PCIe2 8Gb 4-Port FC Adapter PCIe2 Low Profile 8Gb 4-Port FC Adapter ******* PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE NOTICE ********* DATE: January 17, 2020 Contents 1.0 Overview 1 2.0 Adapters Affected 1 3.0 Microcode Description and Revision History 1 4.0 Cautions and Important Notes 1 5.0 To Determine Adapter Microcode Levels 1 5.1 AIX Systems 1 5.2 Linux Systems 1 6.0 Install RPM Package 1 6.1 AIX RPM Package 1 6.2 Linux RPM Package 1 7.0 Installing the Adapter's Microcode 1 7.1 Using the AIX Command-Line Method 1 7.2 Using the Diagnostic Service Aid Method 1 7.3 Using the QLogic/Cavium QConvergeConsole CLI Method 1 7.4 Using the Standalone Diagnostics CD 1 8.0 Verifying the Update 1 8.1 Verifying the Update on AIX 1 8.2 Verifying the Update on Linux 1 Document Change History 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.0 Overview This update contains the AIX RPM file for the current level of microcode for the 8Gb PCIe2 4-Port FC Adapter, Feature Code(s) EN0Y and EN12. This is a multi-port adapter with two identical ASICs. Each ASIC controls two ports so only a single resource (port) needs to be updated per ASIC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.0 Adapters Affected This microcode is for feature codes EN0Y ( Low Profile ) and EN12 ( High Profile ). CCIN: EN0Y To determine the part number of the adapter on an AIX system, on the command line key the following command: #lscfg -l fcsX (where fcsX represents the adapter) Affected adapters will be listed as: PCIe2 8Gb 4-Port FC Adapter (7710322514101e04) To determine the presence of this adapter on a Linux system, on the command line key in: # ls /sys/class/fc_host Example output: host1 host2 host3 host4 Next determine the model description and name for each host. For each host{n} displayed in previous command, on the command line key in the following command,where host{n} is replaced by one of hosts listed in previous step: # cat /sys/class/scsi_host/host{n}/model* The typical time to install the microcode is 0.4 hr. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.0 Microcode Description and Revision History Microcode Level Changes 7710322514101e04.0325080271 Impact: Usability Severity: ATT This level of firmware supports the Firmware Secure Boot feature of Power systems The Firmware Levels Below Are No Longer Supported By IBM Once They Have Been Removed From The Microcode Down Load Website. It is best practices to update to the latest FW level not only for IBM support of these products, but for optimal performance and to ensure that all of the required HW/FW fixes are installed. Please Update To The Latest Level At Your Earliest Convenience 7710322514101e04.0320080270 Impact: Data Severity: HIPER Fix for a potential issue during error recovery processing resulting in a possible loss of data that would not be detected if an IO is aborted after partial transfer of the FCP_RSP payload. 7710322514101e04.0320080200 Moving to new branch of FW 08.xx.xx from 05.xx.xx Fix AIX temporary error† on boot up. 00000094: VP0 Enable Timeout; expecting Rpt ID Acq from adapter. 7710322514101e04.0320051040 Fix LOGO with zero in S_ID after a LS_RJT in some NPIV environment. Delay 400ms before retrying an FDISC reject is received with error code LOG_BUSY 05. 7710322514101e04.0320051000 Fix get link statistic. Fix Task Management IOCB type 14h completion with DMA error status. Move up to FW branch 5.10. 7710322514101e04.0315050680 This is the level of microcode that is initially supported when it became generally available. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4.0 Cautions and Important Notes * Concurrent Download - The microcode installation does NOT support concurrent download while the fcs resources are available for use. If the fcs resources are in use, they must manually be released prior to starting the download. Failure to do so will result in a message instructing that the fcs resource be freed. NOTE: It is recommended that the installation be scheduled during a maintenance window or during non-peak production periods. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.0 To Determine Adapter Microcode Levels Before installing the microcode, it is important to determine the current microcode level of the adapter. 5.1 AIX Systems 1. List the Fibre Channel (FC) adapters installed in the system by typing on the command line: # lsdev -C | grep fcsX Note the device names of all the fibre channel adapters installed. The adapter device names will be fcsX, where X is 0,1,2,3 or some other number. There will be an fcsX listing for each port of the FC EN0Y or EN12 adapter 2. Determine the current microcode level on the adapter by typing on the command line: # lsmcode -d fcsX (where X is the number of the adapter's port returned from the "lsdev" command above.) A screen similar to the following will be displayed: DISPLAY MICROCODE LEVEL fcs0 PCIe2 8Gb 4-Port FC Adapter (7710322514101e04) The current microcode level for fcs0 is 0325080271. Use Enter to continue. F3=Cancel F10=Exit Enter Or # lscfg -vl fcs0|grep -E ‘fcs0|ROS’ fcs0 U78CD.001.FZH0548-P2-C6-T1 8Gb PCIe2 4-Port FC Adapter (7710322514101e04) ROS Level and ID............0319080247 If the current microcode level is not 0325080271 (as shown in the ‘lsmcode’ output’) or 0319080247 (as shown in the ‘lscfg’ output), then the microcode image on the adapter is not at the latest level. Note: When displaying the microcode in the ‘lscfg’ output you will notice it does not appear to be the same version as the ‘lsmcode’ output. The reason the number looks different is that the ‘lscfg’ displays the version in hex and the ‘lsmcode’ converts to decimal. Convert two digits at a time. 5.2 Linux Systems 1. Download and Install the latest QConvergeConsole CLI package from the Qlogic/Cavium Driver Download site: http://driverdownloads.qlogic.com/QLogicDriverDownloads_UI/IBM_Search.aspx *** NOTE: For Ubuntu, you must convert rpm to deb for ubuntu with the "alien" utility. *** If you do not already have alien installed you will need to first, get alien: #apt-get install alien Then use alien to convert rpm to deb format.? #alien -d QConvergeConsoleCLI-2.2.00-15.ppc64le.rpm --scripts -k NOTE: the scripts flag is important. It is needed to pull in the correct libraries for the tool. 2. Verify firmware version running on the host. # qaucli In the first ‘menu’ pick “1: Adapter Information” In the second ‘menu’ pick “3: FC VPD Information” and then select the adapter port you wish to verify. If the “Firmware Version” version reported is not 8.02.71, then the microcode image on the adapter is not at the latest level. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6.0 Install RPM Package 6.1 AIX RPM Package Use this method to install the AIX RPM package on an AIX system. Note that the commands are case sensitive and must be entered exactly as shown, including file names. Installing the RPM places the binary file 7710322514101e04.0325080271 in the /etc/microcode directory. 1. If the /etc/microcode directory does not exist, make a directory to receive the RPM format file. On the command line type: # mkdir /etc/microcode 2. Transfer the RPM format file, 7710322514101e04.0325080271.aix.rpm to any temporary directory on the target system. 3. Unpack the file. On the command line type: # rpm -ihv --ignoreos 7710322514101e04.0325080271.aix.rpm 4. If the microcode package unpacks successfully, the microcode file will be added to the /etc/microcode directory. If a message is received saying the "package is already installed", you will need to uninstall the rpm package. On the command line type: # rpm -e where is the name of the package that was returned in the message. Return to step 3 and attempt to unpack the file again. 5. Verify the file size and sum of the 7710322514101e04.0325080271 file in /etc/microcode. On the command line type: For the file size: # ls -al 7710322514101e04.0325080271 For the sum: # sum 7710322514101e04.0325080271 The output of these commands should be: file size: 1048576 sum: 24133 6.2 Linux RPM Package Use this method to install the Linux RPM package on a Linux system. Note that the Linux commands are case sensitive and must be entered exactly as shown, including file path names. 1. Transfer the Linux rpm file, 7710322514101e04.0325080271.Linux.rpm, to a directory on the target system, /tmp is used in this example. 2. Unpack the rpm file. On the command line type : # rpm -ihv --ignoreos /tmp/7710322514101e04.0325080271.Linux.rpm If the microcode package unpacks successfully, the microcode file will be added to the/lib/firmware directory. 3. If a message is displayed indicating the "package is already installed", you will need to uninstall the rpm package. On the command line type: # rpm -e where is the name of the package that was returned in the message. Return to step 2 and attempt to unpack the file again. 4. Verify the file size and sum of the 7710322514101e04.0325080271 file in /lib/firmware directory. On the command line type: For the file size:2 # ls -al /lib/firmware/7710322514101e04.0325080271 For the sum: # sum /lib/firmware/7710322514101e04.0325080271 The output of these commands should be: file size: 1048576 sum: 24133 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7.0 Installing the Adapter's Microcode Note: This 4 port adapter uses 2 ASICs, where each ASIC manages 2 ports. The top two ports are managed by one ASIC and the bottom two ports are managed by the second ASIC. Only one port from each of these pairs needs to be updated for the pair to be updated. *** Both pairs must be updated to completely update the entire adapter *** 7.1 Using the AIX Command-Line Method Login as root user. From the command line key in: # diag -d fcsX -T download where fcsX is the port you on which you want to install the microcode. Self-explanatory menus will step you through the microcode installation. *** Repeat the above steps for at least one of the ports in the second pair. *** 7.2 Using the Diagnostic Service Aid Method Login as root user. From the command line key in: diag Select: Task Selection (Diagnostics, Advanced Diagnostics, Service Aids, etc.) Select: Microcode Tasks Select: Download Latest Available Microcode Select: file system /etc/microcode Select the device: fcs* Press enter when prompted to download the microcode. Upon completion, a message will state that the microcode has been successfully downloaded and that the new level is 0325080271. *** Repeat the above steps for at least one of the ports in the second pair. *** 7.3 Using the QLogic/Cavium QConvergeConsole CLI Method The following steps assume you are logged on with root permissions, you have the QConvergeConsole CLI already installed and you have at least one PCIe2 8Gb 4-Port FC Adapter , Feature Code EN0Y or EN12 installed in the system. If you do not have the QConvergeConsole CLI installed see section 5.2 for instructions. From the command line launch the QConvergeConsole by typing the following: # qaucli From the first menu select “3: Adapter Updates” Next select “1: Flash Update” Select the adapter you wish to update and hit ‘enter’ You will be asked for the filename. Type in /lib/firmware/7710322514101e04.0325080271 and hit ‘enter’ Next you will see the Update begin and complete. The output will be similar to the following: Updating Flash on HBA port(s) - QLE2564. Please wait... Flash update complete. Changes have been saved to the HBA port(s). Press to continue: *** Repeat the above steps for at least one of the ports in the second pair. *** If you have more than 1 EN0Y or EN12 adapter that needs to be updated, repeat the above steps for the remaining adapters. 7.4 Using the Standalone Diagnostics CD Below are references and the general flow on how to update microcode update via CD. This method requires 1. To create a bootable Diagnostic's CD go to the following URL. http://www.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/sas/f/diags/home.html 2. Boot the system via a Standalone Diagnostic's CD Note: After booting to Standalone Diagnostics, the Diagnostic's CD can be removed. 3. The Diagnostic's CD should be replaced by a CD containing the unpacked microcode image(s). The CD containing the microcode images should be prepared prior. This can be done by taking the 7710322514101e04.0325080271.aix.rpm file(s) and unpacking them on a usable server. The unpacked files can then be burned on to the CD media. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8.0 Verifying the Update 8.1 Verifying the Update on AIX 1. List the Fibre Channel (FC) adapters installed in the system by typing on the command line: # lsdev -C | grep fcsX Note the device names of all the fibre channel adapters installed. The adapter device names will be fcsX, where X is 0,1,2,3 or some other number. There will be an fcsX listing for each port of the FC EN0Y or EN12 adapter 2. Determine the current microcode level on the adapter by typing on the command line: # lsmcode -d fcsX (where X is the number of the adapter's port returned from the "lsdev" command above.) A screen similar to the following will be displayed: DISPLAY MICROCODE LEVEL fcs0 PCIe2 8Gb 4-Port FC Adapter (7710322514101e04) The current microcode level for fcs0 is 0325080271. Use Enter to continue. F3=Cancel F10=Exit Enter If the current microcode level is 0325080271, then the microcode image was updated successfully. Repeat above steps for remaining ports. 8.2 Verifying the Update on Linux 1. Verify firmware version running on the host. # qaucli In the first ‘menu’ pick “1: Adapter Information” In the second ‘menu’ pick “3: FC VPD Information” and then select one of the adapter ports. Repeat above steps for remaining ports. If the “Firmware Version” version reported is 8.02.71, then the microcode image on the adapter is at the latest level. If version reported is not as expected, carefully retrace steps to confirm each step is completed without error. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Document Change History Date Change 01/17/2020 New microcode release to support the Firmware Secure Boot feature of Power systems 03/21/2019 Adding note in section 7.0, clarifying that this 4 port adapter with 2 ASICs requires update on a port member from each ASIC to update adapter as a whole. 8/30/2018 New microcode release; New microcode update procedure for Linux 5/20/2016 Initial Document ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Privacy(http://www.ibm.com/privacy) | Legal(http://www.ibm.com/legal) | Contact IBM(http://www.ibm.com/contact)