POWER System Firmware Setup
For the development any X86 system supporting Vivado suits well.
To benefit from the unique "Coherent Accelerator Processor Interface" version 3 named OpenCAPI technology user needs to deploy on a POWER server hosting a P9 processor.
The system should be updated to the latest OP940 firmware release.
This firmware package and instructions for applying it, can be found at IBM FixCentral :
- under "8335-GTX" (AC922) designation.
- under "9183-22X" (IC922) designation.
| Setup | Command to run | Recommended Release |
|---|---|---|
| OS type and level | cat /etc/os-release or lsb_release -a | Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / RHEL 8.2 (with patch of oc-reset to work) or latest 8.3 |
| FW level | sudo lsmcode | BMC ibm-op940.10 (AC922) BMC ibm-op940.20 (IC922) |