NEC N8104-221, User Manual

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4. Driver/Firmware Setup
The driver of this product is included “Starter Pack” of EXPRESS SERVER. “Starter Pack” is published on NEC
web site. Starter Pack can be downloaded from NEC's support site.
In addition, the driver may be temporarily released. Check the support information of this site and apply it as
necessary.
Firmware is also included in the Starter Pack, so please apply it as necessary.
Support site URL:
http://www.nec.com/express/
NOTE:
⚫ To apply the driver / firmware, start Starter Pack and select the "Integrated installation" menu.
⚫ Update the driver and firmware at the same time (recommended)
⚫ Update the firmware with Starter Pack when adding boards or replacing them with maintenance parts.
⚫
To update the firmware, start the SPP (Standard Program Package) on Starter Pack.
Select and update according to the product model number of the line whose "type" column is "Firmware",
refer to the following,
N8104-185 : HPE QLogic NX2 Online Firmware Upgrade Utility
N8104-186 : HPE Intel Online Firmware Upgrade Utility
N8104-187 : HPE QLogic FastLinQ Online Firmware Upgrade Utility
N8104-211 : Marvell FastLinQ Online Firmware Upgrade Utility
N8104-212 : Intel Firmware Package For E810-XXVDA2 Ethernet 10/25Gb 2-port SFP28 Adapter
N8104-221 : Intel Firmware Package For E810-CQDA2 Ethernet 100Gb 2-port QSFP28 Adapter
⚫
The firmware update is applied to all the same type boards mounted on the server / the same series of chip
mounting boards.
⚫ If the firmware on the board is newer than that of Starter Pack, it will not be updated automatically.
It is possible to forcibly downgrade. (Please activate the slide switch written as forced on the screen)
IMPORTANT:
⚫ For N8104-186, firmware downgrade is not supported if the applied SPP version is S8.10.006.01.