Firmware Update + Loop Script

README

Install Firmware on Ubuntu Server

Enable root account and login as root (passwd root) (su)

nvme list (lists all nvme drives)

Open Filezilla and import firmware file in home directory

Firmware update command sequence

# nvme fw-download /dev/nvme0 --fw=C8D010302x0.ftd

# nvme fw-activate /dev/nvme0 --action=1 --slot=3

# nvme fw-download /dev/nvme0 --fw=C8D010302x0.ftd

# nvme fw-activate /dev/nvme0 --action=1 --slot=2

# nvme fw-download /dev/nvme0 --fw=C8D010302x0.ftd

# nvme fw-activate /dev/nvme0 --action=1 --slot=1

Power cycle

# nvme id-ctrl /dev/nvme0 ; check FW revision is 0103

wait 10 sec.

Power cycle

Via scripting:

for i in 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

do

nvme fw-download /dev/nvme"$i"n1 --fw=/home/ahead/C8D01030240.std

nvme fw-activate /dev/nvme"$i"n1 --action=1 --slot=3

nvme fw-download /dev/nvme"$i"n1 --fw=/home/ahead/C8D01030240.std

nvme fw-activate /dev/nvme"$i"n1 --action=1 --slot=2

nvme fw-download /dev/nvme"$i"n1 --fw=/home/ahead/C8D01030240.std

nvme fw-activate /dev/nvme"$i"n1 --action=1 --slot=1

nvme id-ctrl /dev/nvme"$i"n1

done

~    

chmod a+x "filename"

---> make file using vi