Appendix B. Updating Firmware On Intel Nvme Drives Using The Intel* Ssd Data Center Tool; Figure 10. List Of Intel® Nvme Drives Shown By The Isdct Tool; Figure 11. Updating An Nvme Drive - Intel VROC Quick Configuration Manual

Appendix B. Updating Firmware on Intel NVMe drives using the
1. Download and install the
For Windows* OS, the binaries are installed within the C:\isdct folder.
For Linux* OS, the binaries are installed within the /usr/bin directory, while other support files are
installed within the /etc and /usr/lib directories.
2. Run the next command: isdct show -intelssd
All the installed NVMe drives will be listed along with information like serial number, model number,
firmware version, index number, etc. (see Figure 10).
If the firmware needs to be updated, this will be indicated in the "FirmwareUpdateAvailable" field
showing the available version.
3. Take note of the Index number for all the drives requiring the firmware update. In the example shown
above, the drive containing index number 4 requires the firmware update.
4. Run the next command: isdct load -intelssd <index number>
Confirm when prompted.
Wait for the firmware update (see Figure 11).
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Intel* SSD Data Center Tool.
Figure 10. List of Intel® NVMe drives shown by the isdct tool

Figure 11. Updating an NVMe drive.