DGX A100 Firmware Changes
This chapter contains the list of changes for the following DGX A100 firmware components.
DGX A100 BMC Changes
Changes in 00.19.07
- Added a new version of GPU baseboard support.
- Improved SNMP trap handling and updated SNMP MIB with additional description for better trap information.
- Handled a rare NTP server configuration settings issue from BMC WebUI.
- The BMC update includes software security enhancements. See the NVIDIA Security Bulletin DGX - December 2022 for details.
Changes in 00.17.07
- Fixed an issue so that certain sensors are now displayed in the BMC Web UI.
- Fixed the graceful handling of system power loss, which prevents the BMC Flash file system consistency issue and improves recovery.
- Fixed issues that caused the BMC usage to dramatically increase, which resulted in a POST failure with error code 91 or B4.
- Improves Redfish interface error handling.
- Fixed the BMC Web UI security settings and page refresh during full screen mode.
- Fixed BMC SEL Event page, which was causing an error in certain SEL record parsing.
- Fixed an issue where the Power/Status LED was flashing continuously after the server was rebooted, and the Power/Status LED stayed on after the server was powered off.
Changes in 00.16.09
- Fixed incorrect temperatures reported for sensors on the NVIDIA Networking ConnectX-6 single-port and dual-port VPI cards.
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Fixed a bug to ensure that the BMC will boot to the latest version updated on the system.
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Fixed SEL log not showing the correct BMC or SBIOS version after an update.
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Added ability to set the BMC to local time instead of default UTC.
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Added ability to sync local time to NTP servers. (enable NTP time sync).
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Removed unnecessary SEL log messages pointing to high CPU power consumption.
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Fixed "/" character not allowed in BMC web UI LDAP Role Group settings.
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Added authentication capabilities to the RESTful API.
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Added new capabilities to identify firmware updates in the System Event Log (SEL) via "NVIDIA-firmware" event.
Adds SEL information for BMC (end), BIOS, CPLD, and PSU.
Changes in 00.14.16
- Fixed an issue where a cold boot might put the BMC in a non-bootable state.
- Fixed BMC update failing with "Error flashing Inactive image 2: rc = 0x-9" ,
- Fixed occasionally needing to log into the BMC WebUI twice.
- Fixed the BMC dashboard system event filter not working.
- Added ability to monitor Mellanox card transceiver temperatures and increase fan speeds.
- Fixed inability to update the BMC after unexpected interruption.
- Fixed missing memory, NIC and storage drive information.
Changes in 00.13.16
- The BMC update includes software security enhancements.
See the NVIDIA Security Bulletin 5010 for details.
DGX A100 SBIOS Changes
Changes in 1.18
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Added a new version of GPU baseboard support.
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Fixed issues relating to redfish reporting of PCIe device types and speeds.
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Removed unimplemented setup menu options for User Defaults and Boot NumLock State.
Updated AGESA to version 1.0.0.E
The SBIOS update includes software security enhancements. See the NVIDIA Security Bulletin DGX - December 2022 for details.
Changes in 1.13
- Fixed two issues that were causing boot order settings to not be saved to the BMC if applied out-of-band, causing settings to be lost after a subsequent firmware update.
- Added interactive countdown messages during boot, to display the Setup Prompt Timeout configurable through the configuration menu.
- Added reporting of AGESA Version in SMBIOS.
- Updated AGESA to version 1.0.0.D.
Changes in 1.09
- Fixed an issue where changes in the boot order are not preserved after updating the SBIOS.
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Fixed inability to enter the SBIOS Admin/User password from the Serial Over LAN (SOL) console.
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Fixed PXE boot configuration not persisting; helpful for multiple DGX A100 nodes.
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Added Memory correctable ECC Error leaky bucket; prevents unnecessary replacement of working system DIMMs.
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Fixed SBIOS Setup > Main page showing incorrect Admin/User Access level.
Changes in 0.30
- Added support for HTTP boot.
- Updated DSP/USP preset values to address PCIe advanced error reporting (AER) issues.
- Changed the following default settings.
- Determinism Control > [Manual]
- Determinism Slider > [Power]
- cTDP Control > [Manual]
- cTDP > [240]
- Package Power Limit Control > [Manual]
- Package Power Limit > [240]
- DF Cstates > [Disabled]
DGX A100 U.2 NVMe Changes
Changes in EPK9CB5Q
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Fixed drive going into read-only mode if there is a sudden power cycle while performing live firmware update.
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Improved write performance while performing drive wear-leveling; shortens wear-leveling process time.
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Fixed drive going into failed mode when a high number of uncorrectable ECC errors occurred.
DGX A100 Broadcom 880xx Retimer Changes
Release notes for the DGX A100 Broadcom 88080 and 88064 retimers.
Changes in 0.F.0
- Improved error handling of downstream switches.
This change modifies the PCIe topology and mapping. Refer to the DGX A100 User Guide for PCIe mapping details.
DGX A100 BMC CEC SPI Changes
Changes in 01.05.10
- Fixed an issue with BMC 01.05.07 that potentially affected SBIOS stability.
- Fixed BMC configuration settings not getting applied to both primary and secondary images.
- Fixed corrupted primary BMC failing to recover when primary and secondary images are different versions.
- Fixed issue recovering corrupted firmware on Delta PSU.
- Fixed BMC web UI reporting BIOS information incorrectly.
- Fixed BMC Web UI reporting backup BMC version incorrectly.
- Fixed cryptic BMC entries.
- Added BMC capture logs from CPLD/FPGA during power on.
- Added IPMI OEM command to GET and SET which image the SBIOS is pointing to (Change the PIN).
- Fixed MaxP/MaxQ System unable to boot after BMC-initiated shutdown with four or more PSU failures.
- Fixed SEL logs to indicate that a bad fan (or fan speed of zero) may have caused the system to shut down due to GPU overtemp.
- Fixed how the BMC responds when it cannot read a temperature sensor.
- Fixed the IPMI log event decoding through ipmitool to show the same events as the GUI.
- Fixed the BMC to provide more meaningful and useful SEL logs.
- Fixed the GPU sensor name on baseboard 2 to match the service label.
- Changed the naming of U.2 SSDs from "NVME" to "U.2".-
- Resolved BMC SNMP community string limitations.
Changes in 01.04.03
- Fixed BMC Update Timeout issue.
- Fixed BMC configuration backup/restore function not working properly.
- Fixed system not shutting down when all fans in Fan Zone 2 or 3 are not detected.
- Fixed system fans all running at 80% after hot-unplugging/hot-plugging a PSU.
- Fixed system fans running at 80% after hot-plugging an NVMe drive.
- Fixed system shutting down after hot-unplugging one of the fans.
- Fixed system unable to boot after updating BMC image while one BMC module is removed.
- Fixed incorrect SEL timestamp after executing ipmi mc reset cold.
- Fixed missing firmware information in the BMC dashboard. Information is available on the Maintenance->Firmware Information page.
- Fixed missing DIMM information in the BMC dashboard.
- Fixed blinking amber-colored power LED.
- Fixed BMC update freeze while updating using Yafuflash.
- Fixed issues responding to 3.3V/5V/12V sensors.
- Fixed incorrect responses to GPU temperature assertion - Fan Zone 1 goes to 80% and DIMM temperature reports 'device disabled'.
- The BMC now saves CPU MCA registers when it detects a fatal MCA error.
Changes in 01.00.01
- Fixed BMC update via dashboard erroneously preserving the configuration.
- Fixed Network Link Configuration and Network IP Settings pages on the BMC dashboard to reflect changes only when saved.
- Added dual FPGA image container update support.
- Added PSU firmware container update support.
- Enhanced SMBPBI support for GPU sensors, thermal polling and FAN control to avoid anomalous sensor reading for GPU sensors and corresponding thermal actions.
- Added support for FPGA update of Image #1 to the BMC dashboard.
- Added VLAN support to the BMC dashboard.
DGX A100 BMC Changes
Changes in 01.05.10
- Fixed an issue with BMC 01.05.07 that potentially affected SBIOS stability.
- Fixed BMC configuration settings not getting applied to both primary and secondary images.
- Fixed corrupted primary BMC failing to recover when primary and secondary images are different versions.
- Fixed issue recovering corrupted firmware on Delta PSU.
- Fixed BMC web UI reporting BIOS information incorrectly.
- Fixed BMC Web UI reporting backup BMC version incorrectly.
- Fixed cryptic BMC entries.
- Added BMC capture logs from CPLD/FPGA during power on.
- Added IPMI OEM command to GET and SET which image the SBIOS is pointing to (Change the PIN).
- Fixed MaxP/MaxQ System unable to boot after BMC-initiated shutdown with four or more PSU failures.
- Fixed SEL logs to indicate that a bad fan (or fan speed of zero) may have caused the system to shut down due to GPU overtemp.
- Fixed how the BMC responds when it cannot read a temperature sensor.
- Fixed the IPMI log event decoding through ipmitool to show the same events as the GUI.
- Fixed the BMC to provide more meaningful and useful SEL logs.
- Fixed the GPU sensor name on baseboard 2 to match the service label.
- Changed the naming of U.2 SSDs from "NVME" to "U.2".-
- Resolved BMC SNMP community string limitations.
Changes in 01.04.03
- Fixed BMC Update Timeout issue.
- Fixed BMC configuration backup/restore function not working properly.
- Fixed system not shutting down when all fans in Fan Zone 2 or 3 are not detected.
- Fixed system fans all running at 80% after hot-unplugging/hot-plugging a PSU.
- Fixed system fans running at 80% after hot-plugging an NVMe drive.
- Fixed system shutting down after hot-unplugging one of the fans.
- Fixed system unable to boot after updating BMC image while one BMC module is removed.
- Fixed incorrect SEL timestamp after executing ipmi mc reset cold.
- Fixed missing firmware information in the BMC dashboard. Information is available on the Maintenance->Firmware Information page.
- Fixed missing DIMM information in the BMC dashboard.
- Fixed blinking amber-colored power LED.
- Fixed BMC update freeze while updating using Yafuflash.
- Fixed issues responding to 3.3V/5V/12V sensors.
- Fixed incorrect responses to GPU temperature assertion - Fan Zone 1 goes to 80% and DIMM temperature reports 'device disabled'.
- The BMC now saves CPU MCA registers when it detects a fatal MCA error.
Changes in 01.00.01
- Fixed BMC update via dashboard erroneously preserving the configuration.
- Fixed Network Link Configuration and Network IP Settings pages on the BMC dashboard to reflect changes only when saved.
- Added dual FPGA image container update support.
- Added PSU firmware container update support.
- Enhanced SMBPBI support for GPU sensors, thermal polling and FAN control to avoid anomalous sensor reading for GPU sensors and corresponding thermal actions.
- Added support for FPGA update of Image #1 to the BMC dashboard.
- Added VLAN support to the BMC dashboard.
DGX A100 FPGA Release Notes
Features
- Changes in 03.14
- FPGA (GPU sled)3.0e: this version of FPGA fixes a GPU Tray failing to power ON during system power cycle (LLC failures will be reported in SEL logs. System fails to boot or comes up with no GPUs ). The new versions of FPGA and CEC (GB sled) address this issue and we recommend every customer upgrade these components.
- Changes in 01.05.07
- Fixed BMC configuration settings not getting applied to both primary and secondary images.
- Fixed corrupted primary BMC failing to recover when primary and secondary images are different versions.
- Fixed issue recovering corrupted firmware on Delta PSU.
- Fixed BMC web UI reporting BIOS information incorrectly.
- Fixed BMC Web UI reporting backup BMC version incorrectly.
- Fixed cryptic BMC entries.
- Added BMC capture logs from CPLD/FPGA during power on.
- Added IPMI OEM command to GET and SET which image the SBIOS is pointing to (Change the PIN).
- Fixed MaxP/MaxQ System unable to boot after BMC-initiated shutdown with four or more PSU failures.
- Fixed SEL logs to indicate that a bad fan (or fan speed of zero) may have caused the system to shut down due to GPU overtemp.
- Fixed how the BMC responds when it cannot read a temperature sensor.
- Fixed the IPMI log event decoding through ipmitool to show the same events as the GUI.
- Fixed the BMC to provide more meaningful and useful SEL logs.
- Fixed the GPU sensor name on baseboard 2 to match the service label.
- Changed the naming of U.2 SSDs from "NVME" to "U.2".
- BMC SNMP Support on DGX-2
- Changes in 01.04.03
- Fixed BMC Update Timeout issue.
- Fixed BMC configuration backup/restore function not working properly.
- Fixed system not shutting down when all fans in Fan Zone 2 or 3 are not detected.
- Fixed system fans all running at 80% after hot-unplugging/hot-plugging a PSU.
- Fixed system fans running at 80% after hot-plugging an NVMe drive.
- Fixed system shutting down after hot-unplugging one of the fans.
- Fixed system unable to boot after updating BMC image while one BMC module is removed.
- Fixed incorrect SEL timestamp after executing ipmi mc reset cold.
- Fixed missing firmware information in the BMC dashboard. Information is available on the Maintenance->Firmware Information page.
- Fixed missing DIMM information in the BMC dashboard.
- Fixed blinking amber-colored power LED.
- Fixed BMC update freeze while updating using Yafuflash.
- Fixed issues responding to 3.3V/5V/12V sensors.
- Fixed incorrect responses to GPU temperature assertion - Fan Zone 1 goes to 80% and DIMM temperature reports 'device disabled'.
- The BMC now saves CPU MCA registers when it detects a fatal MCA error.
- Changes in 01.00.01
- Fixed BMC update via dashboard erroneously preserving the configuration.
- Fixed Network Link Configuration and Network IP Settings pages on the BMC dashboard to reflect changes only when saved.
- Added dual FPGA image container update support.
- Added PSU firmware container update support.
- Enhanced SMBPBI support for GPU sensors, thermal polling and FAN control to avoid anomalous sensor reading for GPU sensors and corresponding thermal actions.
- Added support for FPGA update of Image #1 to the BMC dashboard.
- Added VLAN support to the BMC dashboard.