FILE NAME:	CP038925

TITLE:		HPE Intel Online Firmware Upgrade Utility for VMware

VERSION:	3.11.7

REVISION:	0

LANGUAGE:	English

CATEGORY:	Software Solutions

DIVISIONS:	Enterprise and Mainstream Servers

EFFECTIVE DATE:	06/07/2019


Products Affected
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HP Ethernet 1Gb  2-port 361i Adapter
HP Ethernet 1Gb  2-port 361T Adapter
HP Ethernet 1Gb  4-port 366i Adapter
HP Ethernet 10Gb 2-port 560FLB Adapter
HP Ethernet 10Gb 2-port 560SFP+ Adapter
HP Ethernet 1Gb  4-port 366FLR Adapter
HP Ethernet 10Gb 2-port 560FLR-SFP+ Adapter
HP Ethernet 10Gb 2-port 560M Adapter
HP Ethernet 1Gb  2-port 363i Adapter
HP Ethernet 10Gb 2-port 562FLR-SFP+ Adapter
HP Ethernet 10Gb 2-port 562SFP+ Adapter
HP Ethernet 1Gb 4-port 366T Adapter
HPE Ethernet 1Gb 2-port 368i Adapter
HPE Ethernet 1Gb 4-port 369i Adapter  
HPE Ethernet 10Gb 2-port 563i Adapter
HPE Ethernet 1Gb 4-port 366i Communication Board
HPE Ethernet 10Gb 2-port 568i Adapter
HPE Ethernet 10Gb 2-port 562T Adapter
HPE Ethernet 10Gb 2-port 562FLR-T Adapter
HPE Ethernet 10Gb 2-port 568FLR-MMSFP+ Adapter
HPE Ethernet 10Gb 2-port 568FLR-MMT Adapter
HPE Ethernet 1Gb 2-port 368FLR-MMT Adapter
HPE Synergy 4610C 10/25Gb Ethernet Adapter

Operating Systems
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Esxi 6.0
Esxi 6.5
Esxi 6.7

Pre-requisites
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i40e VMware driver version >= 1.3.21

Description
============
This package contains the utilities and binaries for upgrading firmware on HP Ethernet networking adapters (Intel controller based) connected to supporting Proliant servers running supported VMware platform. 


Enhancements/Fixes
===================
- Enhancements Description:
 - NA

- Fixes Description:
 - N/A


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


Introduction
============
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
=========
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
====================
Results of the firmware upgrade are written to /var/cpq/CPxxxxxx.log.

Important Information
======================
1) Under certain scenarios, after updating the EPROM you may be 
required to reboot the unit and re-run this component to be able 
to update the flash ROM (OROM) on the adapters.
2) When updating the firmware on a given adapter, it is highly 
recommended to update both EPROM/NVM and OROM on it at the same time.
3) When update firmware, refer to Revision History and update it to the version as stepping up or down the ladder until the version needed. 
For more information about downgrade limitation, refer to the following Customer advisory: 
https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-a00069764en_us
4) AC Power Cycle is required after firmware installation for updates 
to take effect for the following network adapters:
HPE Ethernet 1Gb 2-port 368i Adapter
HPE Ethernet 1Gb 2-port 369i Adapter
HPE Ethernet 1Gb 2-port 368FLR-MMT Adapter
HPE Ethernet 10Gb 2-port 568FLR-MMSFP+ Adapter
HPE Ethernet 10Gb 2-port 568FLR-MMT Adapter

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