FILE NAME:	CP023983.scexe

TITLE:		HP QLogic P3P Online Firmware Upgrade Utility for Linux x86_64

VERSION:	1.7.16

REVISION:	0

LANGUAGE:	English

CATEGORY:	Software Solutions

DIVISIONS:	Enterprise and Mainstream Servers

EFFECTIVE DATE:	01/27/2015


Products Affected
==================
HP CN1000Q Dual Port Converged Network Adapter
HP NC523SFP Dual port 10GbE Server Adapter
HP FlexFabric 10Gb 2-port 526FLR-SFP+ Adapter


Operating Systems
==================
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 for AMD64/EM64T
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Update 6  for AMD64/EM64T
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Update 5  for AMD64/EM64T

SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 12 for AMD64/EM64T
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 Service Pack 3 for AMD64/EM64T
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 Service Pack 2 for AMD64/EM64T


Pre-requisites
===============
None


Description
============
This package contains the utilities and binaries for upgrading
firmware on HP Ethernet networking adapters (QLogic P3P controller based)
connected to supporting Proliant servers running supported Linux 
x86_64 OS distros.


Enhancements/Fixes
===================
- Enhancements Description:
  - This component provides firmware version 4.18.04. This firmware is part of a combo image file
    p3p27035.bin (v2.70.35) that the component uses to update to this firmware. Therefore users 
    will see information about the combo image versions in the interactive mode. 

- Fixes Description:
  - Firmware Fixes:
   - FW fixes in 4.18.03 w.r.t to 4.16.50 :
	* Fix the system crash seen on unit with "HP NC523SFP 10Gb 2-port Server Adapter" when 
          health agents were installed.
        * Fix the firmware crash issue seen while running external loopback in Converged Network Adapter
          (CNA) configuration. 
	* Fix an issue where Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) information is not displayed on 
          "HP NC523SFP 10Gb 2-port Server Adapter"


Table of Contents
=================
Introduction
Performing the Firmware Upgrade
Firmware Upgrade Log


Introduction
============
This file describes the procedure to use for upgrading firmware on 
HP Ethernet networking adapters mentioned in the 'PRODUCTS AFFECTED'
section of this document.

User guides and additional HP network adapter information can be found at:
http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/networking/index-nic.html


Performing the Firmware Upgrade
===============================
1. Firmware can be upgraded interactively using following command:

	# ./CP023983.scexe

2. The help menu lists all available command line options.

	# ./CP023983.scexe -h


Firmware Upgrade Log
====================
The results of the firmware upgrade are saved to the CP023983.log file
which is located at the /var/cpq/ directory. 


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