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False non-compliant NIC firmware Broadcom
OME reporting servers are non-compliant for NIC firmware, yet looking at OMSA, NIC is at current load. All
OME shows current version: Broadcom NetXtreme II Gigabit Ethernet (MAC ID) Firmware 08.07.25, available version 08.07.26
OMSA shows, for the same MAC ID,
| 08.07.26 bc 7.10.0 NCSI 2.0.13 Why does OME not "see" the current version and report the system as compliant? |
DELL-Shivendra K
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April 13th, 2017 23:00
Hi, thanks for the query.
Possible to restart OMSA services on target server and then refresh inventory in OME? Please see if problem gets addressed.
jmyotis
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April 14th, 2017 07:00
The server has been rebooted. It has been removed from inventory and re-scanned. This same condition exists on several servers and is firmware specific. The OMSA load on the servers vary from 8.3 to 8.5. OME is 2.2
Servers are either R710s or R715s, running either ESXi 5.1 or 6.0.
Firmware being loaded
http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/19/Drivers/DriversDetails?driverId=82J79
Pic showing update success
cameronredux
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April 14th, 2017 09:00
Was CSIOR enabled on the servers when the NIC firmware was upgraded on reboot?
jmyotis
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April 14th, 2017 09:00
Hmm, where do I find that setting? Server system setup? iDRAC settings?
jmyotis
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April 14th, 2017 10:00
Ok, I found the setting, accessible during a reboot. I have always left that off, and updates have always been upgraded to compliant until this firmware. (for over 6 years) Something changed ?
jmyotis
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April 14th, 2017 10:00
Ok, so that was it. Once the CSIOR was enabled, OME found the NIC compliant. So now the question is, why have 100+ Dell R710, R715, R720, & R730 servers all been inventoried successfully for several upgrades over the last 6 years? This is the only firmware package to not be recognized.
cameronredux
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April 14th, 2017 10:00
Not sure if anything changed. I have always needed it enabled for OME to see the latest installed after upgrades on 11Gen servers.
DELL-Arun Mo
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April 19th, 2017 12:00
It depends on whether you have used in-band (OMSA) based update or Out-of-band (idrac) based update for the firmware.
Can you please confirm what method you have used in-band/out-of-band for update?
jmyotis
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April 19th, 2017 13:00
Have always used the OUT-of-BAND (iDRAC) update.
DELL-Arun Mo
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September 6th, 2017 00:00
Few firmware requires reboot to be detected, few does not.
This might be a possible reason for the issue.
JCPC
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August 8th, 2018 14:00
Just wondering where exactly did you find the setting for CSIOR? I don't seem to be able to locate it.
JCPC
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August 8th, 2018 14:00
Just wondering where exactly did you find the setting for CSIOR? I don't seem to be able to locate it.