIOS Network item as Legacy and installed a NMC-4006 (NVM 6.8). this symptoms is a legacy BIOS type limitation, the legacy BIOS type didn't had free memory area to load HDD recourse when system BIOS had loaded NMC-4006 PXE image.
4. When user uses nvmupdate or Intel utility (ex: eeupdate) to upgrade NMC-4006 NVM from 6.8 to 7.2, the PXE Firmware status of NMC-4006 (NVM 7.2) was changed from PXE to Unknow, but it still keeps PXE function ,
Port Network Address Location Series WOL Flash Firmware Version
==== =============== ======== ======= === ============================= =======
1 C400ADABF658 1:00.0 Gigabit NO FLASH Not Present
2 C400ADABF659 2:00.0 Gigabit NO FLASH Not Present
3 000BABF4F096 64:00.0 40GbE YES FLASH Unknown (X722)
4 000BABF4F097 64:00.1 40GbE YES FLASH Unknown (X722)
5 C400ADAA7777 216:00.0 40GbE YES FLASH Unknown (NMC-4006)
6 C400ADAA7778 216:00.1 40GbE YES FLASH Unknown (NMC-4006)
we suggest customer using Intel utility (bootuil) to set NMC-4006 (NVM 7.2) Firmware status as disabled.
Intel utility (bootuil) download link:
# ./bootutil64e -nic=6 -FD
Intel(R) Ethernet Flash Firmware Utility
BootUtil version 1.7.10.10
Copyright (C) 2003-2019 Intel Corporation
Type BootUtil -? for help
Port Network Address Location Series WOL Flash Firmware Version
==== =============== ======== ======= === ============================= =======
1 C400ADABF658 1:00.0 Gigabit NO FLASH Not Present
2 C400ADABF659 2:00.0 Gigabit NO FLASH Not Present
3 000BABF4F096 64:00.0 40GbE YES FLASH Unknown (X722)
4 000BABF4F097 64:00.1 40GbE YES FLASH Unknown (X722)
5 C400ADAA7777 216:00.0 40GbE YES FLASH Disabled (NMC-4006)
6 C400ADAA7778 216:00.1 40GbE YES FLASH Disabled (NMC-4006)
5. User may refer following link and uses Intel utility "bootutil" to disable NMC-4006 (NVM 6.8) PXE fuction,
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