Downgrade NMC-1001 NVM from version 9.50_9.52 to 9.10

Purpose

Release NVM downgrade package for NMC-1001 target version from 9.50/9.52 to 9.10

 

Target Audience

Everyone who needs to downgrade NMC-1001 from 69.50/9.52 to 9.10

Minimum requirement

• The package in this FAQ supports downgraded from 9.50/9.52 to 9.10
• Linux based OS
• i40e driver up to 2.15.9 or beyond

Steps

• Download NMC1001NVM910_downgrade.tgz from attachment
• Check current NVM version from one of Ethernet device of NMC-1001 (bb3p0 as an example)

example 1: NVM 9.50

# ethtool -i bb3p0
driver: i40e
version: 2.26.8
firmware-version: 9.50 0x8000f52d 0.0.0
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

example 2: NVM 9.52

# ethtool -i bb3p0
driver: i40e
version: 2.26.8
firmware-version: 9.52 0x8000fbbe 0.0.0
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

• 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 AE ([e-mail]), 

# ./nvmupdate64e -l nmc-1001.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 X710 9.80(9.50) 1572 00:179 Update
for 10GbE SFP+ available

Options: Adapter Index List (comma-separated), [A]ll, e[X]it
Enter selection: 04 <-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 NVM
Update in progress. This operation may take several minutes.
[****[ 205.882575] i40e 0000:b3:00.1: Reset Requested! (EMPR)
[ 206.128108] i40e 0000:b3:00.1: MAC source pruning enabled on all VFs
[ 206.141723] i40e 0000:b3:00.1: VF BW shares not restored
[ 207.265541] i40e 0000:b3:00.3: Reset Requested! (EMPR)
[ 207.519124] i40e 0000:b3:00.3: MAC source pruning enabled on all VFs
[ 207.541452] i40e 0000:b3:00.3: VF BW shares not restored
[ 207.566810] workqueue: i40e_service_task [i40e] hogged CPU for >10000us 4 times, consider switching to WQ_UNBOUND
[ 208.692526] i40e 0000:b3:00.2: Reset Requested! (EMPR)
[ 208.936743] i40e 0000:b3:00.2: MAC source pruning enabled on all VFs
[ 208.959191] i40e 0000:b3:00.2: VF BW shares not restored
[ 210.090547] i40e 0000:b3:00.0: Reset Requested! (EMPR)
[ 210.343963] i40e 0000:b3:00.0: MAC source pruning enabled on all VFs
[ 210.366312] i40e 0000:b3:00.0: 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 X710 9.16(9.10) 1572 00:179 Update
for 10GbE SFP+ successful

A 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 (bb3p0 as an example) 

# ethtool -i bb3p0
driver: i40e
version: 2.26.8
firmware-version: 9.10 0x8000f51e 0.0.0
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

• Check VPD info from Advantech network device  (Assume device NMC-1001 on bus b3:00.0)

# lspci -s b3:00.0 -vvv |grep -i "Vendor specific"
[V0] Vendor specific: N440
[V1] Vendor specific: V9.10
[V2] Vendor specific: V9.10.01

# lspci -s b3:00.0 -vvv | head -n 4
b3:00.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation Ethernet Controller X710 for 10GbE SFP+ (rev 02)
Subsystem: Advantech Co. Ltd Ethernet Controller X710 for 10GbE SFP+
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: 2017 with the command.

# ./nvmupdate64e -i -o
----------
 <Instance vendor="8086" device="1572" subdevice="2017" subvendor="13FE" bus="179" 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="CC827F150DA0">
</MAC>
<SAN address="000000000200">
</SAN>
</MACAddresses>
</Instance>
<Instance vendor="8086" device="1572" subdevice="0000" subvendor="13FE" bus="179" 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="CC827F150DA1">
</MAC>
<SAN address="000000000201">
</SAN>
</MACAddresses>
</Instance>
<Instance vendor="8086" device="1572" subdevice="0000" subvendor="13FE" bus="179" 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="CC827F150DA2">
</MAC>
<SAN address="000000000202">
</SAN>
</MACAddresses>
</Instance>
<Instance vendor="8086" device="1572" subdevice="0000" subvendor="13FE" bus="179" 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="CC827F150DA3">
</MAC>
<SAN address="000000000203">
</SAN>
</MACAddresses>
</Instance>
</DeviceInventory>