Driver upgrade on B200 M2 with M81KR doesn't succeed

[erik.jalink]

I'm new to Cisco servers, but I must upgrade the FNIC and ENIC drivers because of a firmware upgrade (done by another team). I download the 2.2 (7c) ISO and run from the installer directory the MSI. The OS is Windows W2008R2. The FNIC was no problem ( is now at version 2.1.0.31) but the ENIC won't upgrade. Although the INF file is version 2.4.0.21 , the device manager upgrade says the driver is up to date although the current driver is 2.1.0.10. I assume that the step is too big to go from 2.1.0.10 to 2.4.0.21 so I tried to take small steps. It works fine to version 2.2.0.13 but not a step further to 2.3.4. I assume that someone knows the answer. Please help

[Kirk J]

Greetings.

B200M2 with M81KR adapter is supported up through blade release 2.13 firmware level.  The M81KR support stops at 2.13 code level for B200M2 blades.

The UCSM Infrastructure can be 2.2xx as long as 2.13 blade level is the version on the blade in question.  When referencing the Interop matrix for driver info, you use the blade firmware level.

I would push the latest 2.13 bundle available to your B200M2 blade, and then update to the supported enic driver, which is 2.3.0.4.  The highest FNIC driver supported for you blade and the 2.13 firmware is 2.1.0.25

You may be able to get other fnic and enic drivers at higher revisions to update, but you will be in an unsupported configuration that hasn't been tested or approved, and would be asked to match a supported configuration when calling into TAC for support.

Thanks,

Kirk...