Change Log History

Expanded the BMC dump log to incorporate data from the NIC firmware. A new log containing NIC device debug information has been introduced and is now accessible on NVIDIA® BlueField®-3 systems.

Enabled DPU BMC to facilitate soft shutdown requests to the embedded CPU via both IPMI and Redfish protocols

Upgraded the Linux Kernel version to 5.15 in the OpenBMC system

Added IPMI and Redfish commands to disable/enable DPU Arm out-of-band (OOB) access to the management network

Added new entries to the BMC system event log (SEL) or BMC operation log, enhancing support for BMC operations

Incorporated a Redfish command for the deployment of BIOS CA certificates

Updated BMC password policy

Added support for simple HttpMultiPart update for BMC and eROT firmware

NVIDIA® BlueField®-3 Redfish enhancements:

• Included phosphor-logging entry for dumping /dev/rshim/misc messages

• Implemented Redfish-based firmware configuration for switching between BlueField DPU mode and NIC mode for BlueField-3

• Added an OEM API for enabling/disabling BMC RShim, offering more control over this critical component

Enhanced debuggability for the DPU BMC which includes the ability to store DPU console/serial logs for troubleshooting and analysis

Deployment of a more restrictive firewall policy to enhance system security

Added power-capping control capabilities from the DPU BMC, providing greater power management flexibility

Added an OEM API for key-based authentication

Incorporated the wget application into the BMC OS

Enhanced the system with the ability to enable\disable the DPU OOB port using IPMI commands

Removed DPU BMC SMBus master capabilities

CEC1736 EC firmware upgrade to version 00.02.0152.0000 – t he boot completion timeout for CEC1736 has been increased from 2 minutes to 8 minutes in this version to ensure that the BMC completes its boot process within the allotted time. If the BMC fails to boot within that period, the CEC1736 initiates a reset of the BMC.

The NCSIoMCTPoSMBus interface has been activated to facilitate communication between the DPU BMC and the NIC subsystem. This activation has introduced several enhanced functionalities to the NIC subsystem's firmware, including:

• Configuring and retrieving the DPU's operational mode

• Configuring and retrieving the status of the RShim

• Retrieving the strap values of the NIC subsystem on the DPU

• Obtaining information about the OS state

Added the ability to control BIOS secure boot configuration through the Redfish interface

Allow programmatic changing of BIOS/UEFI parameters via the Redfish API

Support UEFI HTTP boot using Redfish

Allow programmatic mechanism for changing BIOS/UEFI boot order using Redfish

Implemented the Certificate, CertificateLocations, and CertificateService schema in the NIC BMC, including certificate information

Implemented Redfish-based firmware update using the SimpleUpdate SCP schema for DPU recovery

DPU BMC indication of the reset/reboot state

Added support for BMCs of BlueField-3 DPUs

Add support for Serial Console Redirection

Added Redfish service with the underlying schemas:

• Redfish chassis schema to represent the DPU chassis elements including:

  • /redfish/v1/Chassis/Card1

  • /redfish/v1/Chassis/Bluefield_BMC

  • /redfish/v1/Chassis/Bluefield_ERoT

• Redfish sensor schema:

  • /redfish/v1/Chassis/Card1/Sensors/

• NetworkAdapter schema representing a physical network adapter capable of connecting to a computer network:

  • /redfish/v1/Chassis/Card1/NetworkAdapters

• NetworkDeviceFunction schema representing a logical interface that a network adapter exposes:

  • /redfish/v1/Chassis/Card1/NetworkAdapters/{NetworkAdapter}/NetworkDeviceFunctions/

• Port schema containing properties that describe a port of a switch, controller, chassis, or any other device that could be connected to another entity:

  • /redfish/v1/Chassis/Card1/NetworkAdapters/{NetworkAdapter}/Ports

• Management subsystem schema:

  • /redfish/v1/Managers/Bluefield_BMC

• Updated service and the properties that affect the service itself for Redfish implementation:

  • /redfish/v1/UpdateService

• Redfish FirmwareInventory schema:

  • /redfish/v1/UpdateService/FirmwareInventory

• Redfish log service:

  • /redfish/v1/Managers/Bluefield_BMC/LogServices

• Redfish user account for the system manager:

  • /redfish/v1/AccountService

  • /redfish/v1/AccountService/Roles

  • /redfish/v1/SessionService/Sessions

• Redfish session service properties:

  • /redfish/v1/SessionService

• Redfish task service:

  • /redfish/v1/TaskService

Updated LLDPAD to be enabled by default

First software GA release