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Compute Firmware Bundle 2.174.0 Release Notes

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The downloadable compute node firmware package contains the latest BIOS and BMC feature enhancements, bugfixes, and hardware support for all supported NetApp HCI compute nodes.

Note NetApp Hybrid Cloud Control requires the latest management services bundle. You must upgrade to the latest management services bundle before upgrading the firmware on your compute nodes to version 2.174.0. If you are upgrading the firmware on your compute nodes to version 2.174.0, you need management services 2.20 to proceed.

What's New

Version 2.174.0 contains general bugfixes.

Updated firmware components

This firmware package contains the following firmware versions for hardware components, with updated versions in bold:

Component H300E, H500E, H700E H410C H610C H615C

BIOS

NAT3.4

NATP3.10

3B07

B12.CO

BMC

07.02.00

6.71.20

4.04.07

4.72.07

NIC / Mellanox

14.29.1016

14.29.1016

14.29.1016

14.29.1016

Mellanox NIC firmware driver compatibility

The updated Mellanox firmware version 14.29.1016 requires a minimum version of VMware ESXi driver as follows:

VMware ESXi Driver versions

ESXi

Driver

7.0

4.19.71.101
4.19.71.1

7.0 Update 1

4.19.71.101
4.19.71.1

7.0 Update 2

4.21.71.101
4.21.71.1

7.0 Update 3

4.21.71.101
4.21.71.1

6.7

4.17.71.1

6.5

4.16.71.1

Note The drivers for 7.0, 7.0 U1, 7.0 U2, and 7.0 U3 are available from the VMware vSphere download page.
Note Before upgrading to version 2.174.0, you must check the current ESXi driver version. If the driver is out of date, upgrade the driver first. Then upgrade the compute firmware to version 2.174.0 for your compute nodes. Visit Update compute node drivers for instructions on updating your compute node drivers, which include the ESXi driver.

When you manually install or upgrade host OSes, NetApp cannot control the drivers and firmware for these OSes.

Download Compute Firmware Bundle 2.174.0

To download the Compute Firmware Bundle:

  1. Go to the NetApp HCI downloads page.

  2. Choose Compute_Firmware_Bundle from the drop down list.

  3. Select Go.

Visit Update compute node firmware for instructions on updating your compute node firmware.

Resolved and known issues

See the Bugs Online tool for details of issues that have been resolved and for any new issues.

Accessing the BOL tool

  1. Navigate to the BOL tool and select Element Software from the drop-down list:

    Storage firmware bundle release notes
  2. In the keyword search field, type “Compute Firmware Bundle” and select New Search:

    Storage firmware bundle release notes
  3. A list of resolved or open bugs is displayed. You can further refine the results as shown:

    Storage firmware bundle release notes

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