fwupdate Commands on Network Controllers Might Not Show Device Details or Fail When Executed Right After Linux OS Loads (21210340)
On systems with Oracle Linux 7.x or Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.x, attempting to run
fwupdate
commands on network interface controllers within the first couple of
minutes after the operating system is up and available can result in incomplete information or
failure of the command.
When attempting to display information using fwupdate list
, the output
might not show device information for system network controllers. When attempting to update network
controller firmware using fwupdate update
, the update might fail.
This issue is only seen with network interface controllers. The fwupdate
command can still be run successfully on other devices as soon as the OS is up and available.
Workaround
Before attempting to list network controller device information or update network controller firmware using the fwupdate
command, wait for at least two minutes after the OS is up.
For a critical task, such as an update of network controller firmware, wait two minutes after the OS is up and then run the fwupdate list
command to ensure the network controller device information is listed. If the fwupdate list
command completes successfully, showing details of the network controller you intend to update, you can then safely run the fwupdate update
command.
Parent topic: fwupdate Known Issues