Before You Start
Upgrade Impacts
Do not perform other maintenance operations during the upgrade.
During the driver upgrade of the Atlas 300T training card, the system needs to be reset, which will interrupt services.
Precautions
Table 2-1 lists the precautions for the upgrade of the Atlas 300T training card.
No. |
Description |
|---|---|
1 |
Before the update, read this document carefully to ensure that you have learned all the content. For any problems or suggestions pertaining to the document, contact Huawei technical support. |
2 |
To reduce the impact on services, switch services to other nodes or perform the upgrade during off-peak hours. |
3 |
After the upgrade, ensure that the versions of all components are consistent. |
4 |
Ensure that the system is running properly and the firmware upgrade tool and its dependent drivers are correctly loaded. Ensure that the running environment is working properly. Otherwise, reset the system before performing the upgrade. For details, see How Do I Check Whether the Device Is Running Properly. |
5 |
Do not modify the /etc/ascend_install.info file unless necessary. Otherwise, system functions will be unavailable. |
6 |
Ensure that the NPU driver of 20.2.0.spc100 or later has been installed on a training card with an Ascend 910 Pro B AI Processor. The NPU driver cannot be rolled back to 20.1.0 or its patch version or earlier. The NPU firmware version must match the driver version. |
Version Requirements
You are advised to download the driver, firmware, and MCU from the same version list of the Atlas 300T training card to ensure that their version are matched.
Update Process
Upgrade software packages in the sequence of firmware > driver > MCU.
