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Flash Intel iSCSI NIC firmware

These are old notes from 2014.

Note: Intel Remote Boot AGen v19.1 is current.

 


Flash Enable

> BOOTUTILW64E.EXE -ALL -update=iSCSI
> BOOTUTILW64E.EXE -NIC=1 -flashenable
> BOOTUTILW64E.EXE -NIC=2 -flashdisable
> BOOTUTILW64E.EXE -NIC=3 -flashenable


iSCSI config

Set the iSCSI configuration:

> BOOTUTILW64E.EXE -NIC=1 -I neon.cfg

Intel(R) Ethernet Flash Firmware Utility
BootUtil version 1.4.103.0
Copyright (C) 2003-2014 Intel Corporation

Successfully updated iSCSI boot priority configuration on port 1

Successfully updated iSCSI initiator DHCP configuration on port 1

Successfully updated iSCSI initiator name configuration on port 1

Successfully updated iSCSI initiator IPv4 address configuration on port 1

Successfully updated iSCSI subnet mask configuration on port 1

Successfully updated iSCSI VLAN id configuration on port 1

Successfully updated iSCSI target DHCP configuration on port 1

Successfully updated iSCSI target name configuration on port 1

Successfully updated iSCSI target IPv4 address configuration on port 1

Successfully updated iSCSI target port number configuration on port 1

Successfully updated iSCSI boot LUN configuration on port 1

Successfully updated iSCSI authentication type configuration on port 1

Successfully updated iSCSI CHAP name configuration on port 1

Successfully updated iSCSI CHAP secret configuration on port 1


Port Network Address Location Series  WOL Flash Firmware                Version
==== =============== ======== ======= === ============================= =======
  1   2C534A000FF6     2:00.0 Gigabit NO  iSCSI Primary                 3.0.23
  2   2C534A000FF7     2:00.1 Gigabit N/A FLASH Disabled
  3   2C534A000FF8     2:00.2 Gigabit N/A FLASH Disabled
  4   2C534A000FF9     2:00.3 Gigabit N/A FLASH Disabled

Show

> BOOTUTILW64E.EXE -NIC=1

Intel(R) Ethernet Flash Firmware Utility
BootUtil version 1.4.103.0
Copyright (C) 2003-2014 Intel Corporation

bootpriority=primary
initiatorname=neon
initiatordhcp=disable
expansionrommenu=enable
connwaittime=15
initiatorip=10.20.108.3
netmask=255.255.255.0
gateway=0.0.0.0
iscsivlan=208
targetname=iqn.2013-07.nz.co.lucidsolutions:pc-neon
targetdhcp=disable
targetip=10.20.108.2
targetport=3260
bootlun=0
authenticationmethod=chap
chapusername=neon
chapsecret=<12-16chars>
mutualchapsecret=

Port Network Address Location Series  WOL Flash Firmware                Version
==== =============== ======== ======= === ============================= =======
  1   2C534A000FF6     2:00.0 Gigabit NO  iSCSI Primary                 3.0.23
  2   2C534A000FF7     2:00.1 Gigabit N/A FLASH Disabled
  3   2C534A000FF8     2:00.2 Gigabit N/A FLASH Disabled
  4   2C534A000FF9     2:00.3 Gigabit N/A FLASH Disabled

Residuals and issues

  • Documentation on the 'iscsivlan' option is limited (setting it in the BIOS ROM menu is disabled)
  • The CHAP passphrase/secret is limited to a string with 12-16 characters
  • Configuration file options:
    • should be specified in lower case
    • don't need a hypen prefix
    • lines with hash seem to be treated as comments

 

Links

http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/highlights/network/iscsi

Appendices

Adapter fails to show configuration

I had an adapter that failed


Display configuration

# ./bootutil64e -NIC=1

Intel(R) Ethernet Flash Firmware Utility
BootUtil version 1.4.96.0
Copyright (C) 2003-2014 Intel Corporation

bootpriority=primary
initiatorname=blue
initiatordhcp=disable
expansionrommenu=enable
connwaittime=15
initiatorip=10.20.101.9
netmask=255.255.255.0
gateway=0.0.0.0
iscsivlan=201
targetname=iqn.2013-07.nz.co.lucidsolutions:pc-blue
targetdhcp=disable
targetip=10.20.101.2
targetport=3260
bootlun=0
authenticationmethod=chap
chapusername=blue
chapsecret=
mutualchapsecret=

Port Network Address Location Series  WOL Flash Firmware                Version
==== =============== ======== ======= === ============================= =======
  1   A0369F183AA4     7:00.0 Gigabit NO  iSCSI Primary                 3.0.14
  2   A0369F183AA4     7:00.1 Gigabit N/A iSCSI                         3.0.14

Boot util options

RUNNING BootUtil
================
The syntax for issuing BootUtil command line options is:

BOOTUTIL -[OPTION] or -[OPTION]=[VALUE]

NOTE: Rebooting is required after executing BootUtil to make updated
settings valid.


COMMAND LINE OPTIONS
====================
BootUtil accepts one executable option and its associated non-executable
options in an execution. If conflicting executable options (such as
-FLASHENABLE and -UPDATE used together) are supplied, BOOTUTIL exits with an
error.

The options, where applicable, are listed in logical groups.

NOTE: If you run BootUtil without any command line options, the utility
displays a list of all supported Intel network ports found in the system.


NOTE: BootUtil displays up to 128 adapter ports.

GENERAL OPTIONS:
    -HELP or -?
      Displays a list of command line options.
    -P
      With this command, BootUtil pauses screen after displaying every 25th
      line.
      In pause mode, last line of the screen will contain information that:
      - screen has been paused, and
      - user can press Enter to continue
    -EXITCODES
      Displays exit codes returned to the OS environment by BootUtil.
    -IMAGEVERSION or -IV
      Displays firmware types and version numbers from a resource image.
      If used with the -FILE option, the resource image is in the FLB file.
      If used with the -NIC option, the resource image is in the adapter flash.
      If used with the -ALL option, each resource image is continuously
      displayed for all adapters.
    -E
      Enumerates all supported network ports in the system.
    -O=[FILENAME]
      Must be used with -E or -NIC.

      If used with the -E option, saves a list of all NICs and their MAC
      addresses to the specified file.
      If used with the -NIC option, saves all iSCSI Remote Boot configuration
      options for the specified NIC to the specified file.
    -I=[FILENAME]
      Reads iSCSI boot configuration options from [FILENAME] script file and
      program settings on the selected port.
    -FILE=[FILENAME]
      Specifies the file name for -SAVEIMAGE, -RESTOREIMAGE, -SAVECONFIG,
      -RESTORECONFIG, -UP or -UPDATE option.

POWER MANAGEMENT OPTIONS:
    -WOLENABLE or -WOLE
      Enables Wake On Lan (WOL) functionality on the selected port.
    -WOLDISABLE or -WOLD
      Disables Wake On Lan (WOL) functionality on the selected port.

ADAPTER SELECTION OPTIONS:
    -ALL
      Selects all supported network ports found in the system.
    -NIC=XX
      Selects a specific network port in the system. If used without any
      executable option, it prints the iSCSI boot configuration of the
      selected port, or saves it in the file when the -O option is used.
    -TARGET=XX
     This is a FCoE specific selection option. Legal values are 1,2,3,and 4.
     This Option is required for configuration commands -WWPN, -FCOELUN,
     FCOEVLAN, and -BOOTORDER.
    -BLINK
      Blinks the LED on the selected port for ten seconds.

ADAPTER FLASH ENABLE/DISABLE OPTIONS:
    -FLASHENABLE or -FE
      Enables the capability to run flash firmware on the selected adapter.
    -FLASHDISABLE or -FD
      Disables the capability to run flash firmware on the selected adapter.
    -BOOTENABLE=[PXE, ISCSIPRIMARY, ISCSISECONDARY, FCOE, or DISABLE]
      Selects flash firmware type to enable or disable on the selected port.
      The combo option ROM could have all capabilities. The monolithic
      option ROM has either PXE, iSCSI, or FCoE capability but not all. This
      command will NOT WORK on monolithic Option ROMs.

    Notes:
      This manual command is not applicable to the UEFI network driver.
      The UEFI network driver is enabled by default and loaded automatically
      unless network ports are already used by other flash firmware.

      BOOTENABLE=DISABLE
      Disables iSCSI, PXE, and FCoE functionalities for legacy BIOS.

      BOOTENABLE=ISCSIPRIMARY
      Enables port as iSCSI primary and disables PXE/FCoE for legacy BIOS.

      BOOTENABLE=ISCSISECONDARY
      Enables port as iSCSI secondary and disables PXE/FCoE for legacy BIOS.

      BOOTENABLE=PXE
      Enables PXE and disables iSCSI/FCoE boot for legacy BIOS.

      BOOTENABLE=FCOE
      Enables FCoE and disables iSCSI/PXE boot for legacy BIOS.

FLASH PROGRAMMING OPTIONS:
    -UP or -UPDATE=[RomType] [-FILE=Filename]
      Updates the flash memory of the adapter specified by the -NIC option
      with the given FLB flash firmware image file. If -QUIET is not specified,
      the user is prompted to confirm overwriting the existing firmware image
      before upgrading. If a Filename is not provided, the utility looks for the
      default bootimg.FLB file which contains all imagetypes.

      The following examples use pxe, but could also be efi, efi64, FCoE or
      iSCSI.
      eg: Bootutil -Nic=x -up=pxe
      or Bootutil -Nic=x -up=pxe -file=pxeimg.flb

      If your adapter supports a combo option rom, the following command option
      automatically detects the supported combo image and programs the adapter
      with that image -up=combo

    -SAVEIMAGE or -SI
      Saves the existing firmware image in the flash memory of the adapter
      specified by the -NIC option to a disk file. The destination file is
      specified by the -FILE option.
    -RESTOREIMAGE or -RI
      Restores a previously-saved firmware image to the same network adapter
      using the -NIC option. The source file is specified by the -FILE option.
    -QUIET
      Runs BootUtil without confirmation prompts. This option is used with
      -IMAGEVERSION, -UP, -UPDATE, -RESTOREIMAGE, or -HELP option.

PXE BOOT CONFIGURATION OPTIONS: (Can be used with -NIC or -ALL)
    -DEFAULTCONFIG or -DEFCFG
      Sets the PXE configuration of the selected NIC back to default settings.
    -SETUPENABLE or -STE
      Enables Setup Menu.
    -SETUPDISABLE OR -STD
      Disables Setup Menu.
    -TITLEENABLE OR -TLE
      Enables Initial Title Message.
    -TITLEDISABLE OR -TLD
      Disables Initial Title Message.
    -MESSAGEENABLE or -MSE
      Enables display of the Control-S Setup message when PXE initializes.
    -MESSAGEDISABLE or -MSD
      Disables display of the Control-S Setup message when PXE initializes.
    -SETWAITTIME=X or -SWT=X
      Set the setup delay time for the NIC to X seconds. Valid delay times are
      0, 2, 3, and 5."

PXE BOOT CONFIGURATION OPTIONS CONTINUED:
    -MODE
      Writes the given MODE setting to EEPROM of the given NIC(s).


ISCSI BOOT CONFIGURATION OPTIONS:
    -SAVECONFIG
      Saves a snapshot of iSCSI boot configurations on the selected port to a
      binary file. Need to specify the file name by the -FILE option.
      WARNING: For security reasons it is recommended that CHAP settings are
      disabled when using this option.
    -RESTORECONFIG
      Restores previously-saved iSCSI boot configuration snapshot on the
      selected port. Need the -FILE option to specify the saved data.
      WARNING: This feature may create multiple primary or secondary ports if
      the same command is issued to multiple ports. Review the boot priority
      setting in the iSCSI setup menu for the next system boot.


PORT CONFIGURATION OPTIONS FOR ISCSI INITIATOR:
    These options can either be used individually with the -NIC=XX option,
    or in a script file with the -I option. The value is specified in
    -[OPTION]=[VALUE] format. Use "[OPTION]=reset" to clear configuration.
    -INITIATORNAME
      Specifies the iSCSI Qualified Name (IQN) for the initiator.
    -INITIATORIP
      Specifies the initiator IPv4 address in dotted decimal notation.
    -INITIATORDHCP
      Enables or disables DHCP client for the initiator.
    -NETMASK
      Specifies the initiator subnet mask in dotted decimal notation.
    -GATEWAY
      Specifies the gateway IPv4 address in dotted decimal notation.
    -BOOTPRIORITY
      Specifies iSCSI boot priority as PRIMARY, SECONDARY or DISABLE.
      The -BOOTPRIORITY command works only when a discrete iSCSI image
      is programmed on the flash and will not work with combo images.


ISCSI TARGET CONFIGURATION OPTIONS:
    These options can either be used individually with the -NIC=XX option,
    or in a script file with the -I option. The value is specified in
    -[OPTION]=[VALUE] format. Use "[OPTION]=reset" to clear configuration.
    -TARGETNAME
      Specifies the iSCSI Qualified Name (IQN) for the target.
    -TARGETIP
      Specifies the target IPv4 address in dotted decimal notation.
    -TARGETDHCP
      ENABLE or DISABLE to get the target information from DHCP Root Path.
    -TARGETPORT
      Specifies the TCP port number on the target to connect to.
    -BOOTLUN
      Specifies the LUN number to boot from.

AUTHENTICATION CONFIGURATION OPTIONS:
    These options can either be used individually with the -NIC=XX option,
    or in a script file with the -I option. The value is specified in
    -[OPTION]=[VALUE] format. Use "[OPTION]=reset" to clear configuration.
    -AUTHENTICATIONMETHOD
      Specifies either NONE, CHAP or MUTUALCHAP.
    -CHAPUSERNAME
      Specifies CHAP user name
    -CHAPSECRET
      Specifies a secret text string to go with the CHAP user name.
    -MUTUALCHAPSECRET
      Specifies the reverse (target) CHAP secret text string.

FCOE GENERAL CONFIGURATION OPTIONS:
    These options have to be used with the -NIC=XX option. They cannot
    be used with the -ALL Option.
    -WWPNPREFIX
      Specifies the Prefix to use for the WWPN. The prefix comprises of
      4 hex digits. Separators '-' or ':' are allowed but optional.

      Eg: BOOTUTIL -NIC=1 -WWPNPREFIX=20-00

    -WWNNPREFIX
      Specifies the Prefix to use for the WWNN. The prefix comprises of
      4 hex digits. Separators '-' or ':' are allowed but optional.

      Eg: BOOTUTIL -NIC=1 -WWNNPREFIX=1000

    -SHOWFCOE
      Displays the FCoE Target Configurations for the selected NIC.

      Eg. BOOTUTIL -NIC=1 -SHOWFCOE

FCOE TARGET CONFIGURATION OPTIONS:
    These Options require the use of both the -NIC=XX Option AND the
    -TARGET=XX Option. The -ALL option is not allowed.
    -WWPN
      Specifies the WWPN for the selected Target. The WWPN consists of
      16 HEX digits or 8 bytes. Each byte can be separated with '-' or ':'
      as an optional separator.

      Eg: BOOTUTIL -NIC=1 -TARGET=1 -WWPN=00-11-22-33-44-55-66-77

    -FCOELUN
      Specifies the LUN for the selected FCoE Target. Valid range is
      0..255.

    -FCOEVLAN
      Specifies the VLAN to use in order to connect to the selected target.
      Valid range is 0..4094.

    -BOOTORDER
      Specifies the boot order for the selected target. Valid range is 1-4.
      If 0 is specified then this target will be excluded from the boot order.

      Boot orders need to be unique AND shared across multiple ports.
      If duplicate boot order configurations are attempted, the action
      will result in duplicate boot orders being set to zero, and a warning
      message displayed to the user.

     NOTE: These commands can all be used on the same command line to configure
           an entire target in one shot

     Eg: BOOTUTIL -NIC=1 -TARGET=2 -WWPN=0011223344556677 -FCOELUN=0
                  -FCOEVLAN=1 -BOOTORDER=2

Flash enable

> BOOTUTILW64E.EXE -flashenable -ALL

Intel(R) Ethernet Flash Firmware Utility
BootUtil version 1.4.61.2
Copyright (C) 2003-2013 Intel Corporation

Enabling boot ROM on port 1...Success

Reboot the system to enable the boot ROM on this port

Enabling boot ROM on port 2...Success

Reboot the system to enable the boot ROM on this port

Enabling boot ROM on port 3...Success

Reboot the system to enable the boot ROM on this port

Enabling boot ROM on port 4...Success

Reboot the system to enable the boot ROM on this port

Port Network Address Location Series  WOL Flash Firmware                Version
==== =============== ======== ======= === ============================= =======
  1   2C534A000FF6     2:00.0 Gigabit NO  Reboot Required
  2   2C534A000FF7     2:00.1 Gigabit N/A Reboot Required
  3   2C534A000FF8     2:00.2 Gigabit N/A Reboot Required
  4   2C534A000FF9     2:00.3 Gigabit N/A Reboot Required

iSCSI Firmware

> BOOTUTILW64E.EXE -ALL -update=iSCSI

Intel(R) Ethernet Flash Firmware Utility
BootUtil version 1.4.61.2
Copyright (C) 2003-2013 Intel Corporation

Programming flash on port 1 with flash firmware image
Create restore image of NIC 1 before proceeding? (Y)es or (N)o: Y

Saving flash firmware image on port 1 to file 15214003.FLB...saved

Updating iSCSI removes PXE functionality.
Would you like to continue? (Y)es or (N)o: Y
|
Invalid iSCSI boot configuration on port 1

Skipping port 2 (shared flash with previous port)

Skipping port 3 (shared flash with previous port)

Skipping port 4 (shared flash with previous port)

Port Network Address Location Series  WOL Flash Firmware                Version
==== =============== ======== ======= === ============================= =======
  1   2C534A000FF6     2:00.0 Gigabit NO  iSCSI                         2.8.30
  2   2C534A000FF7     2:00.1 Gigabit N/A iSCSI                         2.8.30
  3   2C534A000FF8     2:00.2 Gigabit N/A iSCSI                         2.8.30
  4   2C534A000FF9     2:00.3 Gigabit N/A iSCSI                         2.8.30

IOUtil

> IOUTILW64E.EXE /all
IOUtil v1.22.11.0 - Intel(R) Network IO Mode Enable/Disable Utility
Copyright (C) 2013 by Intel (R) Corporation. All rights reserved.

Error: No action selected.

Usage:
    Run with no arguments to list adapters and usage.
    /NIC=X  Adapter to modify
    /ALL    Modify all adapters
    /E      Enable IO mode
    /D      Disable IO mode

NIC B/D/F    Ven-Dev   MAC          IO  Branding string
=== ======== ========= ============ === =======================================
 1) 02/00/00 8086-1521 2C534A000FF6 ENA Intel(R) Ethernet Server Adapter I350-T
 2) 02/00/01 8086-1521 2C534A000FF7 ENA Intel(R) Ethernet Server Adapter I350-T
 3) 02/00/02 8086-1521 2C534A000FF8 ENA Intel(R) Ethernet Server Adapter I350-T
 4) 02/00/03 8086-1521 2C534A000FF9 ENA Intel(R) Ethernet Server Adapter I350-T
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