PCIe3
4-Port 10GbE SR Adapter
******* PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE NOTICE *********
UPDATED DATE: June 19th, 2017
Table of Contents
Contents
1.0
Microcode and Document Revision History:
7.0 Determine the Current Microcode Level
for AIX:
8.0 Downloading the RPM Format File to the
Target Server
9.0 Discovery Tool Microcode CD-ROM creation
and download instructions
10.0 Verifying microcode before download and
notes
11.0 Microcode Download Procedure for AIX:
11.1 Setting up for Microcode download
11.2 Downloading Microcode to the Adapter
11.3 Verify and Re-configure adapters
12.0 Microcode Download Procedure for Linux:
12.1 Setting up for Microcode download
12.2 Downloading Microcode to the Adapter
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Microcode Level |
Changes |
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00010000020025201927 |
Impact: Usability Severity: ATT *TX stall causing back-pressure in the ASIC resulting in mailbox
response not being sent to host *System crash when LPAR was booted into SLES *Hardware Ethernet Error caused by a dead lock in adapter firmware. A
mutex was taken and not released by mistake. *Adapter enters firmware loop when single bit ECC error is detected.
System OS this condition as an adapter command time out. This condition will
be reported as a temporary adapter hardware failure. |
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00010000020025201913 |
Fixed an intermittent issue Link not coming up after reboot with Cisco switch. |
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The Firmware Levels Below
Are No Longer Supported By IBM Once They Have Been Removed From The Microcode
Down Load Website. It is best practices to
update to the latest FW level not only for IBM support of these products, but
for optimal performance and to ensure that all of the required HW/FW fixes
are installed. Once new FW has been released to the field, we will provide a
6 month grace period for customers to update these products to the currently
supported FW level . Please Update To The Latest Level At Your Earliest Convenience |
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00010000020025201905 |
*Fix for SRIOV
mode, adapter went to error state when config Vnic. *Fix for SRIOV
VF TX timeouts when other VFs are FLR – reseted. *Fix for SRIOV Vnic
ping failure when injecting EEH errors. *Fix for
spontaneous livedump with adapter entered error
state (9F000013,00001007) *Fix a rogue
frame with EoFa and a bad length, seen during
switch reboots. *Fix an inbound class 2 FLOGI rejected with non-retryable invalid class of service |
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00010000020025200016 |
This is the level of
microcode that initially shipped with the adapter when it became generally
available. |
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Document
Revision History |
Description |
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06/01/2015 |
Creating Readme file with latest
microcode for this adapter - df1020e21410e304 level 00010000020025200016 |
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01/07/2016 |
Updating Readme for level 00010000020025201905 |
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06/17/2016 |
Updating Readme for level 00010000020025201913 |
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06/19/2017 |
Updating Readme for level 00010000020025201927 |
This
Readme file is intended to give directions on how to update the microcode found
on the PCIe3 4-Port 10GbE SR Adapter (FC: EN15 and EN16 ).
Approximately 20 minutes.
NOTE: It is recommended that the installation be scheduled during a
maintenance window or during non-peak production periods.
Feature Code EN15 ( Full Height ), EN16 ( Low Profile
)
CCIN 2CE3
EN15: 8247-21L, 8247-22L, 8247-42L,
8284-22A, 8286-41A, 8286-42A, 9119-MHE, 9119-MME
EN16: 9119-MHE, 9119-MME
Basic card
function is supported on :
If you are
using another release of AIX, ensure that the adapter is supported on that
release before you install the adapter. Contact service and support for
assistance.
Before you install the microcode,
it is important to determine the microcode level of the Adapter installed in
the target system. Use the following instructions to read the ROM level stored
in the Adapter's VPD.
1) List the Ethernet
adapters installed in the system by typing:
lscfg -l ent\*
Note: All of the Ethernet
adapter ports that are installed will be displayed. They will be listed as
entX, where X is 0, 1, etc.
2) To check the current
microcode level for the adapter or controller enter the following command
lsmcode -cd entx
Where “x” is the instance
of the adapter. The command will produce output similar to:
The current microcode level for ent4 is 00010000020025201927.
If the ROM Level is
less than 00010000020025201927
you should
update the microcode.
NOTE: The instructions that follow are specific Linux commands. Linux commands are CASE (lower and upper) SENSITIVE, and must be entered exactly as shown, including filenames.
1) List the Ethernet interfaces for PCIe3 4-Port
10GbE SR Adapter adapters installed in the system by typing:
ifconfig
-a | grep eth
Note: All of the Ethernet
adapters that are installed will be displayed. They will be listed as eth{n},
where {n} is 0, 1, etc.
2) For each adapter listed,
use ethtool -i eth{n} to determine which Ethernet interfaces are associated
with the PCIe3 4-Port 10GbE SR Adapter. If driver name is “be2net”, that
interface is for PCIe3 4-Port 10GbE SR Adapter. For example:
ethtool
-i eth{n}
Where {n} is the instance
of the adapter. The command will produce output similar to:
ethtool -i eth1
driver: be2net
version: 2.102.426r
firmware version:
10.2.252.1927
bus-info: 0001:01:00.0
If driver name is “be2net”,
eth1 is one of PCIe3 4-Port 10GbE SR Adapter interfaces. firmware-version is
“10.2.252.1927”.
If firmware-version is not
10.2.252.1927 or higher, on any of the adapters listed with a be2net driver;
you should update the microcode
Use this method to download to an AIX system:
NOTE: The instructions that follow are specific AIX commands. AIX commands are CASE (lower and upper) SENSITIVE, and must be entered exactly as shown, including filenames.
1) Make two directories on your
AIX system to receive the RPM format file.
Enter: "mkdir
/tmp/microcode"
and then
create this directory
Enter: "mkdir /tmp/microcode/RPM"
2) Transfer the RPM format
file to the /tmp/microcode/RPM directory (using "Save as ...").
Change to that directory, "cd /tmp/microcode/RPM".
You'll see the filename for
the RPM file.
"rpm -ihv --ignoreos df1020e21410e304.00010000020025201927.aix.rpm"
3) For AIX: The
microcode files will be added to /etc/microcode/.
NOTE:
- "/etc/microcode" is a symbolic link to
"/usr/lib/microcode".
- If permission does not allow the copy to the above stated directory or
file then the user will be prompted for a new location.
Use this method to download the new
microcode to a Linux system:
NOTE: The instructions that follow are
specific Linux commands. Linux commands are CASE (lower and upper) SENSITIVE,
and must be entered exactly as shown, including filenames.
1)
Transfer the RPM format file to the /tmp directory(using “Save as....”). You will see the filename
for the RPM file.
2)
Install rpm on your Linux system by typing:
rpm -ivh
/tmp/df1020e21410e304.00010000020025201927.Linux.rpm
3) The microcode package will install the firmware
images in the /lib/firmware directory. If a message is displayed saying the
"package <package_name> is already
installed", you will need to uninstall the listed rpm package. On the
command line type:
rpm -e <package_name>
where <package_name>
is the name of the package that was returned in the message. Return to Step 2
and attempt to install the file again.
4) The microcode file will be installed to the
/lib/firmware directory. File name：df1020e21410e304.00010000020025201927
To obtain information how
to burn a CD-ROM and run the Discovery Tool for an AIX or Linux System please
go to: http://www14.software.ibm.com/support/customercare/mds/
1) After running the
Discovery Tool successfully the "/tmp/microcode/RPM" directory was
created and your rpm files are copied from the CD-ROM.
2) Change to that
directory, "cd /tmp/microcode/RPM".
3) Unpack the file by
executing the instructions below:
Enter the commands:
rpm -ihv --ignoreos
df1020e21410e304.00010000020025201927.aix.rpm
4) One microcode file will
be copied to "/etc/microcode".
File Name:
df1020e21410e304.00010000020025201927
NOTE:
- "/etc/microcode" is a symbolic link to "/usr/lib/microcode".
- If permission does not allow the copy to the above stated directory or
file then the user will be prompted for a new location.
Please verify the file size
and checksum of the raw microcode files matches what is listed below.
For AIX :
Please verify the file size
and checksum
# ls -l df1020e21410e304.00010000020025201927
-rw-r--r--
1 root root 10598028 Jun 19 16:05
df1020e21410e304.00010000020025201927
# sum df1020e21410e304.00010000020025201927
53087 10350 df1020e21410e304.00010000020025201927
ls -l /lib/firmware/df1020e21410e304.00010000020025201927 to verify file size
is 10598028
sum /lib/firmware/df1020e21410e304.00010000020025201927 to verify Checksum is
53087
Microcode download must be
performed separately for each Adapter under each Logical Partitions (LPAR's).
1) Stop all applications
that use this interface/adapter
2) Detach the Adapter’s
interface (not always needed, but it is a good practice to do this step )
a) Before detaching the interface,
record the ip address and any other pertinent information that was configured
on the Adapter. This information may be
needed if the microcode update overwrites this section on the Adapter.
3) You only need to
pick one ent# per adapter for microcode update. Diag will update microcode for
all ports.
Note: in step 3) you might need to perform “rmdev -Rl
en# “ to remove child devices to the
ent#. Ent# needs to be Available for fw download.
1) At the command line type
“diag”
2) Select the "Task Selection" from diagnostics menu.
3) Select "Microcode Tasks” then select “Download Microcode" from the
menu.
4) Select all of the PCIe3 4-Port 10GbE SR Adapters that need to be updated from the list of devices by using the
arrow keys to highlight the entry and pressing "Enter" to mark
it. The devices will be displayed as ent#, where # is the number of the
device. Press "F7" when you are done marking all the adapters
you want to flash.
5) If a source selection menu is displayed, Select “/etc/microcode”.
6) A dialogue box may be displayed on screen. It will state that the
current microcode level on the adapter is not in the /etc/microcode
directory. This is acceptable because the adapter will reject any
incorrect code. Press "Enter" to continue.
7) Select 00010000020025201927 level and press
"Enter" to flash the adapter.
8) The following message will appear on the screen when download is completed:
"Microcode download complete successfully. The current microcode
level ... Please run diagnostics on the adapter to ensure that it is
functioning properly."
9) If you selected more than one adapter to update, then steps 6-9 will repeat
until all adapters are updated.
10) Exit diagnostics.
1) Verify the code level is
00010000020025201927 by typing "lsmcode -cd ent#" or “lsmcode -cd
ent#” for each Ethernet adapter updated. <Where # is the instance of the
adapter>
2) Re-configure/Verify the
adapter’s information through the “smit” menus if necessary.
# lscfg -vl ent4
ent4 U78C9.001.RST0081-P1-C5-T1 PCIe3 4-Port 10GbE SR Adapter
(df1020e21410e304)
PCIe3 4-port 10GbE SR Adapter, NIC PF:
Part Number.................00ND464
Serial
Number...............YL10A04450BB
EC Level....................N98703
Feature Code/Marketing ID...EN16
Network
Address.............0090FA88D5DA
ROM
Level.(alterable).......00010000020025201927
Hardware Location
Code......U78C9.001.RST0081-P1-C5-T1
1)
Use this
series of Linux commands to determine which of any installed Network adapters
are PCIe3 4-Port 10GbE SR Adapter:
for i in `ls /sys/class/net | grep
eth` ; do echo -n "${i}: "; ethtool -i ${i} | grep bus-info; done
Output
will display the association between eth{n} devices and PCI bus device numbers,
nnnn:nn:nn.n
Output
will list PCI bus device numbers for the PCIe3
4-Port 10GbE SR Adapter functions, nn:nn.n
This
example shows the four ports of one PCIe3 4-Port 10GbE SR
Adapter. Firmware need only be updated on
the first port of each adapter,
2)
Stop all
applications that use the interface/adapter to be updated
3)
Configure
the adapter’s interface, eth1 in this example.
1)
Using the
eth{n} configured in previous step use ethtool --flash to
update the firmware.
ethtool --flash eth{n} df1020e21410e304.00010000020025201927
For
example, dmesg command will show the following messages:
These
messages show flashing is completed successfully.
3)
Reboot
the OS instance to activate the updated firmware.
4)
Verify
firmware has been activated
Using
same eth{n} interface used for ethtool --flash command, type:
driver:
be2net
version: 2.102.426r
firmware-version: 10.2.252.1927
bus-info: 0000:01:00.0
supports-statistics: yes
supports-test: yes
supports-eeprom-access: yes
supports-register-dump: no
supports-priv-flags: no