→ Applies to: VMware ESXi 6.5.0 and above

PREREQUISITES

■ Maintenance mode: ensure the host is in maintenance mode and a downtime window is available, as the update requires a reboot to complete;

Step 1. Connect to the VMware ESXi CLI as root “How to Connect to Vmware ESXi CLI”

Step 2 (optional). Verify current firmware version

esxcli network nic get -n vmnic0

Step 3. Navigate to the specific datastore (replace <datastore> with your datastore name)

cd /vmfs/volumes/<datastore>

EXAMPLE

cd /vmfs/volumes/datastore1

Step 4. Create new folder for the package

mkdir x710-fw-upg

Step 5. Navigate to the newly created folder

cd x710-fw-upg

Disable ESXi firewall

esxcli network firewall set --enabled=false

Upgrade to version 8.40

Step 1. Download the package

wget --no-check-certificate https://downloadmirror.intel.com/24769/eng/700series_nvmupdatepackage_v8_40.zip

Step 2. Extract the contents of the package

unzip 700series_nvmupdatepackage_v8_40.zip

Step 3. Extract the file

tar -xf 700Series_NVMUpdatePackage_v8_40_ESX.tar.gz

Step 4. Navigate to the folder

cd 700Series/ESXi_x64/

Step 5. Give permissions to nvmupdaten64e file

chmod +x nvmupdaten64e

Step 6. Update the firmware

./nvmupdaten64e

Upgrade to version 9.40

Step 1. Download the package

wget --no-check-certificate https://downloadmirror.intel.com/816410/Release_29.0.zip

Step 2. Extract the contents of the package

unzip Release_29.0.zip

Step 3. Extract the file

tar -xf 700Series_NVMUpdatePackage_v9_40_ESX.tar.gz

Step 4. Navigate to the folder

cd 700Series/ESXi_x64/

Step 5. Give permissions to nvmupdaten64e file

chmod +x nvmupdaten64e

Step 6. Update the firmware

./nvmupdaten64e

Enable ESXi firewall

esxcli network firewall set --enabled=true

Cleanup firmware update

Step 1. Navigate to the specific datastore (replace <datastore> with your datastore name)

cd /vmfs/volumes/<datastore>

EXAMPLE

cd /vmfs/volumes/datastore1

Step 2. Remove downloaded file

rm -rf x710-fw-upg