Updating the BIOS on the Motherboard Tray

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Create a updparameters.json file with the following contents:

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            {
    "Targets" :["/redfish/v1/UpdateService/FirmwareInventory/HostBIOS_0"]
}

Update the firmware:

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            nvfwupd -t ip=<bmc-ip-address> user=admin password=admin update_fw \
  -p nvfw_DGX-H100_0003_230309.1.0_prod-signed.fwpkg -y -s updparameters.json

Example Output

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            FW recipe: [nvfw_DGX-H100_0002_230309.1.0_custom_dbg-signed.fwpkg']
{"@odata.type": "#UpdateService.v1_6_0.UpdateService", "Messages": [{"@odata.type": "#Message.v1_0_8.Message", "Message": "A new task /redfish/v1/TaskService/Tasks/2 was created.", "MessageArgs": ["/redfish/v1/TaskService/Tasks/2"], "MessageId": "Task.1.0.New", "Resolution": "None", "Severity": "OK"}, {"@odata.type": "#Message.v1_0_8.Message", "Message": "The action UpdateService.MultipartPush was submitted to do firmware update.", "MessageArgs": ["UpdateService.MultipartPush"], "MessageId": "UpdateService.1.0.StartFirmwareUpdate", "Resolution": "None", "Severity": "OK"}]}
FW update started, Task Id: 2
Wait for FirmwareUpdateStarted in MessageId
Wait for FirmwareUpdateStarted in MessageId
Wait for FirmwareUpdateStarted in MessageId
Wait for FirmwareUpdateStarted in MessageId
Wait for FirmwareUpdateStarted in MessageId
Wait for FirmwareUpdateStarted in MessageId
Wait for FirmwareUpdateStarted in MessageId
Wait for FirmwareUpdateStarted in MessageId
Wait for FirmwareUpdateStarted in MessageId
Wait for FirmwareUpdateStarted in MessageId
PercentageComplete: 6
TaskState: Running
PercentComplete: 6
TaskStatus: OK
...

PercentageComplete: 100
TaskState: Completed
PercentComplete: 100
TaskStatus: OK
Firmware update successful!
Overall Time Taken: 0:36:11
Refer to 'DGX H100 Firmware Update Document' on activation steps for new firmware to take effect.