Windows Firmware - flint "no command found"

Infrastructure & Networking Adapters and Cables Ethernet Adapter Cards
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New fresh install windows 2016 with Mellanox MCX512A-ACAT

Make sure firmware is updated

Firmware Flash Card

Mellanox Firmware Tools (MFT) Mellanox Firmware Tools (MFT)

PS C:\Windows\system32> cd 'C:\Program Files\Mellanox\WinMFT'

PS C:\Program Files\Mellanox\WinMFT> mst status

MST devices:

mt4119_pciconf0

PS C:\Program Files\Mellanox\WinMFT> mst status -v

MST devices:

mt4119_pciconf0 bus:dev.fn=1a:00.0

mt4119_pciconf0.1 bus:dev.fn=1a:00.1

PS C:\Program Files\Mellanox\WinMFT> mlxfwmanager -d mt4119_pciconf0 --query

Querying Mellanox devices firmware …

Device #1:

Device Type: ConnectX5

Part Number: MCX512A-ACA_Ax

Description: ConnectX-5 EN network interface card; 10/25GbE dual-port SFP28; PCIe3.0 x8; tall bracket; ROHS R6

PSID: MT_0000000080

PCI Device Name: mt4119_pciconf0

Base GUID: 98039b0300325eba

Base MAC: 98039b325eba

Versions: Current Available

FW 16.22.1002 N/A

PXE 3.5.0403 N/A

UEFI 14.15.0019 N/A

Status: No matching image found

PS C:\ftp\Mellanox_iSER\fw-ConnectX5-rel-16_23_1020-MCX512A-ACA_Ax-UEFI-14.16.17-FlexBoot-3.5.504.bin> dir

Directory: C:\ftp\Mellanox_iSER\fw-ConnectX5-rel-16_23_1020-MCX512A-ACA_Ax-UEFI-14.16.17-FlexBoot-3.5.504.bin

Mode LastWriteTime Length Name

------ 7/12/2018 8:57 AM 16777216 fw-ConnectX5-rel-16_23_1020-MCX512A-ACA_Ax-UEFI-14.16.17-FlexBoot-3.5.504.bin

PS C:\ftp\Mellanox_iSER\fw-ConnectX5-rel-16_23_1020-MCX512A-ACA_Ax-UEFI-14.16.17-FlexBoot-3.5.504.bin> flint.bat -d mt4119_pciconf0 -i .\fw-ConnectX5-rel-16_23_1020-MCX512A-ACA_Ax-UEFI-14.16.17-FlexBoot-3.5.504.bin

No command found.

PS C:\ftp\Mellanox_iSER\fw-ConnectX5-rel-16_23_1020-MCX512A-ACA_Ax-UEFI-14.16.17-FlexBoot-3.5.504.bin> flint

No options found.

copy C:\ftp\Mellanox_iSER\fw-ConnectX5-rel-16_23_1020-MCX512A-ACA_Ax-UEFI-14.16.17-FlexBoot-3.5.504.bin C:\Program Files\Mellanox\WinMFT\

PS C:\Program Files\Mellanox\WinMFT> .\flint_ext.exe -d mt4119_pciconf0 -i .\fw-ConnectX5-rel-16_23_1020-MCX512A-ACA_Ax-UEFI-14.16.17-FlexBoot-3.5.504.bin

No command found.

PS C:\Program Files\Mellanox\WinMFT> .\flint.bat -d mt4119_pciconf0 -i .\fw-ConnectX5-rel-16_23_1020-MCX512A-ACA_Ax-UEFI-14.16.17-FlexBoot-3.5.504.bin

No command found.

PS C:\Program Files\Mellanox\WinMFT>

I know the firmware is back rev. I try simple run of flint command per document. then “.exe” vs “.bat” then move firmware bin file into same directory as flint binary… no change… But when I run “flint” by itself it gives different response that I am missing options so “No command found” not helpful at all as to what is not being found.

thanks,

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But I tried MFT and it fails… your correct that it seems to be the best documented and seems easy… but that is when it failed and I started looking at the other tools.

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[root@x385004:/tmp] wget http://www.mellanox.com/downloads/MFT/vmware_6.5_native/nmst-4.10.0.104-1OEM.650.0.0.4598673.x86_64.vib http://www.mellanox.com/downloads/MFT/vmware_6.5_native/nmst-4.10.0.104-1OEM.650.0.0.4598673.x86_64.vib

Connecting to www.mellanox.com http://www.mellanox.com/ (72.21.92.229:80)

nmst-4.10.0.104-1OEM 100% |***************************************************************************************************************************************************************| 19198 0:00:00 ETA

[root@x385004:/tmp]

[root@x385004:/tmp] esxcli software vib install -v nmst-4.10.0.104-1OEM.650.0.0.4598673.x86_64.vib

[VibDownloadError]

(‘nmst-4.10.0.104-1OEM.650.0.0.4598673.x86_64.vib’, ‘/tmp/vib_n6wujfpe’, “unknown url type: ‘nmst-4.10.0.104-1OEM.650.0.0.4598673.x86_64.vib’”)

url = nmst-4.10.0.104-1OEM.650.0.0.4598673.x86_64.vib

Please refer to the log file for more details.

[root@x385004:/tmp] wget http://www.mellanox.com/downloads/MFT/vmware_6.5_native/mft-4.10.0.104-10EM-650.0.0.4598673.x86_64.vib http://www.mellanox.com/downloads/MFT/vmware_6.5_native/mft-4.10.0.104-10EM-650.0.0.4598673.x86_64.vib

Connecting to www.mellanox.com http://www.mellanox.com/ (72.21.92.229:80)

mft-4.10.0.104-10EM- 100% |***************************************************************************************************************************************************************| 35284k 0:00:00 ETA

[root@x385004:/tmp] esxcli software vib install -v /tmp/mft-4.10.0.104-10EM-650.0.0.4598673.x86_64.vib

[VibDownloadError]

(‘/tmp/mft-4.10.0.104-10EM-650.0.0.4598673.x86_64.vib’, ‘Bad VIB archive header’)

url = /tmp/mft-4.10.0.104-10EM-650.0.0.4598673.x86_64.vib

Please refer to the log file for more details.

[root@x385004:/tmp]

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Flashing firmware on cards…so how many tools and paths do we have here?

we have flint (noted above).

we have “WinMFT64” and that did not work

then I found "mlxup mlxup - Mellanox Update and Query Utility " which downloaded for windows and ran just fine… noted firmware level, found new firmware on internet and ran installation.

Windows

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PS C:\ftp\Mellanox_iSER> .\mlxup

Querying Mellanox devices firmware …

Device #1:

Device Type: ConnectX5

Part Number: MCX512A-ACA_Ax

Description: ConnectX-5 EN network interface card; 10/25GbE dual-port SFP28; PCIe3.0 x8; tall bracket; ROHS R6

PSID: MT_0000000080

PCI Device Name: mt4119_pciconf0

Base GUID: 98039b0300325eba

Base MAC: 98039b325eba

Versions: Current Available

FW 16.22.1002 16.23.1020

PXE 3.5.0403 3.5.0504

UEFI 14.15.0019 14.16.0017

Status: Update required

Found 1 device(s) requiring firmware update…

Perform FW update? [y/N]: y

Device #1: Updating FW … Done

Restart needed for updates to take effect.

Log File: C:\Users\TEMP\AppData\Local\Temp\mlxup-20181015_141528_6900.log

PS C:\ftp\Mellanox_iSER>

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And Linux … ppcle and x86 just fine

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[root@l82471 ~]# ./mlxup

Querying Mellanox devices firmware …

Device #1:

Device Type: ConnectX5

Part Number: MCX512A-ACA_Ax

Description: ConnectX-5 EN network interface card; 10/25GbE dual-port SFP28; PCIe3.0 x8; tall bracket; ROHS R6

PSID: MT_0000000080

PCI Device Name: 0002:01:00.0

Base GUID: 98039b0300325f82

Base MAC: 98039b325f82

Versions: Current Available

FW 16.22.1002 16.23.1020

PXE 3.5.0403 3.5.0504

UEFI 14.15.0019 14.16.0017

Status: Update required

Found 1 device(s) requiring firmware update…

Perform FW update? [y/N]: y

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but… failed miserably on vmware vsphere 6.7… so still in firmware purgatory for that OS.

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[root@x395001:/tmp] ls

LenovoIMMLog.log pciList.txt

cimple_log_err_messages probe.session

fw-ConnectX5-rel-16_23_1020-MCX512A-ACA_Ax-UEFI-14.16.17-FlexBoot-3.5.504.bin scratch

ipp sfcb

libmofc.log vmware-root

lspci.txt vmware_version.txt

mlxup wbem-vm-report.xml

[root@x395001:/tmp] mlxup

-sh: mlxup: not found

[root@x395001:/tmp] ./mlxup --query

-sh: ./mlxup: Permission denied

[root@x395001:/tmp] chmod +x mlxup

[root@x395001:/tmp] ls

LenovoIMMLog.log pciList.txt

cimple_log_err_messages probe.session

fw-ConnectX5-rel-16_23_1020-MCX512A-ACA_Ax-UEFI-14.16.17-FlexBoot-3.5.504.bin scratch

ipp sfcb

libmofc.log vmware-root

lspci.txt vmware_version.txt

mlxup wbem-vm-report.xml

[root@x395001:/tmp] ./mlxup

-E- cannot use a string pattern on a bytes-like object

[root@x395001:/tmp]

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Hi

You should follow WinMFT UM

http://www.mellanox.com/related-docs/MFT/MFT_user_manual_4_10_0.pdf http://www.mellanox.com/related-docs/MFT/MFT_user_manual_4_10_0.pdf

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What about for vSphere 6.7.

Googled around and no idea what its issue is with binary.

[root@x385004:/tmp] ./mlxup

-E- cannot use a string pattern on a bytes-like object

[root@x385004:/tmp]

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We have MFT for ESXi 6.7 in the same page , you can use it . UM as bellow

http://www.mellanox.com/related-docs/MFT/MFT_user_manual_4_10_0.pdf http://www.mellanox.com/related-docs/MFT/MFT_user_manual_4_10_0.pdf