Restrictions and guidelines
1.Before updating the software version, it is strongly recommended that you understand the software feature changes between versions, evaluate the potential impact of the changes on your business, and consult relevant supporting materials.
2.Firmware version 225.3.41.0 and subsequent versions delete the hotkey to enter the interface of the network card OptionRom configuration item under Legacy BIOS, and no longer support the configuration of network card under Legacy BIOS.
Installation steps
Linux OS
1.Log in to the system with an administrator account.
2.Upload the firmware package (nvmUpgrade_xxx_H3C_Vxx_xxx) to a system-accessible path.
3.Execute the following command:
unzip nvmUpgrade_xxx_H3C_Vxx_xxx ##Extract the file
4.cd nvmUpgrade_xxx_H3C_Vxx_xxx/ ##Enter the extracted file
5.Execute the following commands:
chmod 777 -R * ##Grant permission
./install.sh --vpd --force ##Execute the firmware upgrade script
6.After the firmware upgrade is successful, power off the server and restart it to make the new firmware effective.
7.Entering the system:
a) Execute the ethtool -i command to check that the NIC firmware version is the target version.
b) Execute the lspci -vvv -s command to check that the NIC firmware version is the target version.
Windows OS
1.Log in to the server operating system with an administrator account.
2.Upload the firmware package (AutoUpgrade_windows_xxx_H3C_Vxx_xxx) to a system-accessible path.
3.Extract the firmware package.
4.Double-click on auto_upgrade_with_vpd.bat and follow the prompts to install.
5.After the firmware upgrade is successful, power off the server and restart it to make the new firmware effective.
VMware OS
1.Log in to the server operating system with an administrator account.
2.Upload the firmware package (nvmUpgrade_ESXi_xxx_H3C_Vxx_xxx) to a system-accessible path, such as /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/.
3.Execute the following command:
unzip nvmUpgrade_ESXi_xxx_H3C_Vxx_xxx ##Extract the file
cd nvmUpgrade_ESXi_xxx_H3C_Vxx_xxx/ ##Enter the extracted file
4.Execute the following commands:
chmod 777 -R * ##Grant permission
./install.sh --vpd --force ##Execute the firmware upgrade script
5.After the firmware upgrade is successful, power off the server and restart it to make the new firmware effective.
6.Entering the system, execute the esxcli network nic get -n vmnicX command to check that the NIC firmware version is the target version.