DGX B200 System Firmware Update Guide Version 25.09.1#

Highlights#

Added Support#

BMC Fixes#

  • No BMC fixes for this release.

SBIOS Fixes#

  • No SBIOS fixes for this release.

The nvfwupd Command Updates#

  • Extended show_version to support parallel queries across multiple systems and provide multi-package output.

  • Added Ctrl-C handler for clean termination of multithreaded operations.

  • Deprecated support for tarfile update packages.

  • Upgraded the Python runtime from 3.7 to 3.12.

Firmware Package Details#

This firmware release supports the following systems:

  • NVIDIA DGX B200

This firmware release supports the following operating systems:

  • NVIDIA DGX OS 7.1.0, 7.0.2, and higher

For more information about the operating systems, refer to the NVIDIA Base OS documentation.

You can download firmware packages from the NVIDIA Enterprise Support Portal.

The following table shows the firmware package files:

Components

Sample File Name

Combined archive

DGXB200_25.09.1.tar.gz

The combined archive includes the firmware for the system components and the firmware for the GPU tray.

  • Motherboard tray package

  • GPU tray transition package

  • GPU tray latest package

  • nvfw_DGX_250629.1.0.fwpkg

  • nvfw_DGX-HGX-B100-B200x8_250114.1.0.fwpkg

  • nvfw_DGX-HGX-B100-B200x8_250828.1.1.fwpkg

If you update from version 25.06.3, the update time for the GPU tray using parallel updating is approximately 11.6 minutes.

The following table shows the information about component firmware versions.

Component
Version
Update Time
from 25.06.3
(Minutes)

Host BMC

25.06.27

Host BMC ERoT

04.0058

SBIOS ERoT

04.0058

SBIOS

1.6.7

Motherboard CPLD

0.2.1.9

Midplane CPLD

0.2.1.3

PSU (Delta ECD16020137)
Primary 0204
Secondary 0201
Community 0204

LiteOn

0.5.0.5
Broadcom Gen5
PCIe Switch
(PEX89072-B01)
Switch 0: 0.0.7
Switch 1: 1.0.7
Astera Labs Gen5 PCIe Retimer
(PT5161L)

2.07.19

Network (Cluster) Card - ConnectX-7

28.43.2026

Network (Storage) Card - ConnectX-7

28.43.2026

Network Card - BlueField-3

32.43.2024

VBIOS

97.00.C5.00.2D

GPU Tray (total): 11.6

NVSwitch (GPU Tray)

35.2014.1680

ERoT (GPU Tray)

01.04.0018

HMC (GPU Tray)

25.02-1-ga19

FPGA (GPU Tray)

1.8A
Astera Labs Gen5 PCIe Retimer (GPU Tray)
(PT5161L)

2.20.20

Intel 10G Ethernet

v3.60
Intel Ethernet Network Adapter
(E810-C-Q2)

v4.50
M.2 NVMe
(Samsung PM9A3)

GDC7502Q
M.2 NVMe
(Micron 7450)

E2MU200

U.2 Kioxia Gen5 CM7

B08
U.2 Samsung
(EVT2 PM1733)

MPK95B5Q
U.2 Samsung
(Gen5 PM1743)

OPPA7B5Q

TPM

v15.21/15.23

Firmware Update Procedure#

Refer to Firmware Update Steps.