Checking Qlogic bios/firmware/driver version

SBN · 04-19-2012, 07:32 AM

Hi Guys,

Would just like to confirm if the following below is where you determine the bios/firmware/driver version

Code:

/sys/class/scsi_host/host0/fw_version
/sys/class/scsi_host/host0/driver_version
/sys/class/scsi_host/host0/optrom_bios_version

MensaWater · 04-19-2012, 08:11 AM

It depends on WHICH firmware you're interested in.

If you install the Qlogic scli command and look at a specific HBA's information it will show something like:

Quote:

Host Name : noneya
HBA Instance : 0
HBA Model : QLE2564
HBA Description : QLE2564 PCI Express to 8Gb FC Quad Channel
HBA ID : 0-QLE2564
HBA Alias :
HBA Port : 1
Port Alias :
Node Name : 20-00-00-24-FF-x-x-x
Port Name : 21-00-00-24-FF-x-x-x
Port ID : EE-00-0C
Serial Number : RFD1019C30000
Driver Version : 8.03.04.12.06.0-k0
BIOS Version : 2.10
Driver Firmware Version : 5.03.15 (d5)
Flash BIOS Version : 2.10
Flash FCode Version : 2.04
Flash EFI Version : 2.04
Flash Firmware Version : 4.06.02
Actual Connection Mode : Point to Point
Actual Data Rate : 8 Gbps
PortType (Topology) : NPort
Target Count : 2
PCI Bus Number : 7
PCI Device Number : 0
PCIe Max Bus Width : x8
PCIe Max Bus Speed : 5.0 Gbps
PCIe Negotiated Width : x4
PCIe Negotiated Speed : 5.0 Gbps
HBA Status : Online

The file you asked about will output the information corresponding to "Driver Firmware Version" in the above output.

Quote:

cat /sys/class/scsi_host/host1/fw_version
5.03.15 (d5)

However as can be seen there are other firmware items listed for the HBA by Qlogic.

You can get the scli package from Qlogic's website. The one I last installed was scli-1.7.3-37.i386.rpm.

SBN · 04-19-2012, 08:37 AM

Hi MensaWater,

unfortunately i dont have the liberty to install that tool so my only source of info are the files in /proc or /sys

MensaWater · 04-19-2012, 09:22 AM

Well as noted above there is a fw_version reported in the file you mentioned.

The flash fw_version appears to correspond with what is in:
/sys/class/scsi_host/host1/optrom_fw_version

Note that I see this on RHEL6 but not on RHEL5 so it may depend on what level of distro you're using. In RHEL5 I relied more on /proc for information than in RHEL6 where I rely on /sys.