Unlike previous iterations of Flash Cache where FW was available with system firmware, the NVMe Flash Cache FW is available on the NetApp Support Site Drive Firmware Page as part of the All FW package...Unlike previous iterations of Flash Cache where FW was available with system firmware, the NVMe Flash Cache FW is available on the NetApp Support Site Drive Firmware Page as part of the All FW package or as individual downloads. Unlike storage HDD or SSD firmware, there are no messages indicating that "firmware will now be updated". However, there are three EMS events that are logged in ONTAP 9.1 or later that track completion of the firmware update:
