[Edgecore SONiC](Installation) How to upgrade the BIOS via EFI shell on Edgecore x86 platform switch?

[jian-hong-wu]

jeff_cheng 鄭皓文

March 16, 2021 16:09

Purpose:

This application note describes the procedures that how to upgrade BIOS from EFI shell on the Edgecore x86 platform.

Model:

AS5712-54X

AS5812-54X AS5812-54T

AS5912-54X

AS5916-54XKS, AS5916-54XL

AS6712-32X

AS6812-32X

AS7312-54XS

AS7316-26XB

AS7326-56X

AS7712-32X

AS7726-32X

AS7816-64X

AS9716-32D

Preparation:

A. Personal computer

B. BIOS_Updater

• Download the BIOS image for your own device.
• Reference: How to download the current firmware?

C. BIOS_Update_Tool

• AfuEfix64.efi
  *User should get this tool from AMI directly, and Edgecore will not able to provide it.

D. Serial Console cable:

• A cable which attached in the original box.

E. Console terminal

• Putty,Teraterm,SecureCRT,etc...

F. USB drive

• USB drive with a minimum size of 256M

Procedure:

STEP1. Put the BIOS_Updater and BIOS_Update_Tool to the USB drive. (e.g.,AS7712_BIOS_V36_20180212.bin, AfuEfix64.efi)

STEP2. Insert the USB drive into the data center front panel. (e.g., AS7712-32X)

STEP3. Power on the switch, wait for a few seconds and press "ESC" to enter the BIOS setup.

STEP4. Go to the "Save & Exit" section and select the UEFI: "Built-in EFI shell".

STEP5. Here is the EFI shell screen, fs0 is the USB drive that you insert. (e.g., fs0)

STEP6. Input "fs0:" command to go to the USB drive.

Shell> fs0:

STEP7. Input "dir" command to check the file list.

fs0:\> dir

STEP8. Input [EFI_tools BIOS_Updater /P /B /K /ME] command to start the upgrade.

fs0:\> AfuEfix64.efi AS7712_BIOS_V36_20180212.bin /P /B /K /ME

STEP9. After the upgrade, power cycle the switch to apply the new BIOS.

STEP10. Please follow STEP3 to go into BIOS again.

STEP11. Select "Save & Exit", click "Restore Default" and then "Save Changes and Reset".

STEP12. After reset, back to BIOS again and check the version.