Server Platform Utilities
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Intel® Server Platforms SR6850HW4 and SR6850HW4/M Product Guide
Firmware Update Utility Command-line Options
Table 8.
FWPIAUPD Command-line Arguments for Sahalee BMC System
Parameter Description
FWPIAUPD The
name
of the utility.
<hexfile>
The name of the hex file for the operation. The path can be specified with the
filename, e.g. c:\mydir\updatfil.hex. There is no default filename or extension.
/? Or /
h
elp
Displays the command-line help.
/ni
Forces non-interactive mode. If the specified operation requires user input or if the
operation is not specified completely the utility will exit with an error.
/nodownrev
Prevents the utility from uploading a lower revision of firmware than present in the
system.
/
u
pload
Uploads and verifies the firmware.
/
v
erify
Verifies the firmware.
/
b
oot
Applies the specified operation to the boot area. The operational and PIA (if present in
the file) areas are also updated/verified.
/
o
p
Applies the specified operation to the operational area. The PIA area (if present in the
file) is also updated/verified.
/pia
Applies the specified operation to the PIA area only. This will only effect the BMC at
address 20.
/efs
Applies the specified operation to the EFS area only. This will only effect the BMC at
address 20.
/
p
rimary
Selects the primary controller to update/verify with the specified file.
/
s
econdary
Selects the secondary controller to update/verify with the specified file.
/
i
nventory
Shows the firmware versions from the specified hex file. If no hex file is specified the -
address option, or the default 20 is used. Shows the BMC, Firmware, and PIA
versions from a file; and BMC and Firmware versions from the controller.
/address=X
X
Specifies the optional address to use for the inventory command. The address is
specified in Hexadecimal. The default address is 20.
/errlog=file
Set a file that the error stack should be written to in the event an error occurs. When
there are no errors “successful termination” is written to the file. The command will
overwrite an existing file. This file is useful for support to troubleshoot any problems
that may occur.
Hidden Options
/devinfo=file
Shows the device info block information from the specified hex file. If no hex file is
specified the -address option, or the default 20 is used.
/noverify
Skips the verify stage after an update. This is only valid with the update operation.
/nopc
Overrides platform checking by disabling the compare of the current flash images
device info block with that contained in the hex file.
/restartboot
Restarts the boot code by exiting firmware transfer mode and re-entering firmware
transfer mode after programming the boot code.
/noexit
The utility will not exit firmware transfer mode after entering it, except when the restart
boot option is specified.
