SX6025 unmanaged switch firmware update

Infrastructure & Networking Switches and Gateways InfiniBand/VPI Switch Systems
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Hello

We have a bunch of MT/HP_1010xxxxx SX6025 unmanaged switches with old firmware that we would like to update to latest

Sadly none of the known to me fw burning tools works and returns “MFE_UNSUPPORTED_DEVICE” or similar

root@XXX:/tmp# mlxburn -d /dev/mst/SW_MT51000_SwitchX_-_Mellanox_Technologies_lid-0x01e6 -i fw-SX-rel-9_4_1000-MSX6025F-xxxS_Ax.bin
FATAL - Can’t find device id.
-E- Can not auto detect device type: 41. Please check the given device.
Error: (‘Can not auto detect device type: 41. Please check the given device.’, 1). Exiting…
root@XXX:/tmp# mstflint -d /dev/mst/SW_MT51000_SwitchX-_Mellanox_Technologies_lid-0x01e6 -i fw-SX-rel-9_4_1000-MSX6025F-xxxS_Ax.bin b
-E- Cannot open Device: /dev/mst/SW_MT51000_SwitchX-_Mellanox_Technologies_lid-0x01e6. Function not implemented. MFE_CR_ERROR
root@XXX:/tmp# flint -d /dev/mst/SW_MT51000_SwitchX-_Mellanox_Technologies_lid-0x01e6 -i fw-SX-rel-9_4_1000-MSX6025F-xxxS_Ax.bin burn
FATAL - Can’t find device id.
-E- Cannot open Device: /dev/mst/SW_MT51000_SwitchX-__Mellanox_Technologies_lid-0x01e6. MFE_UNSUPPORTED_DEVICE
root@XXX:/tmp#

Anyone knows how to overcome it ? Maybe another tool or older version of a tool should be used ?

Thank you in advance!
Regards,
Vladimir

2

Hello,

Please try the steps below.

  1. Run the “mst start command”

  2. Run the “mst ib add” command .

  3. ibswitches to get LID/GUID info
    Example:
    [root@l-csi-0740s ~]# ibswitches
    Switch : 0x98039b03006b9564 ports 41 “MF0;l-csi-8700-02:MQM8700/U1” enhanced port 0 lid 0 lmc 0
    Switch : 0x98039b0300cb96c0 ports 41 “Quantum Mellanox Technologies” base port 0 lid 103 lmc 0

  4. Query the lid to check the FW and PSID:
    Example:
    [root@l-csi-0740s ~]# flint -d lid-103 q
    Image type: FS4
    FW ISSU Version: 1
    FW Version: 27.2008.2500 <<<<<<
    FW Release Date: 10.3.2021
    Description: UID GuidsNumber
    Base GUID: 98039b0300cb96c0 32
    Base MAC: 98039bcb96c0 32
    Image VSD: N/A
    Device VSD: N/A
    PSID: MT_0000000063 <<<<<
    Security Attributes: N/A

  5. Burn the FW using the following syntax, but use the HEX value of the LID:

flint -d lid- -i b

EXAMPLE:
[root@l-csi-0740s tmp]# flint -d lid-0x0067 -i fw-Quantum-rel-27_2008_2402-MQM8790-HS2X_Ax.bin b
Done.
Current FW version on flash: 27.2008.2500
New FW version: 27.2008.2402

Note: The new FW version is older than the current FW version on flash.

Do you want to continue ? (y/n) [n] :

  1. Reset the switch:

[root@l-csi-0740s tmp]# flint -d lid-103 swreset
-I- Sending reset command to device lid-103 …
-I- Reset command accepted by the device.

If still issues, please open a case with Nvidia Support

3

Thanks Kevin
Still same error when using the lid ( both decimal and hexadecimal) , I will try to check with the NVidia support

Regards,
Vladimir

4

Hi,

What MFT version are you using? Since 4.21.0 we seem to have removed support for SwitchX devices (among other EOL devices).

Have you tried older MFT versions?

5

Hi @dwaxman
Sorry for delayed reply - I was out of office

You suggestion worked - after downgrading MFT to 4.20.0-34 I could query the switches with flint

XXX@XXXX:~/mft-4.20.0-34-x86_64-deb# mst version
mst, mft 4.20.0-34, built on Apr 25 2022, 20:48:31. Git SHA Hash: 62bbc33
XXX@XXXX:~/mft-4.20.0-34-x86_64-deb# flint -d /dev/mst/SW_MT51000_SwitchX_-__Mellanox_Technologies_lid-0x010F q
Image type:            FS2
FW Version:            9.3.0000
FW Release Date:       21.10.2014
Device ID:             51000
Description:           Node             Port1            Port2            Sys image
GUIDs:                 f452140300f73ff0 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 f452140300f73ff0 
MACs:                                       f45214f73ff0     f45214f74050
VSD:                   n/a
PSID:                  HP_1010110021

Thanks a lot, it was very helpful !
Regards,
Vladimir