From: Rasesh Mody Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2018 00:32:05 +0000 (-0700) Subject: doc: update qede management firmware guide X-Git-Url: http://git.droids-corp.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=1fc3afdf7886eaf65ff61ed57d62e1438adcbe53;p=dpdk.git doc: update qede management firmware guide Fixes: c49a438fce90 ("doc: update qede guide and features") Fixes: db86fbe54d90 ("doc: update qede PMD NIC guide") Cc: stable@dpdk.org Signed-off-by: Rasesh Mody --- diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/qede.rst b/doc/guides/nics/qede.rst index a4adf7567a..cba3886812 100644 --- a/doc/guides/nics/qede.rst +++ b/doc/guides/nics/qede.rst @@ -66,12 +66,13 @@ Prerequisites or `QLogic Driver Download Center `_. To download firmware file from QLogic website, select adapter category, model and DPDK Poll Mode Driver. -- Requires management firmware (MFW) version **8.34.x.x** or higher to be - flashed on to the adapter. If the required management firmware is not - available then download from - `QLogic Driver Download Center `_. - For downloading firmware upgrade utility, select adapter category, model and Linux distro. - To flash the management firmware refer to the instructions in the QLogic Firmware Upgrade Utility Readme document. +- Requires the NIC be updated minimally with **8.30.x.x** Management firmware(MFW) version supported for that NIC. + It is highly recommended that the NIC be updated with the latest available management firmware version to get latest feature set. + Management Firmware and Firmware Upgrade Utility for Cavium FastLinQ(r) branded adapters can be downloaded from + `Driver Download Center `_. + For downloading Firmware Upgrade Utility, select NIC category, model and Linux distro. + To update the management firmware, refer to the instructions in the Firmware Upgrade Utility Readme document. + For OEM branded adapters please follow the instruction provided by the OEM to update the Management Firmware on the NIC. - SR-IOV requires Linux PF driver version **8.20.x.x** or higher. If the required PF driver is not available then download it from