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Dedicated Servers - Upgrading your SSD Solidigm D7-P5520 firmware


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Objective

Routine firmware updates play a pivotal role in upholding your drives' performance, stability, and security. Such updates often encompass critical bug fixes, enhanced compatibility, and advanced security features that are indispensable for preserving your data integrity and maintaining optimal operational efficiency.

An important patch has been introduced in this new firmware (version 9CV10490). We strongly recommend to update your firmware to avoid premature failure.

Firmware Release Notes:

Mitigates the following issues besides some other minor/corner case fixes:

  • Admin Command Timeout During Read Intensive Workloads
  • Drive May Fail to Enumerate Following Unplanned Power Cycle
  • Failure of MOS-FET Component Leads to Higher Drive Failure Rate

The purpose of this guide is to help you upgrade your Solidigm D7-P5520 PCIe 4.0 NVMe firmware.

Drive Part Number:

  • SSDPF2KX019T1O (1.92TB capacity)
  • SSDPF2KX038T1O (3.84TB capacity)
  • SSDPF2KX076T1O (7.86TB capacity)
  • SSDPF2KX153T1O (15.36TB capacity)

Requirements

A bare metal server with a Solidigm D7-P5520 PCIe 4.0 NVMe device, from the following ranges:

  • High Grade
  • Scale
  • Advance
  • Rise (Processors: AMD Ryzen R5-5600X ; AMD Ryzen R7-5800X ; AMD Ryzen R7-3700pro ; AMD Epyc Epyc7302 ; Intel Xeon E5-2689v4)

Instructions

Before attempting any firmware update, a backup of the data on the drive must be made. Use our guide on Backup Storage to learn how to back up your data. The firmware update does not format the drive or delete data, but a firmware update failure may happen. Please do not power off the drive or the bare metal server during the firmware update process.

All commands must be run as root for Linux and VMware ESXi, and with an administrator account for Windows.

Linux

Software configuration tested by OVHcloud

PlatformFlash toolFirmwareResult
Debian 11/12 OSsofu 2.19CV10490OK
Ubuntu 22.04/24.04 OSsofu 2.19CV10490OK
Rocky 8/9 OSsofu 2.19CV10490OK

Step 1 - Download the firmware package

Download the firmware package on your server:

wget https://last-public-ovh-baremetal.snap.mirrors.ovh.net/hardware/P5520/P5520_FW_to9CV10490_Linux_64.zip

Unpack the archive:

unzip P5520_FW_to9CV10490_Linux_64.zip

Step 2 - Make the tool executable

chmod +x sofu_2.1_x64

Step 3 - Update the firmware

The tool only detects Solidigm D7-P5520 NVMe devices and starts the flash if the firmware is not up to date:

./sofu_2.1_x64
Example result on a server with 3 Solidigm drives to update 
root@labo:~# ./sofu_2.1_x64

- PHAX410202711P9BGN 1 -

DeviceStatus : Healthy
DevicePath : /dev/nvme0n1
ProductFamily : Intel SSD DC P5520 Series
FirmwareUpdateAvailable : 9CV10490
Index : 0
Firmware : 9CV10207
Bootloader : Value not found
SerialNumber : PHAX410202711P9BGN
ModelNumber : INTEL SSDPF2KX019T1O

Updating firmware...


Status : Firmware updated successfully. Please reboot the system.

=================================================
            S U C C E S S
=================================================

Status : Firmware updated successfully. Please reboot the system.


- PHAX220103V43P8CGN 1 -

DeviceStatus : Healthy
DevicePath : /dev/nvme1n1
ProductFamily : Intel SSD DC P5520 Series
FirmwareUpdateAvailable : 9CV10490
Index : 1
Firmware : 9CV10207
Bootloader : Value not found
SerialNumber : PHAX220103V43P8CGN
ModelNumber : INTEL SSDPF2KX038T1O

Updating firmware...


Status : Firmware updated successfully. Please reboot the system.

=================================================
            S U C C E S S
=================================================

Status : Firmware updated successfully. Please reboot the system.


- PHAX3413009F7P6DGN 1 -

DeviceStatus : Healthy
DevicePath : /dev/nvme2n1
ProductFamily : Intel SSD DC P5520 Series
FirmwareUpdateAvailable : 9CV10490
Index : 2
Firmware : 9CV10207
Bootloader : Value not found
SerialNumber : PHAX3413009F7P6DGN
ModelNumber : INTEL SSDPF2KX076T1O

Updating firmware...


Status : Firmware updated successfully. Please reboot the system.

=================================================
            S U C C E S S
=================================================

Status : Firmware updated successfully. Please reboot the system.

The following message should be displayed for each NVMe Solidigm D7-P5520 device whose firmware was not up to date:

Status : Firmware updated successfully. Please reboot the system.

=================================================
            S U C C E S S
=================================================

Status : Firmware updated successfully. Please reboot the system.

At this point the firmware update is complete. You should now reboot your server.

Step 4 - Check the firmware version is up-to-date after the server reboot

To check that the firmware is up to date, simply run the Sofu tool once more:

./sofu_2.1_x64

The tool should return the following message for each drive: "The selected drive contains current firmware as of this tool release."

You can also check for each NVMe that the firmware version is the expected one : 9CV10490

Example result on a server with 3 Solidigm drives to update 
root@labo:~# ./sofu_2.1_x64

- PHAX410202711P9BGN 1 -

DeviceStatus : Healthy
DevicePath : /dev/nvme0n1
ProductFamily : Intel SSD DC P5520 Series
FirmwareUpdateAvailable : The selected drive contains current firmware as of this tool release.
Index : 0
Firmware : 9CV10490
Bootloader : Value not found
SerialNumber : PHAX410202711P9BGN
ModelNumber : INTEL SSDPF2KX019T1O

Updating firmware...


Status : The selected drive contains current firmware as of this tool release.


- PHAX220103V43P8CGN 1 -

DeviceStatus : Healthy
DevicePath : /dev/nvme1n1
ProductFamily : Intel SSD DC P5520 Series
FirmwareUpdateAvailable : The selected drive contains current firmware as of this tool release.
Index : 1
Firmware : 9CV10490
Bootloader : Value not found
SerialNumber : PHAX220103V43P8CGN
ModelNumber : INTEL SSDPF2KX038T1O

Updating firmware...


Status : The selected drive contains current firmware as of this tool release.


- PHAX3413009F7P6DGN 1 -

DeviceStatus : Healthy
DevicePath : /dev/nvme2n1
ProductFamily : Intel SSD DC P5520 Series
FirmwareUpdateAvailable : The selected drive contains current firmware as of this tool release.
Index : 2
Firmware : 9CV10490
Bootloader : Value not found
SerialNumber : PHAX3413009F7P6DGN
ModelNumber : INTEL SSDPF2KX076T1O

Updating firmware...


Status : The selected drive contains current firmware as of this tool release.

ESXi 8.0

Software configuration tested by OVHcloud

PlatformFlash toolFirmwareResult
ESXi 8.0U2c OSsofu 2.29CV10490OK

Step 1 - Download the firmware package

Download the firmware package on your server:

wget https://last-public-ovh-baremetal.snap.mirrors.ovh.net/hardware/P5520/P5520_FW_to_9CV10490_ESXi.zip --no-check-certificate

By default, ESXi's firewall policy blocks outbound HTTPS traffic. If you are unable to download the firmware, you may need to add a firewall rule to allow outbound HTTPS connections.

Unpack the archive:

unzip -d /tmp P5520_FW_to_9CV10490_ESXi.zip

Step 2 - Install Sofu

esxcli software vib install -v /tmp/solidigm-firmware-updater_2.2.201-400.vib --no-sig-check

Run a server reboot, which is necessary in order to update the binary.

Step 3 - Update the firmware

Enter the tool directory:

cd /opt/solidigm/sofu/

The tool only detects Solidigm D7-P5520 NVMe devices and starts the flash if the firmware is not up to date:

./sofu
Example result on a server with 4 Solidigm drives to update 
[root@labo:~] cd /opt/solidigm/sofu/
[root@labo:/opt/solidigm/sofu] ./sofu

- BTAX444308M31P9BGN 1 -

ModelNumber : INTEL SSDPF2KX019T1O
Firmware : 9CV10207
SerialNumber : BTAX444308M31P9BGN
FirmwareUpdateAvailable : 9CV10490
DeviceStatus : Healthy
Index : 0
ProductFamily : Intel SSD DC P5520 Series
Bootloader : Value not found
DevicePath : nvmeMgmt-nvmhba0

Updating firmware...


Status : Firmware update successful. Please reboot to apply update.

=================================================
            S U C C E S S
=================================================

Status : Firmware update successful. Please reboot to apply update.


- PHAX216501QX1P9BGN 1 -

ModelNumber : INTEL SSDPF2KX019T1O
Firmware : 9CV10207
SerialNumber : PHAX216501QX1P9BGN
FirmwareUpdateAvailable : 9CV10490
DeviceStatus : Healthy
Index : 1
ProductFamily : Intel SSD DC P5520 Series
Bootloader : Value not found
DevicePath : nvmeMgmt-nvmhba1

Updating firmware...


Status : Firmware update successful. Please reboot to apply update.

=================================================
            S U C C E S S
=================================================

Status : Firmware update successful. Please reboot to apply update.


- PHAX2165021L1P9BGN 1 -

ModelNumber : INTEL SSDPF2KX019T1O
Firmware : 9CV10207
SerialNumber : PHAX2165021L1P9BGN
FirmwareUpdateAvailable : 9CV10490
DeviceStatus : Healthy
Index : 4
ProductFamily : Intel SSD DC P5520 Series
Bootloader : Value not found
DevicePath : nvmeMgmt-nvmhba4

Updating firmware...


Status : Firmware update successful. Please reboot to apply update.

=================================================
            S U C C E S S
=================================================

Status : Firmware update successful. Please reboot to apply update.


- BTAX4443088A1P9BGN 1 -

ModelNumber : INTEL SSDPF2KX019T1O
Firmware : 9CV10207
SerialNumber : BTAX4443088A1P9BGN
FirmwareUpdateAvailable : 9CV10490
DeviceStatus : Healthy
Index : 5
ProductFamily : Intel SSD DC P5520 Series
Bootloader : Value not found
DevicePath : nvmeMgmt-nvmhba5

Updating firmware...


Status : Firmware update successful. Please reboot to apply update.

=================================================
            S U C C E S S
=================================================

Status : Firmware update successful. Please reboot to apply update.

The following message should be displayed for each NVMe Solidigm D7-P5520 device whose firmware was not up to date:

Status : Firmware updated successfully. Please reboot the system.

=================================================
            S U C C E S S
=================================================

Status : Firmware updated successfully. Please reboot the system.

At this point the firmware update is complete. You should now reboot your server.

Step 4 - Check the firmware version is up-to-date after the server reboot

To check that the firmware is up to date, simply run the Sofu tool once more:

cd /opt/solidigm/sofu/
./sofu

The tool should return the following message for each drive: "The selected drive contains current firmware as of this tool release."

You can also check for each NVMe that the firmware version is the expected one : 9CV10490

Example result on a server with 4 Solidigm drives to update 
[root@labo:~] cd /opt/solidigm/sofu/
[root@labo:/opt/solidigm/sofu] ./sofu

- BTAX444308M31P9BGN 1 -

ModelNumber : INTEL SSDPF2KX019T1O
Firmware : 9CV10490
SerialNumber : BTAX444308M31P9BGN
FirmwareUpdateAvailable : The selected drive contains current firmware as of this tool release.
DeviceStatus : Healthy
Index : 0
ProductFamily : Intel SSD DC P5520 Series
Bootloader : Value not found
DevicePath : nvmeMgmt-nvmhba0

Updating firmware...


Status : The selected drive contains current firmware as of this tool release.


- PHAX216501QX1P9BGN 1 -

ModelNumber : INTEL SSDPF2KX019T1O
Firmware : 9CV10490
SerialNumber : PHAX216501QX1P9BGN
FirmwareUpdateAvailable : The selected drive contains current firmware as of this tool release.
DeviceStatus : Healthy
Index : 1
ProductFamily : Intel SSD DC P5520 Series
Bootloader : Value not found
DevicePath : nvmeMgmt-nvmhba1

Updating firmware...


Status : The selected drive contains current firmware as of this tool release.


- PHAX2165021L1P9BGN 1 -

ModelNumber : INTEL SSDPF2KX019T1O
Firmware : 9CV10490
SerialNumber : PHAX2165021L1P9BGN
FirmwareUpdateAvailable : The selected drive contains current firmware as of this tool release.
DeviceStatus : Healthy
Index : 4
ProductFamily : Intel SSD DC P5520 Series
Bootloader : Value not found
DevicePath : nvmeMgmt-nvmhba4

Updating firmware...


Status : The selected drive contains current firmware as of this tool release.


- BTAX4443088A1P9BGN 1 -

ModelNumber : INTEL SSDPF2KX019T1O
Firmware : 9CV10490
SerialNumber : BTAX4443088A1P9BGN
FirmwareUpdateAvailable : The selected drive contains current firmware as of this tool release.
DeviceStatus : Healthy
Index : 5
ProductFamily : Intel SSD DC P5520 Series
Bootloader : Value not found
DevicePath : nvmeMgmt-nvmhba5

Updating firmware...


Status : The selected drive contains current firmware as of this tool release.

Windows

Software configuration tested by OVHcloud

PlatformFlash toolFirmwareResult
Windows 2019sofu 2.19CV10490OK
Windows 2022sofu 2.19CV10490OK
Windows 2025sofu 2.19CV10490OK

Step 1 - Download the firmware package

Download the firmware package on your server: https://last-public-ovh-baremetal.snap.mirrors.ovh.net/hardware/P5520/P5520_FW_to_9CV10490_Win64.zip

Tool version: 2.1

Unzip the archive. The tool to use is sofu_2.1_win64.exe, it is located in the unzipped folder.

Step 2 - Update the firmware

Run Windows PowerShell as administrator, then run the following command in the directory where sofu_2.1_win64.exe was unzipped :

.\sofu_2.1_win64.exe
Example result on a server with 4 Solidigm drives to update 
PS C:\Users\admin\Desktop\P5520_FW_to_9CV10490_Win64> .\sofu_2.1_win64.exe

- PHAX2165021L1P9BGN 1 -

ModelNumber : INTEL SSDPF2KX019T1O
DevicePath : \\\\.\\PHYSICALDRIVE2
ProductFamily : Intel SSD DC P5520 Series
Firmware : 9CV10207
SerialNumber : PHAX2165021L1P9BGN
FirmwareUpdateAvailable : 9CV10490
Index : 2
Bootloader : Value not found
DeviceStatus : Healthy

Updating firmware...


Status : Firmware updated successfully. Please reboot the system.

=================================================
            S U C C E S S
=================================================

Status : Firmware updated successfully. Please reboot the system.


- BTAX4443088A1P9BGN 1 -

ModelNumber : INTEL SSDPF2KX019T1O
DevicePath : \\\\.\\PHYSICALDRIVE3
ProductFamily : Intel SSD DC P5520 Series
Firmware : 9CV10207
SerialNumber : BTAX4443088A1P9BGN
FirmwareUpdateAvailable : 9CV10490
Index : 3
Bootloader : Value not found
DeviceStatus : Healthy

Updating firmware...


Status : Firmware updated successfully. Please reboot the system.

=================================================
            S U C C E S S
=================================================

Status : Firmware updated successfully. Please reboot the system.


- BTAX444308M31P9BGN 1 -

ModelNumber : INTEL SSDPF2KX019T1O
DevicePath : \\\\.\\PHYSICALDRIVE4
ProductFamily : Intel SSD DC P5520 Series
Firmware : 9CV10207
SerialNumber : BTAX444308M31P9BGN
FirmwareUpdateAvailable : 9CV10490
Index : 4
Bootloader : Value not found
DeviceStatus : Healthy

Updating firmware...


Status : Firmware updated successfully. Please reboot the system.

=================================================
            S U C C E S S
=================================================

Status : Firmware updated successfully. Please reboot the system.


- PHAX216501QX1P9BGN 1 -

ModelNumber : INTEL SSDPF2KX019T1O
DevicePath : \\\\.\\PHYSICALDRIVE5
ProductFamily : Intel SSD DC P5520 Series
Firmware : 9CV10207
SerialNumber : PHAX216501QX1P9BGN
FirmwareUpdateAvailable : 9CV10490
Index : 5
Bootloader : Value not found
DeviceStatus : Healthy

Updating firmware...


Status : Firmware updated successfully. Please reboot the system.

=================================================
            S U C C E S S
=================================================

Status : Firmware updated successfully. Please reboot the system.

The following message should be displayed for each NVMe Solidigm D7-P5520 device whose firmware was not up to date:

Status : Firmware updated successfully. Please reboot the system.

=================================================
            S U C C E S S
=================================================

Status : Firmware updated successfully. Please reboot the system.

At this point the firmware update is complete. You should now reboot your server.

Step 3 - Check the firmware version is up-to-date after the server reboot

To check that the firmware is up to date, simply run the Sofu tool once more. Run Windows PowerShell as administrator, then run the following command in the directory where sofu_2.1_win64.exe was unzipped :

.\sofu_2.1_win64.exe

The tool should return the following message for each drive: "The selected drive contains current firmware as of this tool release."

You can also check for each NVMe that the firmware version is the expected one : 9CV10490

Example result on a server with 4 Solidigm drives to update 
PS C:\Users\admin\Desktop\P5520_FW_to_9CV10490_Win64> .\sofu_2.1_win64.exe

- PHAX2165021L1P9BGN 1 -

ModelNumber : INTEL SSDPF2KX019T1O
DevicePath : \\\\.\\PHYSICALDRIVE2
ProductFamily : Intel SSD DC P5520 Series
Firmware : 9CV10490
SerialNumber : PHAX2165021L1P9BGN
FirmwareUpdateAvailable : The selected drive contains current firmware as of this tool release.
Index : 2
Bootloader : Value not found
DeviceStatus : Healthy

Updating firmware...


Status : The selected drive contains current firmware as of this tool release.


- BTAX4443088A1P9BGN 1 -

ModelNumber : INTEL SSDPF2KX019T1O
DevicePath : \\\\.\\PHYSICALDRIVE3
ProductFamily : Intel SSD DC P5520 Series
Firmware : 9CV10490
SerialNumber : BTAX4443088A1P9BGN
FirmwareUpdateAvailable : The selected drive contains current firmware as of this tool release.
Index : 3
Bootloader : Value not found
DeviceStatus : Healthy

Updating firmware...


Status : The selected drive contains current firmware as of this tool release.


- BTAX444308M31P9BGN 1 -

ModelNumber : INTEL SSDPF2KX019T1O
DevicePath : \\\\.\\PHYSICALDRIVE4
ProductFamily : Intel SSD DC P5520 Series
Firmware : 9CV10490
SerialNumber : BTAX444308M31P9BGN
FirmwareUpdateAvailable : The selected drive contains current firmware as of this tool release.
Index : 4
Bootloader : Value not found
DeviceStatus : Healthy

Updating firmware...


Status : The selected drive contains current firmware as of this tool release.


- PHAX216501QX1P9BGN 1 -

ModelNumber : INTEL SSDPF2KX019T1O
DevicePath : \\\\.\\PHYSICALDRIVE5
ProductFamily : Intel SSD DC P5520 Series
Firmware : 9CV10490
SerialNumber : PHAX216501QX1P9BGN
FirmwareUpdateAvailable : The selected drive contains current firmware as of this tool release.
Index : 5
Bootloader : Value not found
DeviceStatus : Healthy

Updating firmware...


Status : The selected drive contains current firmware as of this tool release.

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