Hi, Can you try updating through the lifecycle controller or from our live image? [URL]  
hi! Any suggestions why the FW update fails? Thank you!   [root[NAME] ~]# ./Express_Flash_PCIe-SSD_FRMW_WV046_LNUX_IPM0KD3Q_A04.BIN  Collecting inventory....Inventory collection failed.   [root[NAME] ~]# nvme fw-log /dev/nvme2n1Firmware Log for device:/dev/nvme2n1afi : 0x2frs1 : 0x51334446304d5049 (IPM0FD3Q)frs2 : 0x51334449304d5049 (IPM0ID3Q)  Product Name: PowerEdge R730xdSerial Number: CBGPR52BIOS ver 2.0.2  CentOS 7.2 [root[NAME] ~]# uname -r3.10.0-327.10.1.el7.x86_64    May 4 20:16:51 rac2 kernel: NVMEPCISSD[5264]: segfault at 0 ip 00007f11089472d1 sp 00007ffcc1deff58 error 4 in libc-2.17.so[7f11088c1000+1b4000]May 4 20:16:52 rac2 root: Update Package: PCIe SSS Firmware: Exit code = 1 (Failure) Support Log path=/var/log/dell/updatepackage/log/support/Express_Flash_PCIe-SSD_FRMW_WV046_LNUX_IPM0KD3Q_A04.log        =================> Update Package application started <=============  Command:  Date: Wed May 4 20:16:47 PDT 2016  =========================================================================  Release ID: WV046A04  Update Package version: 15.06.200 (BLD_346)  Collecting inventory...Inventory collection failed.==============================> Update Result <==========================  Update was not applied  =========================================================================  ===== debug_inv.log Log Starts =====[2016-05-04T20:16:50] : NVMePCISSDMain.cpp: 63: Logger initialized[2016-05-04T20:16:50] : NVMePCISSDMain.cpp: 73: Before CNVMePCISSDManager nvmePCISSDMgr; [2016-05-04T20:16:50] : NVMePCISSDManager.cpp: 47: Entering CNVMePCISSDManager::CNVMePCISSDManager()[2016-05-04T20:16:50] : NVMePCISSDManager.cpp: 49: Output file name is: [2016-05-04T20:16:50] : NVMePCISSDManager.cpp: 50: Leaving CNVMePCISSDManager::CNVMePCISSDManager() [2016-05-04T20:16:50] : NVMePCISSDMain.cpp: 77: Before nvmePCISSDMgr.Inventory [2016-05-04T20:16:50] : NVMePCISSDManager.cpp: 85: Entering CNVMePCISSDManager :: Inventory()[2016-05-04T20:16:50] : NVMePCISSDManager.cpp: 88: Creating an instance of CNVMePCISSDInventory() using auto_ptr[2016-05-04T20:16:50] : NVMePCISSDInventory.cpp: 41: Entering CNVMePCISSDInventory::CNVMePCISSDInventory()[2016-05-04T20:16:50] : NVMeAdapter.cpp: 195: Entering CNVMeAdapter::GetInstance()[2016-05-04T20:16:50] : NVMeAdapter.cpp: 60: Entering CNVMeAdapter::CNVMeAdapter()[2016-05-04T20:16:50] : NVMeAdapter.cpp: 68: Leaving CNVMeAdapter::CNVMeAdapter()[2016-05-04T20:16:50] : NVMeAdapter.cpp: 204: Leaving CNVMeAdapter::GetInstance()[2016-05-04T20:16:50] : NVMePCISSDInventory.cpp: 43: Leaving CNVMePCISSDInventory::CNVMePCISSDInventory()[2016-05-04T20:16:50] : NVMePCISSDManager.cpp: 95: Calling GetInventory() to get inventory information in a vector[2016-05-04T20:16:50] : NVMePCISSDInventory.cpp: 78: Entering CNVMePCISSDInventory::GetInventory()[2016-05-04T20:16:50] : NVMeAdapter.cpp: 124: Entering CNVMeAdapter::Initialize()[2016-05-04T20:16:50] : NVMeAdapter.cpp: 125: Installing HAPI ..[2016-05-04T20:16:50] : LinuxImpl.cpp: 320: CLinuxImpl::IsFileExistsAbs() File name /opt/dell/dup64/lib/libdchipm.so exist[2016-05-04T20:16:51] : LinuxImpl.cpp: 38: Load library using /opt/dell/dup64/lib/libdchipm.so[2016-05-04T20:16:51] : LinuxImpl.cpp: 45: HAPI is installed in the system[2016-05-04T20:16:51] : NVMeAdapter.cpp: 128: Install HAPI Succeeded[2016-05-04T20:16:51] : NVMeAdapter.cpp: 138: Loading NVMePCISSD_LIBRARY to get handle to library[2016-05-04T20:16:51] : LinuxImpl.cpp: 320: CLinuxImpl::IsFileExistsAbs() File name ./libnvme.so exist[2016-05-04T20:16:51] : NVMeAdapter.cpp: 150: Received handle to library NVMePCISSD_LIBRARY. Initializing required function pointers[2016-05-04T20:16:51] : NVMeAdapter.cpp: 156: INFO: All required function pointers initialized successfully[2016-05-04T20:16:51] : NVMeAdapter.cpp: 178: Leaving CNVMeAdapter::Initialize()[2016-05-04T20:16:51] : NVMeAdapter.cpp: 318: Entering CNVMeAdapter::DiscoverNVMeDevices()[2016-05-04T20:16:51] : NVMeAdapter.cpp: 324: Invoking Samsung API to get NVMe PCISSD disks' discovery/inventory data===== debug_inv.log Log Ends =====  Exit code = 1 (Failure)Wed May 4 20:16:52 PDT 2016    
Unable to update FW on Express Flash PCIe