Installing BlueField-3 NIC Firmware

Follow these steps to update firmware for the NVIDIA® BlueField®-3 DPUs in NIC mode using the NVIDIA Networking Firmware Downloads Page.

1. Navigate to the NVIDIA Networking Firmware Downloads page.

2. From the NVIDIA BlueField DPU Firmware table, select product line NVIDIA BlueField-3 and click the InfiniBand/Ethernet network protocol.

   

   The Firmware for NVIDIA BlueField-3 page opens.

3. On the NVIDIA BlueField-3 DPU Firmware Download Center matrix, display the firmware information and documentation.

   1. Select the CURRENT VERSIONS tab.

   2. Choose the Version (Current), OPN (ordering part number), and PSID options you want. For example,

   

   Note

   PSID (Parameter-Set Identification) is a 16-ascii character string embedded in the firmware image, which provides a unique identification for the configuration of the firmware. For more information, refer to Help in identifying the PSID of your Adapter card.

4. Click the BlueField3IB link to download the firmware BIN file.

5. After downloading the correct BlueField-3 NIC firmware, proceed with the installation steps.

To learn more about the BlueField-3 firmware, refer to NVIDIA BlueField-3 DPU NIC Firmware Release Notes v32.41.1000

Alternative Methods

Alternatively, you can use the following methods to install the BlueField-3 NIC firmware:

• Using the mstflint tool

  • If you have installed the MTNIC Driver on your system, you can update the firmware using the mstflint tool as described in the mstflint FW Burning Tool README.

  • To download the mstflint tool from the OpenFabrics site, refer to mstflint_SW for Linux.

• Using the NVIDIA firmware tools (MFT)

  • To download MFT, refer to the MFT download page.

  • For installation details, refer to Updating Firmware for a Single Network Interface Card (NIC).