FILE NAME:	CP031021

TITLE:		HPE QLogic FastLinQ Online Firmware Upgrade Utility for VMware

VERSION:	4.3.26

REVISION:	0

LANGUAGE:	English

CATEGORY:	Software Solutions

DIVISIONS:	Enterprise and Mainstream Servers

EFFECTIVE DATE:	06/01/2017

Products Affected
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HPE Ethernet 4x25Gb 1-port 620QSFP28 Adapter
HPE Synergy 6810C 25/50Gb Ethernet Adapter
HPE Ethernet 10Gb 2-port 521T Adapter
HPE FlexFabric 10Gb 2-port 522FLR-T Adapter
HPE Ethernet 10/25Gb 2-port 621SFP28 Adapter
HPE FlexFabric 10/25Gb 2-port 622FLR-SFP28 Adapter

Operating Systems
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Esxi 6.0
Esxi 6.5

Pre-requisites
===============
ProLiant server supporting above operating systems

Description
============
This package contains the utilities and binaries for upgrading
firmware (boot code, PXE, UEFI, iSCSI, FCoE and CCM code) 
on HPE Ethernet networking adapters (QLogic FastLinQ controller based) 
connected to supporting Proliant servers running supported running supported VMware platform

This component contains combo image version 8.18.36. This combo image (BB) includes: 
MFW: v8.19.0.0; PXE: 2.0.12; UEFI: v4.1.1.8; iSCSI: N/A; FCoE: N/A; L2: N/A; 
CCM: N/A. The users will only see the combo image versions in the interactive 
mode firmware update or while using HPSUM/SPP to update the firmware on the 
supported adapters.

This component contains combo image version 8.18.40. This combo image (AH) includes: 
MFW: v8.18.27.0; PXE: 2.0.12; UEFI: v4.1.1.8; iSCSI: N/A; FCoE: N/A; L2: N/A;  
CCM: N/A. The users will only see the combo image versions in the interactive 
mode firmware update or while using HPSUM/SPP to update the firmware on the 
supported adapters.


Enhancements/Fixes
===================
 - Enhancements Description:
    - Added support for 'HPE Synergy 6810C 25/50Gb Ethernet Adapter', 
    'HPE Ethernet 10Gb 2-port 521T Adapter', 
	'HPE FlexFabric 10Gb 2-port 522FLR-T Adapter', 
    'HPE Ethernet 10/25Gb 2-port 621SFP28 Adapter' &
    'HPE FlexFabric 10/25Gb 2-port 622FLR-SFP28 Adapter'
 - 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.


Copyright 2017 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Developement LP.
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