NVM Update Package ================== October 16, 2019 Contents ======== Overview Limitations and Prerequisites Updating Your NVM Using Interactive Mode Updating Using a Script Results Legal / Disclaimers Overview ======== This package contains all the required files to update the NVM on the Intel(R) Ethernet* adapters in your system. It contains the NVMUpdate utility, configuration file, updated NVM binaries, and required driver files. Note: Some Intel(R) Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X710-T4 adapters may display the message "Image differences found at offset 0x7..." when performing an update using the 700 Series NVM Update Package. This behavior is expected. Updating the Option ROM on a device with Device ID 1586 is a two step process. The first update will change the Device ID to 1589. Reboot your system and run the update tool a second time to update the Option ROM for the new Device ID. Limitations and Prerequisites ============================= This package is intended to be used on Intel branded adapters. Please contact your OEM vendor for an appropriate package. In some cases this package may update an OEM device. This package only updates the NVM image for the device family listed on the package. Each Intel Ethernet product family has its own NVM Update Package. DO NOT - Power down your system during the NVM Update. - Remove the NIC before the NVM Update completes. - Interrupt the NVM Update in any other way. Doing so may make your device unusable. Link Loss during and after NVM update ------------------------------------- When you update a device based on the Intel(R) Ethernet Controller X710 and Intel(R) Ethernet Controller XL710, the device may lose link during and after the update. Power cycle your system after the NVM update completes to resolve the issue. Linux, FreeBSD, and ESX Requirements ------------------------------------ The base driver for your NIC must already be installed. UEFI Requirements ----------------- Create a bootable disk or other media and extract the update package onto the media. Boot your system from the media and run the tool from there. Firmware Recovery Mode ---------------------- When a device is in Firmware Recovery mode it will not pass traffic or allow any configuration; you can only attempt to recover the device's firmware. A device will enter Firmware Recovery mode if it detects a problem that requires the firmware to be reprogrammed. NOTE: Before starting the recovery process, make sure that your operating system, drivers, and tools have been installed properly. NOTE: You must power cycle your system after using Recovery Mode to completely reset the firmware and hardware. Updating Your NVM Using Interactive Mode ======================================== 1. Extract the update package into a temporary folder. 2. Start the NVMUpdate utility by running the executable. For example, on an x64 Microsoft* Windows* system, type: nvmupdatew64e On an x64 Linux* system, type: nvmupdate64e 3. Follow the prompts to update the NVM image on the desired device. Using a Script ============== You can use a script to perform an inventory of all the Intel Ethernet devices in the system or update the Intel Ethernet devices in the system. Update script example: nvmupdate64e -u -l -o update.xml -b -c nvmupdate.cfg This causes the NVMUpdate utility to check the installed Intel Ethernet devices against those contained in nvmupdate.cfg. If a device contains an NVM version older than that specified in the config file, the utility will update the device's NVM. It will create an xml file containing the results of the update. Note that -b is optional. Specifying -b will create a backup of the current NVM image(s). This may add about 30% to the tools execution time. Inventory script example: nvmupdate64e -i -l -o inventory.xml This causes the NVMUpdate utility to perform an inventory of all the Intel Ethernet devices in the system and creates an output file (called inventory.xml) of the results of the inventory. Results ======= The NVMUpdate utility will return an exit code of zero if the update completed successfully. LEGAL / DISCLAIMERS =================== Copyright (C) 2018-2019, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. Intel Corporation assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions in this document. Nor does Intel make any commitment to update the information contained herein. Intel and the Intel logo are trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the U.S. and/or other countries. *Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. This software is furnished under license and may only be used or copied in accordance with the terms of the license. 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