Hi,
The flash version on our Intel Xeon Phi appears to be 2.1.01.0372. According to the MPSS readme, one of the prerequisites for updating the flash is "Starting version of Flash must be >= 375, if not, contact your Intel support representative". I have two questions regarding this:
1. Is it safe to continue flashing the Xeon Phi in spite of the older flash version currently on the device? If not, what should be done?
2. If I do not want to update the flash, what problems would I face? Can I continue using the 372 version without issues?
I have pasted the output of miccheck and micinfo below for your reference. Please let me know if you need any more info from me.
Thanks,
Prasanna.
miccheck 2.1.6720-15, created 11:31:20 Jun 21 2013
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Test 1 Ensure installation matches manifest : FAILED
Test 2 Ensure host driver is loaded : OK
Test 3 Ensure driver matches manifest : OK
Test 4 Detect all listed devices : OK
MIC 0 Test 1 Find the device : OK
MIC 0 Test 2 Check the POST code via PCI : OK
MIC 0 Test 3 Connect to the device : OK
MIC 0 Test 4 Check for normal mode : OK
MIC 0 Test 5 Check the POST code via SCIF : OK
MIC 0 Test 6 Send data to the device : OK
MIC 0 Test 7 Compare the PCI configuration : OK
MIC 0 Test 8 Ensure Flash version matches manifest : FAILED
MIC 0 Test 8> Flash version mismatch. Manifest: 2.1.03.0386, Running: 2.1.01.0372
Status: Test failed
miccheck output:
MicInfo Utility Log
Created Fri Jul 19 16:34:19 2013
System Info
HOST OS : Linux
OS Version : 3.2.0-4-amd64
Driver Version : 6720-15
MPSS Version : NotAvailable
Host Physical Memory : 32988 MB
Device No: 0, Device Name: mic0
Version
Flash Version : NotAvailable
SMC Firmware Version : NotAvailable
SMC Boot Loader Version : NotAvailable
uOS Version : NotAvailable
Device Serial Number : NotAvailable
Board
Vendor ID : 0x8086
Device ID : 0x2250
Subsystem ID : 0x2500
Coprocessor Stepping ID : 3
PCIe Width : x16
PCIe Speed : 5 GT/s
PCIe Max payload size : 256 bytes
PCIe Max read req size : 512 bytes
Coprocessor Model : 0x01
Coprocessor Model Ext : 0x00
Coprocessor Type : 0x00
Coprocessor Family : 0x0b
Coprocessor Family Ext : 0x00
Coprocessor Stepping : B1
Board SKU : NotAvailable
ECC Mode : NotAvailable
SMC HW Revision : NotAvailable
Cores
Total No of Active Cores : 60
Voltage : 0 uV
Frequency : 1052631 kHz
Thermal
Fan Speed Control : NotAvailable
Fan RPM : NotAvailable
Fan PWM : NotAvailable
Die Temp : NotAvailable
GDDR
GDDR Vendor : Elpida
GDDR Version : 0x1
GDDR Density : 2048 Mb
GDDR Size : 7936 MB
GDDR Technology : GDDR5
GDDR Speed : 5.000000 GT/s
GDDR Frequency : 2500000 kHz
GDDR Voltage : 0 uV