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### ConnectX-7 InfiniBand Firmware

NICo v2.0 and later use Scout to update CX7 firmware on hosts reported with
vendor `Nvidia`, model `DGXH100`, and firmware inventory entries named
`CX7_<number>`.

To prepare the update:

1. Publish the NVIDIA-signed CX7 firmware artifact at an HTTPS URL that Scout
can access from the discovery environment. Use the
[DGX H100/H200 firmware guide](https://docs.nvidia.com/dgx/dgxh100-fw-update-guide/network-card-fw-update.html)
to select an artifact compatible with every CX7 adapter in the host. Record
the artifact's SHA-256 digest. NICo does not require a particular repository
path or filename.

1. Use the
[Host Firmware Config API](#configure-host-firmware-through-the-api) with
`vendor: Nvidia`, `model: DGXH100`, component `type: Cx7`, the desired
`version` such as `28.47.2682`, `default: true`, `powerDrainsNeeded: 1`,
and one artifact containing the HTTPS `url` and 64-character `sha256`.
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🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Support all CX7 OPN/PSID variants.

The linked NVIDIA procedure requires selecting OPN and PSID values, then downloading firmware for both cluster and storage adapter variants. (docs.nvidia.com)

The packaged Scout upgrade.sh accepts one firmware file, excludes devices for which that file has no available image, and succeeds when at least one eligible device remains. (github.com)

Therefore, one configured artifact can leave a mixed-variant DGX H100 partially updated, while the all-entry verification in Lines 227-229 never succeeds. Document one artifact per required OPN/PSID and how Scout processes multiple artifacts, or explicitly restrict this procedure to hosts whose adapters share one compatible image.

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In `@docs/operations/firmware-updates/configuration.md` around lines 214 - 225,
Update the Host Firmware Config API guidance to require one artifact per
required CX7 OPN/PSID variant and explain how Scout’s upgrade.sh processes
multiple artifacts, including its behavior for devices without a matching image.
Ensure the procedure prevents mixed-variant hosts from being partially updated,
or explicitly restricts the documented procedure to hosts whose adapters share
one compatible image.

Sources: Path instructions, MCP tools


Use [Monitor and verify](host-firmware.md#monitor-and-verify). A host is updated
only when every `CX7_<number>` entry reports the target version, the host has
returned to `Ready` or `Assigned/Ready`, and its reprovisioning request is gone.

> **Legacy NICo 0.10.x:** The firmware container must also carry the CX7
> upgrade script. NICo 2.0 and later package the Scout script, so their firmware
> package no longer needs to contain that script.

Other host models require their own inventory mapping and Scout script. To add
support for another model:

- Follow the [contributing guide](../../../CONTRIBUTING.md).
- Add the catalog component regex for `FirmwareComponentType::Cx7` to the
[host firmware inventory mappings](https://github.com/NVIDIA/infra-controller/blob/main/crates/api-core/src/handlers/firmware.rs)
for the model.
- Add the model's script and metadata under the
[Scout firmware script assets](https://github.com/NVIDIA/infra-controller/tree/main/pxe/scout-firmware-scripts).

The existing DGX H100 script may work on other servers, but it has not been
tested on them; validate it on the new platform before reusing it.

## DPU firmware

DPU firmware does not use the Host Firmware Config API. Its site configuration
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shared `firmware_global.max_uploads` slot, uploads asynchronously, and polls
the returned Redfish task.

For the packaged CX7 Scout route on DGX H100, see
[ConnectX-7 firmware configuration](configuration.md#connectx-7-infiniband-firmware-on-dgx-h100).

All successful routes eventually return to component selection. Scout and
Redfish updates first pass through NICo's activation and inventory-verification
states; the legacy script path returns directly to inventory checking.
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