4.1.6.2 Updating the Device Manually
To update the device manually, please refer to the OEM Firmware Download page at http://www.mellanox.com/page/
firmware_table_dell?mtag=oem_firmware_download.
In case that you ran the mlnxofedinstall script with the ‘--without-fw-update’ option or you are using an OEM card and
now you wish to (manually) update the firmware on your adapter card(s), you need to perform the steps below. The
following steps are also appropriate in case that you wish to burn newer firmware that you have downloaded from
Mellanox Technologies’ Web site (http://www.mellanox.com > Support > Firmware Download).
1. Get the device’s PSID.
mlxfwmanager_pci | grep PSID
PSID: MT_1210110019
2. Download the firmware BIN file from the Mellanox website or the OEM website.
3. Burn the firmware.
mlxfwmanager_pci -i <fw_file.bin>
4. Reboot your machine after the firmware burning is completed.
4.1.6.3 Updating the Device Firmware Automatically upon System Boot
As of MLNX_OFED v3.1-x.x.x, firmware can be automatically updated upon system boot. The firmware update
package (mlnx-fw-updater) is installed in the “/opt/mellanox/mlnx-fw-updater” folder, and openibd service script can
invoke the firmware update process if requested on boot.
If the firmware is updated, the following message is printed to the system’s standard logging file:
fw_updater: Firmware was updated. Please reboot your system for the changes to take
effect.
Otherwise, the following message is printed:
fw_updater: Didn't detect new devices with old firmware.
Please note, this feature is disabled by default. To enable the automatic firmware update upon system boot, set the
following parameter to “yes” “RUN_FW_UPDATER_ONBOOT=yes” in the openibd service configuration file “/etc/
infiniband/openib.conf”.
You can opt to exclude a list of devices from the automatic firmware update procedure. To do so, edit the configurations
file “/opt/mellanox/mlnx-fw-updater/mlnx-fw-updater.conf” and provide a comma-separated list of PCI devices to
exclude from the firmware update.
Example:
MLNX_EXCLUDE_DEVICES="00:05.0,00:07.0"
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