Flash HP 649281-B21 656089-001 to Mellanox Firmware

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Patrick said:
Since these cards seem to be selling for awesome prices: 649281-B21 656089-001 661685-001 HP IB FDR/EN 10/40GB 2P 544QSFP ADAPTER | eBay

I wanted to ask @i386 and others what files you used to flash these particular HP adapters.

Instructions are here Flash OEM (IBM) Mellanox ConnectX-3 EN with stock firmware? but the old firmware links are not working.
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The HP service pack for proliant should flash them to stock OEM firmware.

For the most recent firmware release, here is a link:
Firmware for 649281-B21
Click 'Revision History' to verify that the most recent release is shown.
 
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Flashing firmware on HP 649281-B21 to stock Mellanox MCX354A-FCBT (ConnectX-3) guide:

I combined these results from other posts as well as my experiences.

For Windows Server 2016:

Step 1 - download and install:
Mellanox WinMFT_x64.exe (latest version from Mellanox Website under firmware tools)

Step 2 - download firmware for your card from Mellanox Website. Mine was an HP 649281-B21 which means i needed the MCX354A-FCBT firmware. Be sure which card is yours.
Rename downloaded firmware file to fw.bin
copy it to:
C:\Program Files\Mellanox\WinMFT>

Step 3 - open command prompt as administrator
cd to directory:
C:\Program Files\Mellanox\WinMFT>

Run:
0) mst status
1) mlxfwmanager
2) flint -d mt4099_pci_cr0 -i fw.bin -allow_psid_change burn

where "mt4099_pci_cr0" is the name output from commands 0 or 1

It should say "You are about to replace current PSID on flash - "HP_02802xxxxx" with a different PSID... etc.
Do you want to continue, type Y.

Thats it.
 
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RRB said:
Flashing firmware on HP 649281-B21 to stock Mellanox MCX354A-FCBT (ConnectX-3) guide:

I combined these results from other posts as well as my experiences.

For Windows Server 2016:

Step 1 - download and install:
Mellanox WinMFT_x64.exe (latest version from Mellanox Website under firmware tools)

Step 2 - download firmware for your card from Mellanox Website. Mine was an HP 649281-B21 which means i needed the MCX354A-FCBT firmware. Be sure which card is yours.
Rename downloaded firmware file to fw.bin
copy it to:
C:\Program Files\Mellanox\WinMFT>

Step 3 - open command prompt as administrator
cd to directory:
C:\Program Files\Mellanox\WinMFT>

Run:
0) mst status
1) mlxfwmanager
2) flint -d mt4099_pci_cr0 -i fw.bin -allow_psid_change burn

where "mt4099_pci_cr0" is the name output from commands 0 or 1

It should say "You are about to replace current PSID on flash - "HP_02802xxxxx" with a different PSID... etc.
Do you want to continue, type Y.

Thats it.
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Thank you works great
 
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Hi everyone, what does crossflashing give me? I have two HP 649281-B21 cards, one rev A2, the other rev A5.

The A2 card came as follows:

Image type: FS2
FW Version: 2.30.3200
Rom Info: type=PXE version=3.4.146 proto=VPI
version_id=8025 type=CLP
Device ID: 4099
Description: Node Port1 Port2 Sys image
GUIDs: 1 2 3
MACs: mac1 mac2
VSD:
PSID: HP_0280210019

I flashed it to latest HP firmware:

Image type: FS2
FW Version: 2.42.5000
FW Release Date: 5.9.2017
Product Version: 02.42.50.00
Rom Info: version_id=8025 type=CLP
type=PXE version=3.4.752
Device ID: 4099
Description: Node Port1 Port2 Sys image
GUIDs: 1 2 3
MACs: mac1 mac2
VSD:
PSID: HP_0280210019

I've connected them with a DAC cable and most of the time i get 20-25gbit between a Win11 and Unraid(Linux) machines. Sometimes I get 20-35gbit without changing anything.

Are there known tweaks I need to make in Windows/linux to get close to 40gbit?

Thanks
 
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