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File Format: The GnuPG signature for Red Hat Linux Update Package can be used to authenticate Dell's identity in the correlated Red Hat Linux Update Package.
File Name: Network_Firmware_DG6R9_LN64_8.6.2_A00.BIN.sign
File size: 842 Bytes
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5: 23b22fc16763964fde14bea547d94a4c
SHA1: 92faba43e24dd7dcdc67ede9dcfcc85823e6d4e0
SHA-256: 86f5923197e2eaa83ff5eba1e5f891b84adebf7891a28d683a24a794b535cb16
File Format: Dell Update Packages in native Microsoft Windows 64-bit format do not require that Microsoft WOW64 be installed on the Microsoft Windows Server.
File Name: Network_Firmware_DG6R9_WN64_8.6.2_A00.EXE
File size: 6.96 MB
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5: 6ae18ed37956924dcd3513ee48c5eed1
SHA1: 0a20d548a0d065488762f37b205fe6976088f584
SHA-256: 1a7475a8d2f21e53a4ab91b89932ac1d90bea11e327809c224598654671c20cf
File Format: Dell Update Packages for Linux can be used as stand-alone applications that ensure that specific validation criteria are met, then apply an update.
Note: Update Packages for Linux are open source. See the Dell Update Packages for Linux Readme for details.
File Name: Network_Firmware_DG6R9_LN64_8.6.2_A00.BIN
File size: 6.2 MB
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5: 3a6f1097c12bf0437c762ad924726435
SHA1: 71ed3b784c3aef90e8052d68aa946ec02e26f87b
SHA-256: 18b047f62007201b1a70c44e5a7cdb0ace02803200bf3693412df414b2147e99
Fixes & Enhancements
Fixes:
- Report sensor hysteresis in PLDM commands
- Enable/disable event cut-thru based on sfboot setting.
- Improve robustness when encountering backpressure on PCIe link
- Work around Dell NC-SI specification issue that resulted in incorrect
cable type reporting
- Fix intermittent link issue on some 10G fixed speed modules/cables.
Retry link training if it fails to complete within 3s.
- Reduce the default event merge timeout for SFP28 X2 adapters to reduce
latency on base adapters
- Always wait 2s after module insertion before attempting link up.
- Improve statistics update state machine to avoid statistics occasionally
failing to increment
- Avoid race condition between TX alternatives setup and 8xxx link change
workaround
- Fix FW assertion caused by certain sequences of TX alternatives usage
- Fix selection between gpxe and iPXE images
- Remove artificial limit on max buffer table size
- Filter multicast traffic correctly when using a double VLAN
Enhancements:
None
Important Information
This firmware must be installed by one of the following methods.
- Execution from a Red Hat Enterprise Linux command shell
- Execution from a supported Windows Operating System
- Upload of the EXE file via the iDRAC GUI > Maintenance > System Update interface
- Upload of the EXE file via iDRAC using racadm or WSMAN
- Upload of the EXE file via the Lifecycle Controller GUI
Once installed, the firmware may interoperate with any operating system for which a compatible driver is present.
Supported Operating Systems
Not Applicable
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux 8
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Installation instructions
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Prerequisites
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A driver must be installed and loaded on the adapter when applying firmware from an operating system.
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Windows Update Package Installation:
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Download
1. Click the "Download Now" link to download the file.
2. When the File Download window appears, click Save to save the file to
your hard drive.
Installation
1. Browse to the location where you downloaded the file and double-click the new file.
2. Read over the release information presented in the dialog window.
3. Download and install any prerequisites identified in the dialog window before proceeding.
4. Click the Install button.
5. Follow the remaining prompts to perform the update.
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[Alternative] Installation via Lifecycle Controller.
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1. Copy the downloaded firmware DUP for Windows to the removable USB storage.
2. Insert the removable USB storage in a USB port of the server to be updated.
3. Reboot the server.
4. Press the F10 key to enter Lifecycle Controller.
5. In the left navigation pane, click Firmware Update.
6. In the main pane click Launch Firmware Update.
7. On Step 1 of 3: Select Update Repository page, select Local Drive.
8. Click the Next button.
9. On Step 2 of 3: Enter Access Details page, select the removable USB storage from the Local Drive drop-down list.
10. Type the path and filename of the firmware DUP in the File Path or Update Package Path text box.
Example: \Network_Firmware_R15P3_WN64_8.5.2_A00.exe
11. Click the Next button.
12. On Step 3 of 3: Select Updates page, select the checkbox next to one, or more, of the Available System Updates.
13. Click the Apply button to complete the installation process.
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Linux Update Package Installation:
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Download
1. Click the Download Now link to download the file.
2. When the File Download window appears, click Save to save the file to your hard drive.
Installation
1. Make sure that the network adapter's base driver is loaded in the OS
2. Read over the release information presented by executing the
./Network_Firmware_R15P3_LN64_8.5.2_A00.BIN --version command from the shell.
3. Download and install any prerequisites identified in the above step before proceeding.
4. Run the update by executing ./Network_Firmware_R15P3_LN64_8.5.2_A00.BIN from the shell.
5. Follow the remaining prompts to perform the update.
GnuPG Signature of Dell Update Package Instructions for Network_Firmware_R15P3_LN64_8.5.2_A00.BIN:
Download
1. Click the Download Now link to download the file.
2. When the File Download window appears, click Save to save the file to your hard drive.
Installation
1. Import the Dell public key. (You only need to do this once on your system)
2. Verify the Dell Update Package by using its signature file, Network_Firmware_R15P3_LN64_8.5.2_A00.BIN.sign
Applies to
Solarflare XtremeScale X2522-25G Adapter