Supermicro X11DPi-NT NIC Firmware Update

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The Supermicro X11DPi-NT Mainboard provides over two GBit/s onboard network interfaces (Intel X722 NIC with X557 Physical Layer Chip). In this article, we show you how to update the firmware of both onboard network interfaces via UEFI shell.

Firmware before update

The following NIC firmware version is installed on the mainboard before the update:

  • firmware-version: 3.33 0x80000e48 1.1876.0
root@debian11:~# ethtool -i eno1
driver: i40e
version: 5.10.0-10-amd64
firmware-version: 3.33 0x80000e48 1.1876.0
expansion-rom-version:
bus-info: 0000:60:00.0
supports-statistics: yes
supports-test: yes
supports-eeprom-access: yes
supports-register-dump: yes
supports-priv-flags: yes
root@debian11:~#

The following firmware was installed on the test system in an intermediate step:

  • firmware-version: 4.11 0x80001da4 1.2527.0 (DPINT301_NUP Update Paket)

Firmware update

The firmware update (DPINT3A1_NUP in this example) can be installed via UEFI shell or Linux. The following pictures show the update via UEFI shell:

  • The mainboard in the test is provided with BIOS version 3.6. Plug a USB stick with the firmware update into the server.
    The mainboard in the test is provided with BIOS version 3.6. Plug a USB stick with the firmware update into the server.
  • Select the UEFI Shell to start it.
    Select the UEFI Shell to start it.
  • The UEFI Shell shows the available drives.
    The UEFI Shell shows the available drives.
  • Switch with fs0: on the USB stick.
    Switch with fs0: on the USB stick.
  • The command dir shows the files of the USB stick.
    The command dir shows the files of the USB stick.
  • Start the update with FWUpdate.nsh.
    Start the update with FWUpdate.nsh.
  • The update starts.
    The update starts.
  • Flash update started.
    Flash update started.
  • OROM update started.
    OROM update started.
  • PHY NVM update started.
    PHY NVM update started.
  • Update completed.
    Update completed.
  • Restart the system with reset.
    Restart the system with reset.

Hint:

  • Depending on the previous firmware version, the update process may need to be performed again. There are hints for this in this file: Release Note.txt.

Firmware after update

After the update, the following NIC firmware version is installed on the mainboard:

  • 5.50 0x800032e8 1.3082.0
root@pve:~# uname -a
Linux pve 5.15.30-2-pve #1 SMP PVE 5.15.30-3 (Fri, 22 Apr 2022 18:08:27 +0200) x86_64 GNU/Linux
root@pve:~# ethtool -i eno1
driver: i40e
version: 5.15.30-2-pve
firmware-version: 5.50 0x800032e8 1.3082.0
expansion-rom-version: 
bus-info: 0000:60:00.0
supports-statistics: yes
supports-test: yes
supports-eeprom-access: yes
supports-register-dump: yes
supports-priv-flags: yes
root@pve:~# ethtool -i eno2
driver: i40e
version: 5.15.30-2-pve
firmware-version: 5.50 0x800032e8 1.3082.0
expansion-rom-version: 
bus-info: 0000:60:00.1
supports-statistics: yes
supports-test: yes
supports-eeprom-access: yes
supports-register-dump: yes
supports-priv-flags: yes
root@pve:~#

lspci

The lspci command shows the following details for both onboard NICs: 

root@pve:~# lspci -s 60:00.0 -vvv -nn
60:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Intel Corporation Ethernet Connection X722 for 10GBASE-T [8086:37d2] (rev 09)
	DeviceName: Intel Ethernet X722 #1
	Subsystem: Super Micro Computer Inc Ethernet Connection X722 for 10GBASE-T [15d9:37d2]
	Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr+ Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx+
	Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
	Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 32 bytes
	Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 33
	NUMA node: 0
	IOMMU group: 82
	Region 0: Memory at 38c000000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=16M]
	Region 3: Memory at 38c002800000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=32K]
	Expansion ROM at c5d00000 [disabled] [size=512K]
	Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3
		Flags: PMEClk- DSI+ D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+)
		Status: D0 NoSoftRst+ PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=1 PME-
	Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable+ 64bit+
		Address: 0000000000000000  Data: 0000
		Masking: 00000000  Pending: 00000000
	Capabilities: [70] MSI-X: Enable+ Count=129 Masked-
		Vector table: BAR=3 offset=00000000
		PBA: BAR=3 offset=00001000
	Capabilities: [a0] Express (v2) Endpoint, MSI 00
		DevCap:	MaxPayload 512 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s <512ns, L1 <64us
			ExtTag+ AttnBtn- AttnInd- PwrInd- RBE+ FLReset+ SlotPowerLimit 0.000W
		DevCtl:	CorrErr+ NonFatalErr+ FatalErr+ UnsupReq-
			RlxdOrd+ ExtTag+ PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop- FLReset-
			MaxPayload 256 bytes, MaxReadReq 512 bytes
		DevSta:	CorrErr+ NonFatalErr- FatalErr- UnsupReq+ AuxPwr+ TransPend-
		LnkCap:	Port #0, Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, ASPM L0s L1, Exit Latency L0s <64ns, L1 <1us
			ClockPM- Surprise- LLActRep- BwNot- ASPMOptComp+
		LnkCtl:	ASPM Disabled; RCB 64 bytes, Disabled- CommClk+
			ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
		LnkSta:	Speed 2.5GT/s (ok), Width x1 (ok)
			TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt-
		DevCap2: Completion Timeout: Range AB, TimeoutDis+ NROPrPrP- LTR-
			 10BitTagComp- 10BitTagReq- OBFF Not Supported, ExtFmt- EETLPPrefix-
			 EmergencyPowerReduction Not Supported, EmergencyPowerReductionInit-
			 FRS- TPHComp- ExtTPHComp-
			 AtomicOpsCap: 32bit- 64bit- 128bitCAS-
		DevCtl2: Completion Timeout: 50us to 50ms, TimeoutDis- LTR- OBFF Disabled,
			 AtomicOpsCtl: ReqEn-
		LnkCtl2: Target Link Speed: 2.5GT/s, EnterCompliance- SpeedDis-
			 Transmit Margin: Normal Operating Range, EnterModifiedCompliance- ComplianceSOS-
			 Compliance De-emphasis: -6dB
		LnkSta2: Current De-emphasis Level: -6dB, EqualizationComplete- EqualizationPhase1-
			 EqualizationPhase2- EqualizationPhase3- LinkEqualizationRequest-
			 Retimer- 2Retimers- CrosslinkRes: unsupported
	Capabilities: [100 v2] Advanced Error Reporting
		UESta:	DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
		UEMsk:	DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt+ UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq+ ACSViol-
		UESvrt:	DLP+ SDES- TLP- FCP+ CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF+ MalfTLP+ ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
		CESta:	RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- AdvNonFatalErr+
		CEMsk:	RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- AdvNonFatalErr+
		AERCap:	First Error Pointer: 00, ECRCGenCap+ ECRCGenEn- ECRCChkCap+ ECRCChkEn-
			MultHdrRecCap- MultHdrRecEn- TLPPfxPres- HdrLogCap-
		HeaderLog: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
	Capabilities: [140 v1] Device Serial Number de-45-bb-ff-ff-6b-1f-ac
	Capabilities: [150 v1] Alternative Routing-ID Interpretation (ARI)
		ARICap:	MFVC- ACS-, Next Function: 1
		ARICtl:	MFVC- ACS-, Function Group: 0
	Capabilities: [160 v1] Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV)
		IOVCap:	Migration-, Interrupt Message Number: 000
		IOVCtl:	Enable- Migration- Interrupt- MSE- ARIHierarchy+
		IOVSta:	Migration-
		Initial VFs: 32, Total VFs: 32, Number of VFs: 0, Function Dependency Link: 00
		VF offset: 16, stride: 1, Device ID: 37cd
		Supported Page Size: 00000553, System Page Size: 00000001
		Region 0: Memory at 000038c002000000 (64-bit, prefetchable)
		Region 3: Memory at 000038c002810000 (64-bit, prefetchable)
		VF Migration: offset: 00000000, BIR: 0
	Capabilities: [1a0 v1] Transaction Processing Hints
		Device specific mode supported
		No steering table available
	Capabilities: [1b0 v1] Access Control Services
		ACSCap:	SrcValid- TransBlk- ReqRedir- CmpltRedir- UpstreamFwd- EgressCtrl- DirectTrans-
		ACSCtl:	SrcValid- TransBlk- ReqRedir- CmpltRedir- UpstreamFwd- EgressCtrl- DirectTrans-
	Kernel driver in use: i40e
	Kernel modules: i40e

root@pve:~# lspci -s 60:00.1 -vvv -nn
60:00.1 Ethernet controller [0200]: Intel Corporation Ethernet Connection X722 for 10GBASE-T [8086:37d2] (rev 09)
	DeviceName: Intel Ethernet X722 #2
	Subsystem: Super Micro Computer Inc Ethernet Connection X722 for 10GBASE-T [15d9:37d2]
	Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr+ Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx+
	Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
	Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 32 bytes
	Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 33
	NUMA node: 0
	IOMMU group: 83
	Region 0: Memory at 38c001000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=16M]
	Region 3: Memory at 38c002808000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=32K]
	Expansion ROM at c5d80000 [disabled] [size=512K]
	Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3
		Flags: PMEClk- DSI+ D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+)
		Status: D0 NoSoftRst+ PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=1 PME-
	Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable+ 64bit+
		Address: 0000000000000000  Data: 0000
		Masking: 00000000  Pending: 00000000
	Capabilities: [70] MSI-X: Enable+ Count=129 Masked-
		Vector table: BAR=3 offset=00000000
		PBA: BAR=3 offset=00001000
	Capabilities: [a0] Express (v2) Endpoint, MSI 00
		DevCap:	MaxPayload 512 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s <512ns, L1 <64us
			ExtTag+ AttnBtn- AttnInd- PwrInd- RBE+ FLReset+ SlotPowerLimit 0.000W
		DevCtl:	CorrErr+ NonFatalErr+ FatalErr+ UnsupReq-
			RlxdOrd+ ExtTag+ PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop- FLReset-
			MaxPayload 256 bytes, MaxReadReq 512 bytes
		DevSta:	CorrErr+ NonFatalErr- FatalErr- UnsupReq+ AuxPwr+ TransPend-
		LnkCap:	Port #0, Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, ASPM L0s L1, Exit Latency L0s <64ns, L1 <1us
			ClockPM- Surprise- LLActRep- BwNot- ASPMOptComp+
		LnkCtl:	ASPM Disabled; RCB 64 bytes, Disabled- CommClk+
			ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
		LnkSta:	Speed 2.5GT/s (ok), Width x1 (ok)
			TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt-
		DevCap2: Completion Timeout: Range AB, TimeoutDis+ NROPrPrP- LTR-
			 10BitTagComp- 10BitTagReq- OBFF Not Supported, ExtFmt- EETLPPrefix-
			 EmergencyPowerReduction Not Supported, EmergencyPowerReductionInit-
			 FRS- TPHComp- ExtTPHComp-
			 AtomicOpsCap: 32bit- 64bit- 128bitCAS-
		DevCtl2: Completion Timeout: 50us to 50ms, TimeoutDis- LTR- OBFF Disabled,
			 AtomicOpsCtl: ReqEn-
		LnkSta2: Current De-emphasis Level: -6dB, EqualizationComplete- EqualizationPhase1-
			 EqualizationPhase2- EqualizationPhase3- LinkEqualizationRequest-
			 Retimer- 2Retimers- CrosslinkRes: unsupported
	Capabilities: [100 v2] Advanced Error Reporting
		UESta:	DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
		UEMsk:	DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt+ UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq+ ACSViol-
		UESvrt:	DLP+ SDES- TLP- FCP+ CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF+ MalfTLP+ ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
		CESta:	RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- AdvNonFatalErr+
		CEMsk:	RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- AdvNonFatalErr+
		AERCap:	First Error Pointer: 00, ECRCGenCap+ ECRCGenEn- ECRCChkCap+ ECRCChkEn-
			MultHdrRecCap- MultHdrRecEn- TLPPfxPres- HdrLogCap-
		HeaderLog: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
	Capabilities: [140 v1] Device Serial Number de-45-bb-ff-ff-6b-1f-ac
	Capabilities: [150 v1] Alternative Routing-ID Interpretation (ARI)
		ARICap:	MFVC- ACS-, Next Function: 0
		ARICtl:	MFVC- ACS-, Function Group: 0
	Capabilities: [160 v1] Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV)
		IOVCap:	Migration-, Interrupt Message Number: 000
		IOVCtl:	Enable- Migration- Interrupt- MSE- ARIHierarchy-
		IOVSta:	Migration-
		Initial VFs: 32, Total VFs: 32, Number of VFs: 0, Function Dependency Link: 01
		VF offset: 47, stride: 1, Device ID: 37cd
		Supported Page Size: 00000553, System Page Size: 00000001
		Region 0: Memory at 000038c002400000 (64-bit, prefetchable)
		Region 3: Memory at 000038c002890000 (64-bit, prefetchable)
		VF Migration: offset: 00000000, BIR: 0
	Capabilities: [1a0 v1] Transaction Processing Hints
		Device specific mode supported
		No steering table available
	Capabilities: [1b0 v1] Access Control Services
		ACSCap:	SrcValid- TransBlk- ReqRedir- CmpltRedir- UpstreamFwd- EgressCtrl- DirectTrans-
		ACSCtl:	SrcValid- TransBlk- ReqRedir- CmpltRedir- UpstreamFwd- EgressCtrl- DirectTrans-
	Kernel driver in use: i40e
	Kernel modules: i40e

root@pve:~#


Author: Werner Fischer

Werner Fischer, working in the Knowledge Transfer team at Thomas-Krenn, completed his studies of Computer and Media Security at FH Hagenberg in Austria. He is a regular speaker at many conferences like LinuxTag, OSMC, OSDC, LinuxCon, and author for various IT magazines. In his spare time he enjoys playing the piano and training for a good result at the annual Linz marathon relay.


Translator: Alina Ranzinger

Alina has been working at Thomas-Krenn.AG since 2024. After her training as multilingual business assistant, she got her job as assistant of the Product Management and is responsible for the translation of texts and for the organisation of the department.


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