Update NMC-1001 NVM from version 6.8_7.2_8.10_9.0 to 9.10

Purpose

Release NVM update package for NMC-1001 target version from 6.80/7.20/8.10/9.0 to 9.10

Target Audience

Everyone who needs to update NMC-1001 from 6.80/7.20/8.10/9.0 to 9.10

Minimum requirement

• The package in this FAQ supports upgrade from 6.80/7.20/8.10/9.0 to 9.10 only. if customer's NMC-1001 is older NVM (ex: 6.01),  please contact Advantech supports for updating from those versions which are older than 6.80/7.20/8.10/9.00
• Linux based OS
• i40e driver up to 2.15.9 or beyond 

Steps

• Download NMC1001NVM910.tgz from attachment.
• Check current NVM version from one of Ethernet device of NMC-1001 (b91p0 as an example)

example 1: NVM 6.80

# ethtool -i b91p0
driver: i40e
version: 2.25.9
firmware-version: 6.80 0x80004355 0.0.0
expansion-rom-version:
bus-info: 0000:91:00.0
supports-statistics: yes
supports-test: yes
supports-eeprom-access: yes
supports-register-dump: yes
supports-priv-flags: yes

example 2: NVM 7.20

# ethtool -i b91p0
driver: i40e
version: 2.25.9
firmware-version: 7.20 0x80007e35 0.0.0
expansion-rom-version:
bus-info: 0000:91:00.0
supports-statistics: yes
supports-test: yes
supports-eeprom-access: yes
supports-register-dump: yes
supports-priv-flags: yes

example 3: NVM 8.10

# ethtool -i b91p0
driver: i40e
version: 2.25.9
firmware-version: 8.10 0x80009e48 0.0.0
expansion-rom-version:
bus-info: 0000:91:00.0
supports-statistics: yes
supports-test: yes
supports-eeprom-access: yes
supports-register-dump: yes
supports-priv-flags: yes

example 4: NVM 9.00

# ethtool -i b91p0
driver: i40e
version: 2.25.9
firmware-version: 9.00 0x8000d109 0.0.0
expansion-rom-version:
bus-info: 0000:91:00.0
supports-statistics: yes
supports-test: yes
supports-eeprom-access: yes
supports-register-dump: yes
supports-priv-flags: yes

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

"-l nmc-1001.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 -l nmc-1001.log

Intel(R) Ethernet NVM Update Tool
NVMUpdate version 1.39.20.2
Copyright(C) 2013 - 2022 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 3.37(3.25) 1533 00:003 Update not
Connection available
02) Intel(R) I210 Gigabit Network 3.37(3.25) 1533 00:004 Update not
Connection available
03) Intel(R) I350 Gigabit Network 1.99(1.63) 1521 00:005 Update not
Connection available
04) Intel(R) Ethernet Connection 3.38(3.26) 188C 00:137 Update not
E823-C for SFP available
05) Intel(R) Ethernet Controller X710 6.128(6.80) 1572 00:145 Update
for 10GbE SFP+ available

Options: Adapter Index List (comma-separated), [A]ll, e[X]it
Enter selection: 05 <-please key-in NMC-1001 (X710) ID number
Would you like to back up the NVM images? [Y]es/[N]o: Y y <- suggest key-in y to backup old NVMUpdate in progress. This operation may take several minutes.
[****[ 255.467337] i40e 0000:91:00.1: Reset Requested! (EMPR)
[ 255.716765] i40e 0000:91:00.1: MAC source pruning enabled on all VFs
[ 255.730083] i40e 0000:91:00.1: VF BW shares not restored
[ 256.851340] i40e 0000:91:00.3: Reset Requested! (EMPR)
[ 257.101019] i40e 0000:91:00.3: MAC source pruning enabled on all VFs
[ 257.113042] i40e 0000:91:00.3: VF BW shares not restored
[ 258.234373] i40e 0000:91:00.2: Reset Requested! (EMPR)
[ 258.464767] i40e 0000:91:00.2: MAC source pruning enabled on all VFs
[ 258.476791] i40e 0000:91:00.2: VF BW shares not restored
[ 259.598364] i40e 0000:91:00.0: Reset Requested! (EMPR)
[ 259.858480] i40e 0000:91:00.0: MAC source pruning enabled on all VFs
[ 259.870424] i40e 0000:91:00.0: VF BW shares not restored ....******


Num Description Ver.(hex) DevId S:B Status
=== ================================== ============ ===== ====== ==============
01) Intel(R) I210 Gigabit Network 3.37(3.25) 1533 00:003 Update not
Connection available
02) Intel(R) I210 Gigabit Network 3.37(3.25) 1533 00:004 Update not
Connection available
03) Intel(R) I350 Gigabit Network 1.99(1.63) 1521 00:005 Update not
Connection available
04) Intel(R) Ethernet Connection 3.38(3.26) 188C 00:137 Update not
E823-C for SFP available
05) Intel(R) Ethernet Controller X710 9.16(9.10) 1572 00:145 Update
for 10GbE SFP+ successful

Power Cycle is required to complete the update process.

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

• 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.  
• Power OFF and ON to apply the changes. 
• Check NVM version from one of Ethernet device of NMC1001 (b91p0 as an example) 

# ethtool -i b91p0
driver: i40e
version: 2.25.9
firmware-version: 9.10 0x8000f51e 0.0.0
expansion-rom-version:
bus-info: 0000:91:00.0
supports-statistics: yes
supports-test: yes
supports-eeprom-access: yes
supports-register-dump: yes
supports-priv-flags: yes

Check VPD info from Advantech network device  (Assume device NMC-1001 on bus 91:00.0)

# lspci -s 91:00.0 -vvv |grep -i "Vendor specific"
[V0] Vendor specific: N440
[V1] Vendor specific: V9.10
[V2] Vendor specific: V9.10.01

# lspci -s 91:00.0 -vvv | head -n 4
91:00.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation Ethernet Controller X710 for 10GbE SFP+ (rev 02)
Subsystem: Advantech Co. Ltd Device 2017
Physical Slot: 7
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr+ Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx+

Check SVID: 13FE and SDID: 2017 with the command.

# ./nvmupdate64e -i -o
----------
 <Instance vendor="8086" device="1572" subdevice="2017" subvendor="13FE" bus="145" dev="0" func="0" PBA="000400-000" port_id="Port 1 of 4" display="Intel(R) Ethernet Controller X710 for 10GbE SFP+">
<Module type="NVM" version="8000F51E" update="0">
</Module>
<Module type="RO" update="0">
</Module>
<VPD>
<VPDField type="String">NMC-1001F</VPDField>
<VPDField type="Readable" key="MN">13FE</VPDField>
<VPDField type="Readable" key="V0">N440</VPDField>
<VPDField type="Readable" key="V1">V9.10</VPDField>
<VPDField type="Readable" key="V2">V9.10.01</VPDField>
</VPD>
<MACAddresses>
<MAC address="CC827F14D5DC">
</MAC>
<SAN address="000000000200">
</SAN>
</MACAddresses>
</Instance>
<Instance vendor="8086" device="1572" subdevice="0000" subvendor="13FE" bus="145" dev="0" func="1" PBA="000400-000" port_id="Port 2 of 4" display="Intel(R) Ethernet Controller X710 for 10GbE SFP+">
<Module type="NVM" version="8000F51E" update="0">
</Module>
<Module type="RO" update="0">
</Module>
<VPD>
<VPDField type="String">NMC-1001F</VPDField>
<VPDField type="Readable" key="MN">13FE</VPDField>
<VPDField type="Readable" key="V0">N440</VPDField>
<VPDField type="Readable" key="V1">V9.10</VPDField>
<VPDField type="Readable" key="V2">V9.10.01</VPDField>
</VPD>
<MACAddresses>
<MAC address="CC827F14D5DD">
</MAC>
<SAN address="000000000201">
</SAN>
</MACAddresses>
</Instance>
<Instance vendor="8086" device="1572" subdevice="0000" subvendor="13FE" bus="145" dev="0" func="2" PBA="000400-000" port_id="Port 3 of 4" display="Intel(R) Ethernet Controller X710 for 10GbE SFP+">
<Module type="NVM" version="8000F51E" update="0">
</Module>
<Module type="RO" update="0">
</Module>
<VPD>
<VPDField type="String">NMC-1001F</VPDField>
<VPDField type="Readable" key="MN">13FE</VPDField>
<VPDField type="Readable" key="V0">N440</VPDField>
<VPDField type="Readable" key="V1">V9.10</VPDField>
<VPDField type="Readable" key="V2">V9.10.01</VPDField>
</VPD>
<MACAddresses>
<MAC address="CC827F14D5DE">
</MAC>
<SAN address="000000000202">
</SAN>
</MACAddresses>
</Instance>
<Instance vendor="8086" device="1572" subdevice="0000" subvendor="13FE" bus="145" dev="0" func="3" PBA="000400-000" port_id="Port 4 of 4" display="Intel(R) Ethernet Controller X710 for 10GbE SFP+">
<Module type="NVM" version="8000F51E" update="0">
</Module>
<Module type="RO" update="0">
</Module>
<VPD>
<VPDField type="String">NMC-1001F</VPDField>
<VPDField type="Readable" key="MN">13FE</VPDField>
<VPDField type="Readable" key="V0">N440</VPDField>
<VPDField type="Readable" key="V1">V9.10</VPDField>
<VPDField type="Readable" key="V2">V9.10.01</VPDField>
</VPD>
<MACAddresses>
<MAC address="CC827F14D5DF">
</MAC>
<SAN address="000000000203">
</SAN>
</MACAddresses>
</Instance>
</DeviceInventory>