Diablo: ULLtraDIMM - Identify & Update Firmware

Determining Firmware Level

Identify the ULLtraDIMM devices with td-cli device --list

[root@mcs Diablo]# td-cli device --list
Device List:
tda
tdb
tdc
tdd

Identify the current FW level for a given ULLtraDIMM with td-cli device <device_id> –-status

[root@mcs Diablo]# td-cli device tda --status
tda: 
    Product Number: SDLOOCAM-400G-6K51, SN: 01190000
    Device Alias: 
    UUID: 44C73BF7-89B6-E2BF-C797-6AB19EDA04E2
    Firmware Version: 1.4.4.70 # <-- Current, running firmware
    Backup Firmware: 1.4.1.48
    DIMM Slot: P2_DIMME2
    DIMM Address: 0x14A0000000, DIMM Size: 0x100000000
    DDR Speed: 1600, IRQ: 0
    DIMM Voltage: 1.5V
    Device Group: td-cpu-31
    Control Device: /dev/tda-ctrl
    Flash Status: Read/Write
    Percentage of Warranty Remaining: 100%
    Flash Temperature: 43.0 C, Max: 61.0 C
    Performance Status: Optimal (0%)
    Lifetime: 349 hours, 256 GB read, 2816 GB written
    Block Device: /dev/tda <ok>
    Block Size: 4096 bytes, Disk Size: 400099295232 bytes
    Stride: 4 kbytes
    Block Provisioning: 100%
    DRAM Protection Status: Protected
    TRIM : Disabled
    Predictive Failure Detected: FALSE
    Commit Mode: normal

Putting an ULLtraDIMM into maintenance mode

Some operations, such as firmware updates require the ULLtraDIMM to be in maintenance mode. To do this, use td-cli device <device_id> --maintenance

[root@mcs Diablo]# td-cli device tda --maintenance
Device tda successfully put into maintenance mode

Updating the firmware

To update the firmware, use 'td-cli device-firmware –-upgrade <image_name> <device_id>

[root@mcs Diablo]# td-cli device-firmware --upgrade diablo_ulltradimm_v1.4.4.070.img tda
Parsed command - parsing upgrade package file
           Parsed upgrade package file - initializing upgrade
Upgrade initialization complete - performing pre-upgrade version check
           Version check complete - loading images
           Loaded image 1 of 9 for device /dev/tda
           Loaded image 2 of 9 for device /dev/tda
           Loaded image 3 of 9 for device /dev/tda
           Loaded image 4 of 9 for device /dev/tda
           Loaded image 5 of 9 for device /dev/tda
           Loaded image 6 of 9 for device /dev/tda
           Loaded image 7 of 9 for device /dev/tda
           Loaded image 8 of 9 for device /dev/tda
           Loaded image 9 of 9 for device /dev/tda
           Load phase complete.  Invoking new load for device
           Bankswitch complete.  Resetting device
           Reset complete.  Confirming versions
           Versions confirmed.  Upgrade complete
         FW upgrade succeeded.
         Command handling complete