Updating the BMC#

  1. Create a update_bmc.json file with the following contents:

    {
    "Targets" :["/redfish/v1/UpdateService/FirmwareInventory/HostBMC_0"]
}

  2. Update the firmware:

    nvfwupd -t ip=<bmc-ip-address> user=<bmc-username> password=<bmc-password> update_fw \
  -p nvfw_DGX_250220.1.0.fwpkg -y -s update_bmc.json

    Example Output

    FW recipe: ['nvfw_DGX_250220.1.0.fwpkg']
{"@odata.type": "#UpdateService.v1_6_0.UpdateService", "Messages": [{"@odata.type": "#Message.v1_0_8.Message", "Message": "A new task /redfish/v1/TaskService/Tasks/2 was created.", "MessageArgs": ["/redfish/v1/TaskService/Tasks/2"], "MessageId": "Task.1.0.New", "Resolution": "None", "Severity": "OK"}, {"@odata.type": "#Message.v1_0_8.Message", "Message": "The action UpdateService.MultipartPush was submitted to do firmware update.", "MessageArgs": ["UpdateService.MultipartPush"], "MessageId": "UpdateService.1.0.StartFirmwareUpdate", "Resolution": "None", "Severity": "OK"}]}
 FW update started, Task Id: 2
Wait for FirmwareUpdateStarted in MessageId
Wait for FirmwareUpdateStarted in MessageId
Wait for FirmwareUpdateStarted in MessageId
Wait for FirmwareUpdateStarted in MessageId
Wait for FirmwareUpdateStarted in MessageId
Wait for FirmwareUpdateStarted in MessageId
Wait for FirmwareUpdateStarted in MessageId
Wait for FirmwareUpdateStarted in MessageId
Wait for FirmwareUpdateStarted in MessageId
Wait for FirmwareUpdateStarted in MessageId
PercentageComplete: 6
 TaskState: Running
 PercentComplete: 6
 TaskStatus: OK
 ...

 PercentageComplete: 100
 TaskState: Completed
 PercentComplete: 100
 TaskStatus: OK
Firmware update successful!
 Overall Time Taken: 0:36:11
Refer to 'DGX B200 Firmware Update Document' on activation steps for new firmware to take effect.

  3. Reset the BMC so the BMC boots the new firmware:

    $ ipmitool mc reset cold

# Wait a couple of minutes and confirm the BMC is back online.
$ ipmitool mc info

  4. Reboot the system.