Release Notes

Issue: ASM-4561: Problem with 7.12 Broadcom firmware.
Description : Broadcom NIC firmware 7.12.xx is not compatible with ASM. It
can cause intermittent connectivity issues which will result in hypervisor and
bare metal OS deployment failures.
Resolution/Workaround : Apply the firmware available in the latest ASM
catalog. Alternatively, manually downgrade your Broadcom NIC firmware to
7.10.xx. Also, note that v7.12.17 will not work and later versions resolves this
issue, but 7.10.xx is the qualified version.
Issue: ASM-4590: Intel NIC cards need to be at version 15.5.0 or later for firmware updates
to work.
Description : Firmware update for 12th generation blades with intel cards and
Broadcom card fails in some cases when Intel NICs are installed if it is not of
version 15.5.0.
Resolution/Workaround : Updating Intel X520 cards with versions earlier than
15.5.0 to 16.5.x requires a manual update to 15.5.0, prior to upgrading to
16.5.x with ASM.
Issue: ASM-4688 : In NIC firmware, the X520/I350 rNDC firmware version 15.0.28 to
version 16.5.20 firmware fails to update in the firmware update logs.
Description : This is due to a specific firmware update issue with the
X520/I350 rNDC firmware version 16.5.20. The X520/I350 rNDC firmware
may require a step-up to an intermediate version of the firmware in order to
upgrade from 15.0.28 to 16.5.20.
Resolution/Workaround : Updating Intel X520/l350 cards with versions earlier
than 15.5.28 to 16.5.x requires a manual update to 15.5.28, prior to upgrading
to 16.5.x with ASM.
Issue: ASM-4697: Logs messages need to be updated for firmware retry logic.
Description : Firmware updates retries up to three attempts displaying an
error message for each failed attempt. The message displayed must be
updated to indicate a failed attempt occurred and a retry will follow. In some
cases a success message is logged followed by an error message.
Resolution/Workaround : None
Issue: ASM-4775 : Broadcom NIC will fail firmware update if current firmware is older than
7.8.53.
Description : Broadcom firmware in the ASM catalog, 7.10.18, will require a
minimum of 7.8.53 for the firmware update to succeed.
Resolution/Workaround : None
Issue: ASM-4908 : Domain name lookup from the ASM interface continues to fail even after
configuring DNS on the appliance.
Description : If the DNS is not configured during initial setup, the domain
name lookup fails and this negative lookup is cached in the system.
Subsequent domain name lookup attempts continue to fail even after
configuring DNS on the appliance.
Resolution/Workaround : It is recommended to configure DNS during initial
setup. If DNS is configured after the domain lookup fails, restart the appliance
to resolve the issue.