Mellanox ConnectX4 Firmware

Links

• Mellanox Driver & Firmware: http://www.mellanox.com/page/firmware_table_IBM_SystemP

Packages

• IBM P/N 00WT010: 1-Port CX4 EDR Adapter
• IBM P/N 00WT039: 2-Port CX4 EDR Adapter

Prerequisites

• Packages: Mellanox MFT Tools / Mellanox OFED (Includes MFT tools)
• Start MST Service (Prerequisite for Mellanox Firmware Management):

  [root@host ~]# mst start
  Starting MST (Mellanox Software Tools) driver set
  Loading MST PCI module - Success
  Loading MST PCI configuration module - Success
  Create devices
  Unloading MST PCI module (unused) - Success
  

Command

flint --device <MST Device> --image <Image File> { burn | query

Firmware Upgrade

• Identify Existing MST Devices (/dev/mst/):

[root@host ~]# mst status -v
MST modules:
------------
    MST PCI module is not loaded
    MST PCI configuration module loaded
PCI devices:
------------
DEVICE_TYPE             MST                           PCI             RDMA            NET                       NUMA
ConnectX4(rev:0)        /dev/mst/mt4115_pciconf0.1    0004:01:00.1    mlx5_1          net-ib1                   1
.
ConnectX4(rev:0)        /dev/mst/mt4115_pciconf0      0004:01:00.0    mlx5_0          net-ib0                   1
.

• Launch Firmware Upgrade:

  [root@host ~]# flint --device /dev/mst/mt4115_pciconf0 --image fw-ConnectX4-rel-12_17_2010-00WT039_Ax.bin burn
    Current FW version on flash:  12.16.1006
    New FW version:               12.17.2010
  -E- PSID mismatch. The PSID on flash (MT_2150110033) differs from the PSID in the given image (IBM2150110033).
  Note if you get PSID mismatch error, please contact IODev
    Current FW version on flash:  12.16.1006
    New FW version:               12.17.2010
  .
  Do you want to continue ? (y/n) [n] : y
  Burning FS3 FW image without signatures - OK
  Restoring signature                     - OK
  -I- To load new FW run mlxfwreset or reboot machine.
  

• Manually Reboot System Note: mlxfwreset does not currently work on Power systems

Firmware Query

[root@host: ~]# flint --device /dev/mst/mt4115_pciconf0 query
Image type:          FS3
FW Version:          12.17.2010
FW Release Date:     2.11.2016
Product Version:     rel-12_17_2010
Description:         UID                GuidsNumber
Base GUID:           7cfe900300814cf0        4
Base MAC:            00007cfe90814cf0        4
Image VSD:
Device VSD:
PSID:                IBM2190110032