Updating Intel NIC firmware(NVM) and driver on VyOS

In case your setup requires firmware/driver update for your Intel NIC 500/700/800 series for software changes, performance or security enhancements, the following steps can be performed on the VyOS running device to accomplish this task:

• Check current firmware/driver version

ethtool -i ethX

• Download the official software package provided for your NIC if update is required

wget https://downloadmirror.intel.com/24769/eng/700series_nvmupdatepackage_v8_40.zip 

• Unarchive downloaded package and navigate to the extracted directory

unzip 700series_nvmupdatepackage_v8_40.zip
cd 700Series/Linux_x64

or

tar -xzvf 700Series_NVMUpdatePackage_v8_40_Linux.tar.gz
cd 700Series/Linux_x64 

• Change NVM update tool executable permissions

chmod 755 nvmupdate64e

• Run the update tool as a sudoer and follow instructions (you'll be asked to specify which NIC requires to be updated)

sudo ./nvmupdate64e