Install Guide

9. Run the following command to check the version:
[root@localhost]# ethtool -i enp101s0f0
driver: i40e
version: 2.4.10
firmware-version: 7.10 0x800075da 19.5.12
bus-info: 0000:17:00.0
supports-statistics: yes
supports-test: yes
supports-eeprom-access: yes
supports-register-dump: yes
supports-priv-flags: yes
Optional commands:
[root@localhost]# rmmod i40e -- (command to remove module)
[root@localhost]# modprobe i40e – (command to add module)
Upgrade rNDC firmware when Versa is running on
VEP4600
Run Dell X710 firmware upgrade utility in Versa FlexVNF
1. Start to upgrade X710 FW from Versa FlexVNF, boot into FlexVNF and login as admin/versa123
Versa FlexVNF software
Release : xx.1Rx (Sxx.x) Versa FlexVNF version
Release date: 20xxxxxx
Package ID : be30d1e
NOTE: x is a place marker for the current version.
2. Run this command.
vsh stop
3. Check X710 FW version from Versa FlexVNF.
sudo ethtool -i eth7
driver: ixxx
version: x.x.xx
firmware-version: x.00 0x800039ed xx.x.x <<<<<
bus-info: 0000:xx:00.0
4. Upgrade X710 FW.
Download Dell X710 firmware upgrade utility from this link.
The file name is: x710fw.tar.gz
5. Copy the downloaded file to Versa FlexVNF.
Run gunzip to uncompress it to the tar file x710fw.tar.
6. Run tar -xvf x710fw.tar to expand it to the x710 folder.
Run cd ~/x710
7. Run ./nvmupdate64e -oem d -u -c nvmupdate.cfg -l nvmupdate.log
Intel(R) Ethernet NVM Update Tool
NVMUpdate version 1.32.20.18
Copyright (C) 2013 - 2018 Intel Corporation.
Takes about 3 minutes to finish and return to the command prompt
[root@versa-flexvnf: x710] $
8. View the log file.
cat nvmupdate.log | more
Intel(R) Ethernet NVM Update Tool
NVMUpdate version 1.32.20.18
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