CONTAP-556528: In ONTAP versions lower than 9.18.1P5 Intel NIC updates despite bootarg.net.auto_update_disable_intel set to true
Issue
- bootarg.net.auto_update_disable_intel is set to true
- Intel NIC continues to update, despite the argument being set:
30911.242: [13:09:11] netapp_intel_fw_helper: D1572-S1-P57 etid 8000289d needs to update FW using D1572-S1-P52_P130911.248: 54_P56_P57-8000E0BB.cfg for location 0:219.
130911.303: [13:09:11] netapp_intel_fw_helper: Starting FW update on e4d/e4c/e4b/e4a at PCI location 0:219 ...
130911.334: [13:09:11]
130911.334: [13:09:11] Intel(R) Ethernet NVM Update Tool
130911.334: [13:09:11] NVMUpdate version 1.39.56.8
130911.349: [13:09:11] Copyright(C) 2013 - 2023 Intel Corporation.
130911.349: [13:09:11]
131443.291: [13:14:43] netapp_intel_fw_helper: /tmp/intel/0:219.log
131443.291: [13:14:43] Intel(R) Ethernet NVM Update Tool
131443.303: [13:14:43] NVMUpdate version 1.39.56.8
131443.303: [13:14:43] Copyright(C) 2013 - 2023 Intel Corporation.
131443.303: [13:14:43]
131443.306: [13:14:43] /usr/bin/nvmupdate64e -u -c 8000289d_D1572-S1-P52_P54_P56_P57-8000E0BB.cfg -l 0:219.log -l131443.311: ocation 0:219 -f
131443.312: [13:14:43]
131443.322: [13:14:43] Config file read.
131443.322: [13:14:43] Inventory
131443.322: [13:14:43] [00:219:00:00]: Intel(R) Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X710-4
131443.322: [13:14:43] Flash inventory started.
131443.322: [13:14:43] Shadow RAM inventory started.
131443.333: [13:14:43] Shadow RAM inventory finished.
131443.333: [13:14:43] Flash inventory finished.
131443.333: [13:14:43] OROM inventory started.
131443.333: [13:14:43] OROM inventory finished.
131443.343: [13:14:43] [00:219:00:01]: Intel(R) Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X710
131443.343: [13:14:43] Device already inventoried.
131443.343: [13:14:43] [00:219:00:02]: Intel(R) Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X710
131443.352: [13:14:43] Device already inventoried.
131443.359: [13:14:43] [00:219:00:03]: Intel(R) Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X710
131443.359: [13:14:43] Device already inventoried.
131443.359: [13:14:43] Update
131443.370: [13:14:43] [00:219:00:00]: Intel(R) Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X710-4
131443.379: [13:14:43] Flash update started.
131443.379: [13:14:43] NVM verification started.
131443.379: [13:14:43] Shadow RAM verification started.
131443.379: [13:14:43] Shadow RAM verification finished.
131443.383: [13:14:43] Flash verification started.
131443.393: [13:14:43] Flash verification finished.
131443.394: [13:14:43] NVM verification finished.
131443.394: [13:14:43] Flash update successful.
131443.394: [13:14:43] Device update successful.
131443.394: [13:14:43] Update security revisions
131443.406: [13:14:43] [00:219:00:00]: Intel(R) Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X710-4
131443.407: [13:14:43] Skipping update minimum security revisions.
131443.407: [13:14:43] Update VPD with VPD template
131443.422: [13:14:43] [00:219:00:00]: Intel(R) Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X710-4
131443.422: [13:14:43] Skipping VPD update with VPD template.
131443.422: [13:14:43] Checking update availability for next tool run.
131443.433: [13:14:43] Power Cycle is required to complete the update process.
131443.444: [13:14:43] netapp_intel_fw_helper: FW update on e4d/e4c/e4b/e4a at PCI location 0:219 completed.
131443.460: [13:14:43] NIC FW update elapsed time: 333 seconds
131443.461: [13:14:43] netapp_intel_fw_helper: Loading if_irdma.ko
131443.490: [13:14:43] Loading irdma moduleice_rdma_register: iRDMA driver registered using version 1.1.0
131443.502: [13:14:43] netapp_nic_fw_helper: NIC FW installation completed, registering a power-cycle post-update131443.503: action.
131443.520: [13:14:43] FWU registration for pwr_cycle.NIC_FWUPDATE SUCCEEDED 