Determine The Card Type; Upgrade The Firmware - HP NC570C User Manual

Note: If you have a Boot Over IB license agreement, any HCA can be upgraded to become a bootable
HCA.

Determine the Card Type

1. Determine card hardware version by entering:
[root@test root]#/usr/local/topspin/sbin/tvflash –i
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Output will be displayed from tvflash.
HCA #0: Found MT23108, Cougar, revision A0 (firmware autoupgrade)
Primary image is v2.00.0000 build 0, for hardware with label
'HCA.Cougar.A0'
Secondary image is v1.18.0000 build 0, for hardware with label
'HCA.Cougar.A0'
Upon installation of the host drivers, the firmware is automatically updated, if needed. However, if
you have outdated firmware on a previously installed HCA, proceed to the next step.

Upgrade the Firmware

2. Upgrade the firmware by executing the following script:
/usr/local/topspin/sbin/tvflash –h 0 ./share/fw-AA-BB-XX.YY.0000.bin
Where:
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Example
/usr/local/topspin/sbin/tvflash –h 0 ./share/fw-cougar-a1-3.00.0002.bin
The example above shows a firmware upgrade on HCA #1, which has a Cougar ASIC, the revision
A0, and firmware file revision 1.18.
3. Repeat steps 1 - 2 on each HCA card.
4. Reboot the PC.
The card type will be Jaguar (older), Cougar, Cougar Cub.
The ASIC revision will be A0 or A1.
"0" = the HCA number. "-h 0" specifies the HCA # 1. "-h 1" would specify the HCA # 2
AA = the card type, which is Cougar in the following example
BB = the ASIC revision, which is A0 or A1
XX and YY = the revision of the firmware file
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