Nvidia ConnectX-6 - Updating Firmware after Installation

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Updating Firmware After Installation
The firmware can be updated either manually or automatically (upon system boot), as described in
the sections below.
Updating the Device Online
To update the device online on the machine from theNVIDIA site, use the following command line:
mlxfwmanager --online -u -d <device>
Example:
mlxfwmanager --online -u -d 0000:09:00.0
Querying Mellanox devices firmware ...
Device #1:
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Device Type: ConnectX-5
Part Number:
Description:
PSID: MT_1020120019
PCI Device Name: 0000:09:00.0
Port1 GUID: 0002c9000100d051
Port2 MAC: 0002c9000002
Versions: Current Available
FW 2.32.5000 2.33.5000
Status: Update required
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Found 1 device(s) requiring firmware update. Please use -u flag to perform the update.
Updating the Device Manually
To update the device manually, please refer to theOEM Firmware Download pageathttp://
www.nvidia.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 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 theNVIDIA web site (http://
www.nvidia.com> Support > Firmware Download).
Get the device’s PSID.
mlxfwmanager_pci | grep PSID
PSID: MT_1210110019
Download the firmware BIN file from theNVIDIA website or the OEM website.
Burn the firmware.
mlxfwmanager_pci -i <fw_file.bin>
Reboot your machine after the firmware burning is completed.