Update NMC-2501 NVM from version 6.8 /7.10 to 9.50

Purpose

Release NVM update package for NMC-2501 , target version from 6.8 /7.10 to 9.50

Target Audience

Everyone who needs to update NMC-2501  NVM from 6.8 to 7.10

Minimum requirement

• Advantech hardware NMC-2501 with nvm version 9.50 (package in this FAQ supports upgrade from 6.8/7.10 to 9.50only.)
• Linux based OS
• i40e driver up to 2.7.12 or beyond )

Quick Start Guide

Following table is the simple NVM upgrade command list, user can refer following Steps to look detail command responses

command	description
# ethtool -i <upgraded NIC device name>	check upgraded LAN NVM version before executing NVM upgraded
# tar zxvf nmc2501.tgz	Decompress NVM file
# cd nmc2501 #./nvmupdate64e -l nmc-2501.log	Execute NMC-2501 NVM upgrade
Please AC cycle system when utility report Tool execution completed with the following status: All operations completed successfully.
# ethtool -i <upgraded NIC device name>	check upgraded LAN NVM version after executing NVM upgraded

Steps

• Download  NMC2501NVM950.tgz from attachment
• Check current nvm version from one of Ethernet device of NMC-2501 (bb5p0 is an example)

Example: NVM 6.80

# ethtool -i b5bp0 
driver: i40e
version: 2.26.8
firmware-version: 6.80 0x800040fd 1.1691.0
expansion-rom-version:
bus-info: 0000:b5:00.0
supports-statistics: yes
supports-test: yes
supports-eeprom-access: yes
supports-register-dump: yes
supports-priv-flags: yes

Example: NVM 7.10

# ethtool -i b5bp0 
driver: i40e
version: 2.26.8
firmware-version: 7.10 0x80007cdc 1.1691.0
expansion-rom-version:
bus-info: 0000:b5:00.0
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-2501.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 AE ([e-mail])

# ./nvmupdate64e -l nmc-2501.log

Intel(R) Ethernet NVM Update Tool
NVMUpdate version 1.41.3.3
Copyright(C) 2013 - 2024 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 Connection X722 N/A(N/A) 37D3 00:107 Update not
for 10GbE SFP+ available
04) Intel(R) Ethernet Controller 6.128(6.80) 158B 00:181 Update
XXV710 for 25GbE SFP28 available


Options: Adapter Index List (comma-separated), [A]ll, e[X]it
Enter selection: 04  <-- please choose XXV710 device.
Would you like to back up the NVM images? [Y]es/[N]o: y <-suggset choose y 

Update in progress. This operation may take several minutes.
[****[ 1485.863006] i40e 0000:b5:00.1: Reset Requested! (EMPR)
[ 1486.110843] i40e 0000:b5:00.1: MAC source pruning enabled on all VFs
[ 1486.129228] i40e 0000:b5:00.1: VF BW shares not restored
[ 1487.264689] i40e 0000:b5:00.0: Reset Requested! (EMPR)
[ 1487.518994] i40e 0000:b5:00.0: MAC source pruning enabled on all VFs
[ 1487.539316] i40e 0000:b5:00.0: VF BW shares not restored .....|****


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 Connection X722 N/A(N/A) 37D3 00:107 Update not
for 10GbE SFP+ available
04) Intel(R) Ethernet Controller 9.80(9.50) 158B 00:181 Update
XXV710 for 25GbE SFP28 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-1011 (bb5p0 as an example) 

# ethtool -i bb5p0
driver: i40e
version: 2.26.8
firmware-version: 9.50 0x8000f973 1.1691.0
expansion-rom-version:
bus-info: 0000:b5:00.0
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-2501 on bus 60:00.0)

# lspci -s b5:00.0 -vvv | grep -i "Vendor specific"
[V0] Vendor specific: N250
[V1] Vendor specific: V9.50
[V2] Vendor specific: V9.50.01

# lspci -s b5:00.0 -vvv | head -n 4
b5:00.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation Ethernet Controller XXV710 for 25GbE SFP28 (rev 02)
Subsystem: Advantech Co. Ltd Ethernet Controller XXV710 for 25GbE SFP28
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: 2018 and SDID: 2060  with the command.

# ./nvmupdate64e -i -o
----------
Intel(R) Ethernet NVM Update Tool
NVMUpdate version 1.41.3.3
Copyright(C) 2013 - 2024 Intel Corporation.

-----------
  <Instance vendor="8086" device="158B" subdevice="2018" subvendor="13FE" bus="181" dev="0" func="0" PBA="008400-000" port_id="Port 1 of 2" display="Intel(R) Ethernet Controller XXV710 for 25GbE SFP28">
<Module type="NVM" version="8000F973" update="0">
</Module>
<Module type="RO" update="0">
</Module>
<VPD>
<VPDField type="String">NMC-2501</VPDField>
<VPDField type="Readable" key="MN">13FE</VPDField>
<VPDField type="Readable" key="V0">N250</VPDField>
<VPDField type="Readable" key="V1">V9.50</VPDField>
<VPDField type="Readable" key="V2">V9.50.01</VPDField>
<VPDField type="Checksum" key="RV">58</VPDField>
</VPD>
<MACAddresses>
<MAC address="3CFDFEA70D14">
</MAC>
<SAN address="3CFDFEA70D16">
</SAN>
</MACAddresses>
</Instance>
<Instance vendor="8086" device="158B" subdevice="0000" subvendor="13FE" bus="181" dev="0" func="1" PBA="008400-000" port_id="Port 2 of 2" display="Intel(R) Ethernet Controller XXV710 for 25GbE SFP28">
<Module type="NVM" version="8000F973" update="0">
</Module>
<Module type="RO" update="0">
</Module>
<VPD>
<VPDField type="String">NMC-2501</VPDField>
<VPDField type="Readable" key="MN">13FE</VPDField>
<VPDField type="Readable" key="V0">N250</VPDField>
<VPDField type="Readable" key="V1">V9.50</VPDField>
<VPDField type="Readable" key="V2">V9.50.01</VPDField>
<VPDField type="Checksum" key="RV">58</VPDField>
</VPD>
<MACAddresses>
<MAC address="3CFDFEA70D15">
</MAC>
<SAN address="3CFDFEA70D17">
</SAN>
</MACAddresses>
</Instance>
</DeviceInventory>