DGX GB300 Station Update Examples#

The firmware update mechanism for DGX GB300 Station is different from the update mechanism for MGX in the following ways:

  • DGX GB300 Station uses one fwpkg bundle.

    • The Galaxy-GB300-WS packages are for the compute tray.

  • The update targets file is passed with the –s option, which can be used to specify the update target for the compute tray (refer to the sample outputs in the next section).

  • To downgrade the DGX GB300 Station firmware, set the ForceUpdate flag in the update target JSON file that is passed with the –s option.

Updating the DGX GB300 Station Compute Tray#

To update the compute tray:

  1. Create a JSON file like the BMC_Full.json file in the example.

  2. Use the nvfwupd tool and run the update_fw command.

In the package name, the compute tray update packages can be identified by Galaxy-GB300-WS.

  1. After the update successfully completes, to activate the firmware, complete a power cycle.

  2. After the BMC is up and the Redfish service is running, to determine whether the BMC tray components were updated and they match the versions in the package, run the show_version command.

Here is the output:

$ cat BMC_Full.json

{
    "Targets": []
}

nvfwupd -t ip=<BMC_IP> user=**** password=**** servertype=GB300 update_fw -p nvfw_Galaxy-GB300-WS_0002_250724.1.0_custom_prod-signed.fwpkg -s BMC_Full.json

Updating ip address: ip=XXXX
FW package: ['nvfw_Galaxy-GB300-WS_0002_250724.1.0_custom_prod-signed.fwpkg']
Ok to proceed with firmware update? <Y/N>
y
{"@odata.id": "/redfish/v1/TaskService/Tasks/1", "@odata.type": "#Task.v1_4_3.Task", "Id": "1", "TaskState": "Running", "TaskStatus": "OK"}
FW update started, Task Id: 1
Wait for Firmware Update to Start...
TaskState: Running
PercentComplete: 20
TaskStatus: OK
TaskState: Running
PercentComplete: 40
TaskStatus: OK
TaskState: Completed
PercentComplete: 100
TaskStatus: OK
Firmware update successful!
Overall Time Taken: 0:05:24
Refer to 'NVIDIA Firmware Update Document' on activation steps for new firmware to take effect.
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Error Code: 0

Note

For NVFWUPD 2.0.6 and later, the -s option is no longer required when updating the entire compute tray. The default “Targets” are all components without force_update.

DGX GB300 Station Firmware Downgrades Using the Force Update Option#

To downgrade the DGX GB300 Station firmware, you must use the force update multipart option, which can be set in the update parameters JSON file targets, and are passed in the JSON file with the –s option. If you try firmware updates as described in the previous sections, and you see the following error message in the firmware update log:

Note

The Component comparison stamp is lower than the firmware component comparison stamp in the FD.

Retry with a force firmware update but change the Targets value based on the tray you want to force update.

For example, to force update the BMC tray on the target:

  1. Create a JSON file, like the force_BMC_Full.json file, in the example.

  2. Run the tool.

Here is an example:

$ cat force_BMC_Full.json

{
    "ForceUpdate":true,
    "Targets":[]

}

$ nvfwupd -t ip=<BMC IP> user=*** password=**** servertype=GB300 update_fw -s force_BMC_Full.json -p nvfw_Galaxy-GB300-WS_0002_250724.1.0_custom_prod-signed.fwpkg

Updating ip address: ip=XXXX
FW package: ['nvfw_Galaxy-GB300-WS_0002_250724.1.0_custom_prod-signed.fwpkg']
Ok to proceed with firmware update? <Y/N>
y
{"@odata.id": "/redfish/v1/TaskService/Tasks/0", "@odata.type": "#Task.v1_4_3.Task", "Id": "0", "TaskState": "Running", "TaskStatus": "OK"}
FW update started, Task Id: 0
Wait for Firmware Update to Start...
TaskState: Running
PercentComplete: 20
TaskStatus: OK
TaskState: Running
PercentComplete: 40
TaskStatus: OK
TaskState: Completed
PercentComplete: 100
TaskStatus: OK
Firmware update successful!
Overall Time Taken: 0:05:24

Refer to 'NVIDIA Firmware Update Document' on activation steps for new firmware to take effect.
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Error Code: 0

DGX GB300 Station Firmware Updates for Selected Components#

To complete a firmware update of a component:

  1. Identify the inventory name of the component.

    • The show_version option can be used to list all the components in the inventory with their current versions.

nvfwupd -t ip=<BMC_IP> user=**** password=**** show_version -p nvfw_Galaxy-GB300-WS_0002_250724.1.0_custom_prod-signed.fwpkg

System Model: GB300 Station BMC
Part number: 699-13809-0503-600
Serial number: 1332225030004
Packages: ['Galaxy-GB300-WS_0002_250728.1.0_custom']
Connection Status: Successful

Firmware Devices:
AP Name                                  Sys Version                    Pkg Version                    Up-To-Date
-------                                  -----------                    -----------                    ----------
FW_BMC_0                                 GB3S-2507-00.1                 25.07.003                      No
FW_CPU_0                                 03.01.00                       03.01.01                       No
FW_CX8_0                                 40.45.4107                     40.45.4110                     No
FW_ERoT_CPU_0                            01.04.0031.0000_n04            N/A                            No
FW_ERoT_FPGA_0                           01.04.0031.0000_n04            N/A                            No
FW_FPGA_0                                0.22                           0.22                           Yes
FW_GPU_0                                 97.10.35.00.00                 97.10.35.00.00                 Yes
FW_SMA_CX8_0                             0017.00.0000.0000              0017.00.0203.0000              No
FW_SMA_GPU_0                             0004.00.0186.0000              0004.00.0186.0000              Yes
InfoROM_GPU_0                            G540.0211.00.06                N/A                            No
UEFI                                     buildbrain-gcid-41090182       N/A                            No
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Error Code: 0

  1. After identifying the inventory name, create the JSON file with the Redfish inventory URI of that component (/redfish/v1/UpdateService/FirmwareInventory/<component name>).

    The example in step 4 shows a sample CPU.json file that is used to update only the FW_CPU_0 component on the tray.

  2. Run the update_fw command with the CPU.json file and compute tray bundle as the inputs.

  3. To perform a downgrade, add the "ForceUpdate": true field to this JSON file.

$ cat CPU.json

{
    "Targets":["/redfish/v1/UpdateService/FirmwareInventory/FW_CPU_0"]
}

$ nvfwupd --target ip=<BMC IP> user=*** password=*** servertype=GB300 update_fw -s CPU.json -p nvfw_Galaxy-GB300-WS_0002_250724.1.0_custom_prod-signed.fwpkg

Updating ip address: ip=XXXX
FW package: ['nvfw_Galaxy-GB300-WS_0002_250724.1.0_custom_prod-signed.fwpkg']
Ok to proceed with firmware update? <Y/N>
y
{"@odata.id": "/redfish/v1/TaskService/Tasks/1", "@odata.type": "#Task.v1_4_3.Task", "Id": "1", "TaskState": Running", "TaskStatus": "OK"}
  FW update started, Task Id: 1
Wait for Firmware Update to Start...
  TaskState: Running
  PercentComplete: 20
  TaskStatus: OK
  TaskState: Running
  PercentComplete: 40
  TaskStatus: OK
  TaskState: Completed
  PercentComplete: 100
  TaskStatus: OK
  Firmware update successful!

Overall Time Taken: 0:06:08

Refer to 'NVIDIA Firmware Update Document' on activation steps for new firmware to take effect.
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Error Code: 0

Activating the Firmware#

After performing firmware update of a component, or a full bundle, complete an AC power cycle to activate the new firmware. It can take up to five minutes for the BMC and Redfish service to come up after power cycle is complete. The activate_fw command returns immediately after issuing a command and does not wait for the BMC to come back up. To check new system versions after the BMC Redfish service is back, run the show version command. Version 2.0.3 and later of the tool supports the activate_fw command to complete this task.

Here is an example that uses the activate_fw command:

$ nvfwupd -t ip=<BMC IP> user=**** password=**** servertype=GB300 activate_fw -c PWR_OFF

IPMI Command Status: Success

Chassis Power Control: Down/Off

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$ nvfwupd -t ip=<BMC IP> user=**** password=**** servertype=GB300 activate_fw –c RF_AUX_PWR_CYCLE

AUX Power Cycle requested successfully.

Server response:

""

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After running the above commands, the system will reboot. Once the system is reachable again, use the Power On command to enable everything.

$ nvfwupd -t ip=<BMC IP> user=**** password=**** servertype=GB300 activate_fw -c PWR_ON

IPMI Command Status: Success

Chassis Power Control: Up/On

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Alternatively, as of NVFWUPD 2.0.6, Redfish activation commands can be used:

$ nvfwupd -t ip=<BMC IP> user=**** password=**** servertype=GB300 activate_fw -c RF_PWR_OFF

RF_PWR_OFF requested successfully.
Server response:
{
    "@Message.ExtendedInfo": [
        {
            "@odata.type": "#Message.v1_1_1.Message",
            "Message": "The request completed successfully.",
            "MessageArgs": [],
            "MessageId": "Base.1.18.1.Success",
            "MessageSeverity": "OK",
            "Resolution": "None."
        }
    ]
}
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$ nvfwupd -t ip=<BMC IP> user=**** password=**** servertype=GB300 activate_fw –c RF_AUX_PWR_CYCLE

AUX Power Cycle requested successfully.

Server response:

""

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After running the above commands, the system will reboot. Once the system is reachable again, use the Redfish Power On command to enable everything.

$ nvfwupd -t ip=<BMC IP> user=**** password=**** servertype=GB300 activate_fw -c RF_PWR_ON

RF_PWR_ON requested successfully.
Server response:
{
    "@Message.ExtendedInfo": [
        {
            "@odata.type": "#Message.v1_1_1.Message",
            "Message": "The request completed successfully.",
            "MessageArgs": [],
            "MessageId": "Base.1.18.1.Success",
            "MessageSeverity": "OK",
            "Resolution": "None."
        }
    ]
}
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