Preparing the USB flash drive

This section describes the procedure of preparing the USB drive that will be used in updating BIOS on SN-L-Series (SN-L-Series-2200SN2200 and SN-L-Series-3200SN3200) model firewalls.

Downloading the update utility and copying it to the USB flash drive

  1. Download the most recent version of the Aptio V Firmware Update Utility
  2. Unzip the archive Aptio_V_AMI_Firmware_Update_Utility.zip.
  3. In the sub-folder Aptio_V_AMI_Firmware_Update_Utility/afu/afuefi/64, unzip the archive AfuEfi64.zip
  4. In the sub-folder Aptio_V_AMI_Firmware_Update_Utility/afu/afuefi/64/AfuEfi64, copy the file AfuEfix64.efi to the root folder of your USB flash drive.

Downloading BIOS version R1.06 and copying it to the USB flash drive

  1. In your MyStormshield area, go to Downloads > STORMSHIELD NETWORK SECURITY > TOOLS > STORMSHIELD NETWORK SECURITY - TOOLS.
  2. Download the .zip file SN-L-Series BIOS R106 by clicking on its name.

  3. Verify the integrity of the downloaded .zip file by using its SHA256 hash:

    ac68583a134d7f2a588bf632ac568ead3ef1b451709bb632544be3995c2437a7

  4. Unzip the archive SN-L-Series_BIOS_R106.zip to the root folder of your USB flash drive.

  5. Verify the root folder of the USB flash drive. You should find the folder and the following files in it:

    Contents of the SN-L-Series_BIOS_R103.zip archive

  6. Verify the integrity of the file SN-L-Series__R106_BIOS_Guard.bin using its SHA256 hash:

    2fa1b8d42cb1729bd748898a66290659871893f0e9f1be597e9c2609d28a148c

  7. Verify the integrity of the file ADL_S_Corporate_DDR5_Prod_FWUpdate.bin using its SHA256 hash:

    4229ac8130558858e2b52afaed2990bf3d6955b017130edcfebb66cb74d33398

The USB flash drive containing the BIOS update and Intel Management Engine firmware is ready.