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           N8190-163/164/171/172 Fibre Channel Controller
            Firmware Update procedure Ver.12.4.270.5 (for ESXi6.0)
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[ Target ]
Target Fibre Channel Controller, Firmware version and Operating System of the 
procedure, are as follows.

 - Fibre Channel Controller:
    N8190-163 Fibre Channel Controller (1ch)
    N8190-164 Fibre Channel Controller (2ch)
    N8190-171 Fibre Channel Controller (1ch)
    N8190-172 Fibre Channel Controller (2ch)

 - Firmware version :
    Older than 12.4.270.5

 - Operating System:
    VMware ESXi 6.0 Update3 or later

[ Fix in 12.4.270.5 ]
When access the Fiber Channel controller via RESTful API, or when using iLO5
firmware 2.41 or later, the Fibre Channel controller may became unresponsive.

[ How to confirm the Fibre Channel Controller Firmware version ]
  Confirm the firmware version by one of the following procedures.

  [ System Utilities ]
   1) Startup the System Utilities by press F9 key in POST.
   2) Select the System Configuration.
   3) Select the target Fibre Channel Controller.

       Following is the list of the Part Number and the name of Fibre Channel 
       Controller.

        N8190-163/N8190-164 : SN1200E
        N8190-171/N8190-172 : SN1600E

   4) Select the Controller Information
   5) Confirm the [Firmware Version].

  [ iLO web interface ]
   1) Connect to the target Server via iLO web interface.
   2) Select "Firmware & OS Software - Installed Firmware"
   3) Confirm the [Firmware Name] and [Firmware Version] of the Fibre Channel 
      Controller.

       Following is the list of the Part Number and the name of Fibre Channel 
       Controller.

        N8190-163/N8190-164 : SN1200E
        N8190-171/N8190-172 : SN1600E

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[ How to update the Fibre Channel Controller firmware ]
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  Perform the following steps to apply the Fibre Channel Controller firmware.
 *If you update the iLO5 firmware to v2.41 or later, you may not be able to 
  update the firmware with this procedure.
  Be sure to update the Fibre Channel Controller Firmware with this procedure 
  before update the iLO5 firmware.

   [Preparation]
   Check the iLO firmware version by the following way.

      [How to check the version of iLO firmware]
      - Server Health Summary
        Push the UID button on the server and check the version of 
        the iLO firmware on the screen.
        (For the detail, refer to Server Health Summary in iLO5 user guide.)
      - Remote
        Check the version of the iLO firmware on 
        "Firmware & OS Software - Installed Firmware"
        by iLO web interface.

      If the version of iLO firmware is earlier than 1.38, the Fiber Channel 
      controller firmware may not be updated.
      Set the iLO5 firmware to "2.18" before update the firmware of the target 
      product.

      The iLO5 firmware "2.18" is included in Starter Pack "S8.10-008.01".
      The Starter Pack "S8.10-008.01" can be get from the following.
      [https://www.58support.nec.co.jp/global/download/index.html]
      Refer to [Using offline mode] and [Steps to update firmware by Starter 
      Pack DVD] of the Starter Pack to be applied, and perform [Firmware update]
      from [Interactive Firmware Update].
      Select only the iLO5 firmware as [Selected (blue)] or [Forced (blue)] and 
      update the iLO5 firmware.

   [How to apply]
   Update the Fibre Channel Controller firmware by the following way.
  
   (1) Get Starter Pack Version S8.10-007.01.
     
   (2) Update the Fibre Channel Controller firmware refer to 
       Refer to "Steps to update firmware by Starter Pack DVD" to update the FW.

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[ Update history ] 

  Jul.29 2022
   Fixed the following
   1)Added iLO5 firmware 2.41 or later to [Fix in 12.4.270.5].
   2)Added to [How to update the Fibre Channel Controller firmware] that this
     procedure must be performed before updating the iLO5 firmware.
   3)The version to apply if the iLO5 firmware is older than 1.38, changed from
     the latest to "2.18".

  Feb.10 2020
   Fixed the following
   1)When access the Fibre Channel controller via RESTful API, the Fibre Channel 
     controller became unresponsive.

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