How Can I Update the NIC Firmware and Driver?

Download the firmware package and decompress it. The CX5 NIC is used as an example.

Upgrade the firmware.

cd NIC-SP382-CX5-FW-16.32.1010-ARM
./install.sh upgrade

Install driver dependency packages.

yum install createrepo perl pciutils gcc-gfortran tcsh expat glib2 tcl libstdc++ bc tk gtk2 atk cairo numactl pkgconfig ethtool lsof rpm-build libxml2-python python autoconf automake libtool

Download the NIC driver.
Install the driver.
1. Decompress the downloaded ISO file.
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  mkdir /mnt/iso mount -o loop ***.iso /mnt/iso cd /mnt/iso
  ***.iso indicates the ISO file corresponding to the NIC driver, for example, onboard_driver_openEuler20.03.iso.
  ***.tgz in the following commands indicates the driver package in the ISO file. Replace it with the actual name.
2. Install the driver in either of the following ways:
  - Method 1: Decompress the package to install the driver.
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    cp ***.tgz /home cd /home tar xf ***.tgz cd *** ./mlnxofedinstall --force --without-depcheck --without-fw-update --add-kernel-support --skip-distro-check
  - Method 2: Use the automatic installation script.
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    ./install.sh (Refer to the readme_en.txt file in the same directory.)
Reload the driver.
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dracut -f /etc/init.d/openibd restart
If the driver is in use, stop related services so that the driver can be reloaded.
Reboot the node.
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reboot

The recommended versions are as follows:

Firmware version: 16.32.1010 (HUA0000000024)
Driver version:
- openEuler 20.03 (Arm): 24.01-0.3.3
- openEuler 20.03 (x86): 5.8-1.1.2

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