Finding NIC firmware version

firmwarenicwindows-server-2008

I need to find out the firmware version of the NIC(s) on on IBM Windows Server 2008 using CMD, Powershell or by any other means.I also should note that I can't reboot the server to go to bios or use IBM Update Express

Best Answer

Well this is not native to 2008 that I know of. I would look in the command line utilities provided by the NIC vendors. You will need to have their management software installed to use them.

  1. For Broadcom NIC's I would try the "BACScli" command
  2. For Intel NIC's I would try the "prosetcl" command

More details on the intel command line tools can be found http://www.intel.com/support/network/sb/CS-029966.htm

These commands might be able to pull the firmware info as their GUI counterparts can display this information. If the commands will pull the data you need, you should be able to use them in a powershell script. And use WinRM or PS (sysinternals) commands to use them remotely if needed.

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