FILE NAME:	CP028672.txt 

TITLE:		HPE Broadcom NX1 Online Firmware Upgrade Utility for VMware Esxi

VERSION:    1.14.5

REVISION:	0

LANGUAGE:	English

CATEGORY:	Software Solutions

DIVISIONS:	Enterprise and Mainstream Servers

EFFECTIVE DATE: 8/10/2016

SUPERSEDES:	1.14.4


Products Affected
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HP Ethernet 1Gb 4-port 331i-SPI Adapter
HP Ethernet 1Gb 4-port 331FLR Adapter
HP Ethernet 1Gb 4-port 331T Adapter
HP Ethernet 1Gb 4-port 331i Adapter (3372)
HP Ethernet 1Gb 2-port 332T Adapter
HP Ethernet 1Gb 2-port 330i Adapter (18D2)
HP Ethernet 1Gb 2-port 332i Adapter
HP Ethernet 1Gb 2-port 330i Adapter (22BD)
HP Ethernet 1Gb 4-Port 331i Adapter (22BE)
HP Ethernet 1Gb 2-port 332i Adapter (22E8)

Operating Systems
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Esxi 5.1
Esxi 5.5
Esxi 6.0

Pre-requisites
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None

Description
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This package contains the utilities and binaries for upgrading firmware (boot code, PXE, UEFI, IPMI, CLP, NCSI and CCM code) on HP Ethernet networking adapters (Broadcom NX1 controller based) connected to supporting Proliant servers.

This component contains combo image version v17.4.41. The combo image includes: Boot Code: 5717B0 - v1.65, 5717C0 - v2.10, 5719 - v1.46 & 5720 - v1.39; NCSI: v1.3.16; PXE(wherever applicable): v17.2.1; UEFI(wherever applicable): v17.4.1; CCM: 17.2.0. 
The users will only see the combo image versions in the interactive mode firmware update or while using HPSUM/SPP to update the firmware on the supported adapters.

Enhancements/Fixes
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- Enhancements Description:

- Fixes Description:
  - Fixes an issue where the server makes high speed fan noise once PXE firmware on the adapter is updated to v17.0.2.
  - Fix an issue where incorrect FW version may be reported when updating firmware on 332i LOM. 
  - Fixes an issue where the older smart components may report incorrect Bootcode version after the firmware on the adapter was originally updated using the component v1.8.6 or later.
  - Fixes an issue where an error code 7 is reported when updating firmware on the HP Ethernet 1Gb 4-port 331i-SPI Adapter.
 
   

Table of Contents
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Introduction
Packaging
Performing the Firmware Upgrade
Firmware Upgrade Log

Introduction
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This file describes the procedure to use for upgrading firmware on HPE Ethernet networking adapters mentioned in the 'PRODUCTS AFFECTED' section of this document.

User guides and additional HPE network adapter information can be found at:
http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/networking/index-nic.html
 
Packaging
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The firmware upgrade utility is released in scexe format. The file is a single self-extracting executable that unpacks the component, runs it, and cleans up.

Performing the Firmware Upgrade
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Off-line: 
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SPP Off-line mode boots a special Linux OS environment, thus the Linux Smart Components are used, not the VMware Smart Components  

Remote On-line: If the component is supported by HP SUM but is not yet part of an SPP:
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Download the appropriate SPP	
Add the component to the SPP	
Mount the SPP on a remote server running Windows or Linux that has a network connection to the ESXi host to be updated
Run HP SUM	
Add the ESXi host to be updated as a remote target/node 
Enter IP or DNS address of the ESXi host to be updated 
Enter the ESXi host credentials (root or administrator username and password) 
For HP SUM 6.0 and newer, select both the Additional Package with the added component and the SPP Baseline on the node Inventory page.
Follow HP Smart Update Manager Steps to complete the firmware update
Refer to the SPP documentation for detailed instructions at:www.hp.com/go/spp 

To use HP Insight Control for vCenter: 
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Log in to the vSphere Client 	
Select a server or cluster in the inventory tree 
Click the HP Insight Management tab	
Follow Insight Control for vCenter steps to update firmware using a Smart Component 

To update firmware from VMware ESXi operating system on target server: 
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 - Enable Tech Support Mode on the ESXi host					
 - Login as root. (You must be root in order to apply the update) 					
 - Place the Smart Component zip file in a temporary directory					
 - Unzip the file CPXXXXXX.zip	
 - Ensure that CPXXXXXX.vmexe is executable by using the command:
 - chmod  +x  CPXXXXXX.vmexe				
 - From the same directory, execute the Smart Component. For example: ./CPXXXXXX.vmexe 					
 - Follow the directions given by the Smart Component 					
 - Logout					
 - Disable Tech Support Mode on the ESXi host	

Firmware Upgrade Log
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Results of the firmware upgrade are written to /var/cpq/CPxxxxxx.log.

Important Information
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1) The adapter's ethernet interfaces may be down temporarily during the update process.So any remote sessions via these interfaces will be disconnected temporarily.

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