What model NIC? I had a similar issue with some Intel I350 cards. IIRC I had to put a DOS-mode Intel utility (BootUtil) onto a floppy image and boot from it via the DRAC. I don't have access to my notes at the moment to give you exact details, but BootUtil fixed the cards' firmware.
On Jul 30, 2016 7:30 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > In brief: I ran dsu on an R720xd that had never seen a firmware update > since > it was commissioned years ago. The NIC fw updates failed and seem to have > damaged the NICs or left them in an inconsistent state. It is no longer > possible to connect via network. > > The machine is in a remote location and I will advise local support to > swap > in a new NIC card to bring it back online. > > As we still have iDRAC console access, is there anything to try and > recover > this situation? Reboot does not help, or power cycling. What about power > cycling and unplugging power? An attempt to upgrade firmwares again via > Lifecycle controller will not work as there is no connectivity. Firmware > upgrade attempt via virtual media? > > I can't right now find out if it is still under support ... > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-PowerEdge mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-poweredge >
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