Updating BMC Firmware and BIOS for ncn-m001

Retrieve the model name and firmware image required to update an HPE or Gigabyte ncn-m001 node.

NOTE

  • On HPE nodes, the BMC firmware is iLO 5 and BIOS is System ROM.
  • The commands in the procedure must be run on ncn-m001.
  • This procedure should only be used if FAS is not available, such as during initial CSM install.

Prerequisites

WARNING: This procedure should not be performed during a CSM install while ncn-m001 is booted as the PIT node using a remote ISO image. Doing so may reset the remote ISO mount, requiring a reboot to recover.

The following information is needed:

  • IP address of ncn-m001 BMC
  • IP address of ncn-m001
  • Root password for ncn-m001 BMC

Find the model name

Use one of the following commands to find the model name for the node type in use.

  • Find HPE model name

  • Find Gigabyte model name

  • Find HPE model name.

    ncn-m001# curl -k -u root:password https://ipaddressOfBMC/redfish/v1/Systems/1 | jq .Model

  • Find Gigabyte model name.

    ncn-m001# curl -k -u root:password https://ipaddressOfBMC/redfish/v1/Systems/Self | jq .Model

Get the firmware images

  1. View a list of images stored in FAS that are ready to be flashed.

    In the following example, ModelName is the name found in the previous section.

    ncn-m001# cray fas images list --format json | jq '.[] | .[] | select(.models | index("ModelName"))'

    Locate the images in the returned output for the ncn-m001 firmware and/or BIOS.

    Look for the returned s3URL. For example:

    "s3URL": "s3:/fw-update/4e5f569a603311eb96b582a8e219a16d/image.RBU"

  2. Get the firmware images using the s3URL path from the previous step.

    In the following example command, 4e5f569a603311eb96b582a8e219a16d/image.RBU is the path in the s3URL, and the image will be saved to the file image.RBU in the current directory.

    ncn-m001# cray artifacts get fw-update 4e5f569a603311eb96b582a8e219a16d/image.RBU image.RBU

Flash the firmware

Flash Gigabyte ncn-m001

  1. Start a webserver from the directory containing the downloaded image:

    ncn-m001# python3 -m http.server 8770

  2. Update BMC.

    Be sure to substitute the correct values for the following strings in the example command:

    • passwd = Root password of ncn-m001 BMC
    • ipaddressOfBMC = IP address of ncn-m001 BMC
    • ipaddressOfM001 = IP address of ncn-m001 node
    • filename = Filename of the downloaded image
    ncn-m001# curl -k -u root:passwd https://ipaddressOfBMC/redfish/v1/UpdateService/Actions/SimpleUpdate -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
              -d '{"ImageURI":"http://ipaddressOfM001:8770/filename", "TransferProtocol":"HTTP", "UpdateComponent":"BMC"}'

  3. Update BIOS.

    Be sure to substitute the correct values for the following strings in the example command:

    • passwd = Root password of ncn-m001 BMC
    • ipaddressOfBMC = IP address of ncn-m001 BMC
    • ipaddressOfM001 = IP address of ncn-m001 node
    • filename = Filename of the downloaded image
    ncn-m001# curl -k -u root:passwd https://ipaddressOfBMC/redfish/v1/UpdateService/Actions/SimpleUpdate -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
              -d '{"ImageURI":"http://ipaddressOfM001:8770/filename", "TransferProtocol":"HTTP", "UpdateComponent":"BIOS"}'

    After updating BIOS, ncn-m001 will need to be rebooted. Follow the Reboot NCNs procedure to reboot ncn-m001.

Flash HPE ncn-m001

The web interface will be used to update iLO 5 (BMC) firmware and/or System ROM (BIOS) on the HPE ncn-m001 node.

  1. Copy the iLO 5 firmware and/or System ROM files to a local computer from ncn-m001 using scp or other secure copy tools.

    linux# scp root@ipaddressOfM001Node:pathToFile/filename .

  2. Open a web browser window and type in the name or IP address of the iLO device for ncn-m001.

  3. Log in with root and the root password for the iLO device.

    1. Click on "Firmware & OS Software" on the left menu.
    2. Click on "Update Firmware" on the right menu.
    3. Check "Local File".
    4. Click "Choose File" and select the iLO firmware file or System ROM file.
    5. Click "Confirm TPM override".
    6. Click "Flash".

    After updating System ROM (BIOS), ncn-m001 will need to be rebooted. Follow the Reboot NCNs procedure to reboot ncn-m001.