How to upgrade the Firmware for NM2-GW Sun Network QDR InfiniBand Gateway Switches on Oracle Big Data Appliance

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Update Date:	2018-02-14
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Solution 1534255.1 : How to upgrade the Firmware for NM2-GW Sun Network QDR InfiniBand Gateway Switches on Oracle Big Data Appliance

Applies to:

Big Data Appliance Hardware - Version All Versions and later
Linux x86-64

Goal

How should the firmware for NM2-GW Sun Network QDR InfiniBand Gateway Switches be upgraded?

Solution

Note: The latest NM2-GW Sun Network QDR InfiniBand Gateway switch version currently supported on the BDA is NM2 v2.2.8-2.

Upgrading to the 2.2.8-2 firmware requires first upgrading to the 2.2.7-2 firmware version. If you get the below error, the most probable cause is that the switches were not upgraded to 2.2.7-2 first:

ERROR: Image is not for this platform
Firmware image update failed.

The firmware for NM2-GW Sun Network QDR InfiniBand Gateway (IB GW) Switches is not managed by Oracle Big Data Appliance (BDA) software patching. If a NM2-GW Sun Network QDR InfiniBand Gateway Switch is replaced and the firmware of the replaced component is at a lower level than that shipped on the BDA (as per Firmware Upgrade Policy and Factory Ship Versions for Oracle Big Data Appliance X3-2) it must be upgraded manually. For example, on BDA V2.0.1, a replaced IB GW switch would need to upgrade its firmware to V2.0.5-2 if it comes from the factory with a lower firmware version. The general sequence for upgrading the firmware, based on an example upgrading BDA V2.0.1 IB GW firmware from V1.3.2-1 to V2.0.5-2 is below.

Other cases where the NM2-GW Sun Network QDR InfiniBand Gateway (IB GW) Switches should be upgraded are:

In a mixed InfiniBand fabric with other Engineered systems. In this case it may be necessary to upgrade the NM2-GW as advised by: Setting up the Subnet Manager in a multi-rack cabling configuration containing Exalogic/Big Data Appliance and Exadata/SuperCluster (Doc ID 1682501.1).
If recommended to upgrade the switch by a BDA Upgrade Note or an Advisory Note such as, Recommended Kernel and Firmware Versions to Avoid Known Issues After Upgrade to BDA V4.7, BDA V4.8, BDA V4.9 (Doc ID 2296538.1).
If advised to upgrade the switch by BDA Support to resolve a specific issue.

In all cases In cases where an upgrade is necessary, the recommendation is to upgrade all switches in the rack to the latest support NM2 firmware version as specified above unless otherwise advised.

All 3 NM2 InfiniBand switches in a BDA rack should be upgraded to the same version (but this should be done serially - one at a time). Use this note to upgrade the 2 NM2-GW Sun Network QDR InfiniBand Gateway (IB GW) Switches and use How to upgrade the Firmware for NM2-36P Sun Datacenter InfiniBand Switch 36 Switches on Oracle Big Data Appliance(Doc ID 1543955.1) to upgrade the NM2-36P Sun Datacenter InfiniBand Switch 36 spine switch.

To upgrade the switches:

1) Verify the IB GW version by sshing into the IB GW Switch and issuing:

# version

Example Output:

# version
SUN DCS gw version: 1.3.2-1

2) Download the appropriate patch for the version of firmware required from My Oracle Support (MOS) . In this example, download the patch to upgrade the firmware to V2.0.5-2:

Patch number: 13445213 - SUN SEED DATA REQUEST - SUN NETWORK QDR INIFINIBAND GATEWAY SWITCH (Patch)
Switch name: Sun Network QDR InfiniBand Gateway Switch

3) Follow the upgrade instructions in the Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 Supplement for the Sun Network QDR InfiniBand Gateway Switch documentation.

4) Make sure there are no connectivity problems getting to the IB GW switch during the firmware upgrade.

5) Certify updated IB GW version by sshing into the IB GW Switch and issuing:

# version

Example Output:

# version
SUN DCS gw version: 2.0.5-2

References

<NOTE:1528190.1> - Firmware Upgrade Policy and Factory Ship Versions for Oracle Big Data Appliance Sun Fire X4270 M2, X3-2, X4-2,X5-2, and X6-2
<NOTE:1454578.1> - INTERNAL Big Data Appliance Hardware Firmware and Patch History

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