Updating Foxconn Paradise Nodes with FAS

Use the Firmware Action Service (FAS) to update the firmware on Foxconn Paradise devices. Each procedure includes the prerequisites and example recipes required to update the firmware.

NOTE: Any node that is locked remains in the state inProgress with the stateHelper message of "failed to lock" until the action times out, or the lock is released. If the action is timed out, these nodes report as failed with the stateHelper message of "time expired; could not complete update". This includes NCNs which are manually locked to prevent accidental rebooting and firmware updates.

Refer to FAS Filters for more information on the content used in the example JSON files.

The FASUpdate.py script can be used to perform default updates to firmware and BIOS.

Prerequisites

The following targets can be updated with FAS on Paradise Nodes:

  1. bmc_active
  2. bios_active
  3. erot_active
  4. fpga_active
  5. pld_active

Update Paradise bmc_active procedure

NOTE: If a reset of the BMC is required, follow this procedure before and after the update of each node. Only do this if required!

The FASUpdate.py script can be used to update bmc_active - use recipe foxconn_nodeBMC_bmc.json

The BMC will reboot after the update is complete.

To update using a JSON file and the Cray CLI, use this example JSON file and follow the Updating Paradise Firmware with JSON and the Cray CLI Procedure

{
"stateComponentFilter": {
    "deviceTypes": [ "nodeBMC" ]
  },
"inventoryHardwareFilter": {
    "manufacturer": "foxconn"
    },
"targetFilter": {
    "targets": [ "bmc_active" ]
  },
"command": {
    "version": "latest",
    "tag": "default",
    "overrideDryrun": false,
    "restoreNotPossibleOverride": true,
    "timeLimit": 1000,
    "description": "Dryrun upgrade of Foxconn bmc_active"
  }
}

Update Paradise bios_active procedure

The nodes must be OFF before updating the BIOS

IMPORTANT: After the update has completed, the nodes must be turned on and REMAIN ON FOR AT LEAST 6 MINUTES

NOTE: The version number reported by Redfish will NOT be updated until the node has fully booted.

The FASUpdate.py script can be used to update bios_active - use recipe foxconn_nodeBMC_bios.json

To update using a JSON file and the Cray CLI, use this example JSON file and follow the Updating Paradise Firmware with JSON and the Cray CLI Procedure

{
"stateComponentFilter": {
    "deviceTypes": [ "nodeBMC" ]
  },
"inventoryHardwareFilter": {
    "manufacturer": "foxconn"
    },
"targetFilter": {
    "targets": [ "bios_active" ]
  },
"command": {
    "version": "latest",
    "tag": "default",
    "overrideDryrun": false,
    "restoreNotPossibleOverride": true,
    "timeLimit": 1000,
    "description": "Dryrun upgrade of Foxconn bios_active"
  }
}

Update Paradise erot_active procedure

NOTE: After update of erot_active an AC power cycle is required for update to take affect. To do an AC power cycle, run the following command (ncn#).

ssh admin@$(xname) "ipmitool raw 0x38 0x02"

The FASUpdate.py script can be used to update erot_active - use recipe foxconn_nodeBMC_erot.json

To update using a JSON file and the Cray CLI, use this example JSON file and follow the Updating Paradise Firmware with JSON and the Cray CLI Procedure

{
"stateComponentFilter": {
    "deviceTypes": [ "nodeBMC" ]
  },
"inventoryHardwareFilter": {
    "manufacturer": "foxconn"
    },
"targetFilter": {
    "targets": [ "erot_active" ]
  },
"command": {
    "version": "latest",
    "tag": "default",
    "overrideDryrun": false,
    "restoreNotPossibleOverride": true,
    "timeLimit": 1000,
    "description": "Dryrun upgrade of Foxconn bios_active"
  }
}

Update Paradise fpga_active procedure

NOTE: After update of fpga_active an AC power cycle is required for update to take affect. To do an AC power cycle, run the following command (ncn#).

ssh admin@$(xname) "ipmitool raw 0x38 0x02"

The FASUpdate.py script can be used to update fpga_active - use recipe foxconn_nodeBMC_fpga.json

To update using a JSON file and the Cray CLI, use this example JSON file and follow the Updating Paradise Firmware with JSON and the Cray CLI Procedure

{
"stateComponentFilter": {
    "deviceTypes": [ "nodeBMC" ]
  },
"inventoryHardwareFilter": {
    "manufacturer": "foxconn"
    },
"targetFilter": {
    "targets": [
        "fpga_active"
    ]
  },
"command": {
    "version": "latest",
    "tag": "default",
    "overrideDryrun": false,
    "restoreNotPossibleOverride": true,
    "timeLimit": 1000,
    "description": "Dryrun upgrade of Foxconn bios_active"
  }
}

Update Paradise pld_active procedure

IMPORTANT: The update of the target pld_active should only be applied to blade 1 (i.e. x3000c0s3b1) - applying to other blades at the same time may cause issues. To use the FASUpdate.py script, use the --xnames flag to specify b1.

The FASUpdate.py script can be used to update pld_active - use recipe foxconn_nodeBMC_pld.json

To update using a JSON file and the Cray CLI, use this example JSON file and follow the Updating Paradise Firmware with JSON and the Cray CLI Procedure

{
"stateComponentFilter": {
    "xnames": [ "x3000c0s3b1" ],
    "deviceTypes": [ "nodeBMC" ]
  },
"inventoryHardwareFilter": {
    "manufacturer": "foxconn"
    },
"targetFilter": {
    "targets": [ "pld_active" ]
  },
"command": {
    "version": "latest",
    "tag": "default",
    "overrideDryrun": false,
    "restoreNotPossibleOverride": true,
    "timeLimit": 1000,
    "description": "Dryrun upgrade of Foxconn bios_active"
  }
}

Update Paradise firmware using JSON file and Cray CLI

NOTE: The FASUpdate.py script can be used to perform default updates to firmware and BIOS.

  1. Create a JSON file using the example recipe.

  2. Initiate a dry-run to verify the firmware that will be updated and the version it will update to.

    1. (ncn#) Create the dry-run session.

      The overrideDryrun = false value indicates that the command will do a dry run.

      cray fas actions create nodeBMC.json --format toml

      Example output:

      overrideDryrun = false
actionID = "fddd0025-f5ff-4f59-9e73-1ca2ef2a432d"

    2. (ncn#) Describe the actionID for firmware update dry-run job.

      Replace the actionID value with the string returned in the previous step. In this example, "fddd0025-f5ff-4f59-9e73-1ca2ef2a432d" is used.

      cray fas actions describe {actionID} --format toml

      Example output:

      blockedBy = []
state = "completed"
actionID = "fddd0025-f5ff-4f59-9e73-1ca2ef2a432d"
startTime = "2020-08-31 15:49:44.568271843 +0000 UTC"
snapshotID = "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"
endTime = "2020-08-31 15:51:35.426714612 +0000 UTC"

[command]
description = "Update Foxconn Node BMCs Dryrun"
tag = "default"
restoreNotPossibleOverride = true
timeLimit = 10000
version = "latest"
overrideDryrun = false

      If state = "completed", the dry-run has found and checked all the nodes. Check the following sections for more information:

      • Lists the nodes that have a valid image for updating:

        [operationSummary.succeeded]

      • Lists the nodes that will not be updated because they are already at the correct version:

        [operationSummary.noOperation]

      • Lists the nodes that had an error when attempting to update:

        [operationSummary.failed]

      • Lists the nodes that do not have a valid image for updating:

        [operationSummary.noSolution]

  3. Update the firmware after verifying that the dry-run worked as expected.

    1. Edit the JSON file and update the values so an actual firmware update can be run.

      The following example is for the nodeBMC.json file. Update the following values:

      "overrideDryrun":true,
"description":"Update Foxconn Node BMCs"

    2. (ncn#) Run the firmware update.

      The output overrideDryrun = true indicates that an actual firmware update job was created. A new actionID will also be displayed.

      cray fas actions create nodeBMC.json --format toml

      Example output:

      overrideDryrun = true
actionID = "bc40f10a-e50c-4178-9288-8234b336077b"

      The time it takes for a firmware action to finish varies. It can be a few minutes or over 20 minutes.

      The BMC automatically reboots after the BMC firmware has been loaded.

  4. Retrieve the operationID and verify that the update is complete.

    cray fas actions describe {actionID} --format toml

    Example output:

    [operationSummary.failed]
[[operationSummary.failed.operationKeys]]
stateHelper = "unexpected change detected in firmware version. Expected nc.1.3.10-shasta-release.arm.2020-07-21T23:58:22+00:00.d479f59 got: nc.cronomatic-dev.arm.2019-09-24T13:20:24+00:00.9d0f8280"
fromFirmwareVersion = "nc.cronomatic-dev.arm.2019-09-24T13:20:24+00:00.9d0f8280"
xname = "x1005c6s4b0"
target = "BMC"
operationID = "e910c6ad-db98-44fc-bdc5-90477b23386f"

  5. (ncn#) View more details for an operation using the operationID from the previous step.

    Check the list of nodes for the failed or completed state.

    cray fas operations describe {operationID}

    For example:

    cray fas operations describe "e910c6ad-db98-44fc-bdc5-90477b23386f" --format toml

    Example output:

    fromFirmwareVersion = "nc.cronomatic-dev.arm.2019-09-24T13:20:24+00:00.9d0f8280"
fromTag = ""
fromImageURL = ""
endTime = "2020-08-31 16:40:13.464321212 +0000 UTC"
actionID = "bc40f10a-e50c-4178-9288-8234b336077b"
startTime = "2020-08-31 16:28:01.228524446 +0000 UTC"
fromSemanticFirmwareVersion = ""
toImageURL = ""
model = "WNC_REV_B"
operationID = "e910c6ad-db98-44fc-bdc5-90477b23386f"
fromImageID = "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"
target = "BMC"
toImageID = "39c0e553-281d-4776-b68e-c46a2993485e"
toSemanticFirmwareVersion = "1.3.10"
refreshTime = "2020-08-31 16:40:13.464325422 +0000 UTC"
blockedBy = []
toTag = ""
state = "failed"
stateHelper = "unexpected change detected in firmware version. Expected nc.1.3.10-shasta-release.arm.2020-07-21T23:58:22+00:00.d479f59 got: nc.cronomatic-dev.arm.2019-09-24T13:20:24+00:00.9d0f8280"
deviceType = "NodeBMC"

    Once firmware and BIOS are updated, the compute nodes can be turned back on.

Upload Paradise images to TFTP server

(ncn#) To check if a firmware is uploaded to the TFTP server:

kubectl -n services exec -it `kubectl get pods -n services -l app.kubernetes.io/instance=cms-ipxe -o custom-columns=NS:.metadata.name --no-headers | head -1` -- ls /shared_tftp

If the firmware file you need is not listed, run the following command to copy the file from S3 to the TFTP server (ncn#)

/usr/share/doc/csm/scripts/operations/firmware/upload_foxconn_images_tftp.py

Reset BMC

This will reset the BMC to factory resets - including resetting the BMC username and password. Only do this if required!

Before BMC firmware update (ncn#):

The nodes must be OFF before updating BMC (when doing a reset)

ssh admin@$(xname) 'fw_setenv openbmconce "factory-reset"'

Update BMC firmware using one of the methods above NOTE: If the password changes after the boot of BMC, FAS will no longer be able to verify the update and will fail after the time limit.

After firmware update(ncn#):

If the password changed to something other than the what is stored in vault, update the BMC password:

ssh admin@$(xname) 'ipmitool user set password 1 "password"'

Boot the node.