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Solarflare Server Adapter
User Guide
5.8 Upgrading Adapter Firmware with Sfupdate
• Sfupdate: Command Usage...Page 252
• Sfupdate: Command Line Options...Page 252
• Sfupdate: Examples...Page 254
Sfupdate is a command line utility used to manage and upgrade the Solarflare adapter Boot ROM,
Phy and adapter firmware. Embedded within the sfupdate executable is firmware images for various
Solarflare adapters - the exact updates available via sfupdate are therefore depend on your adapter.
Sfupdate: Command Usage
Log in to the VMware Service Console as root, and enter the following command:
sfupdate [--adapter=vmnicX] [options]
where:
vmnicX
is the interface name of the Solarflare adapter you want to upgrade. Specifing the adapter
is optional - if it is not included the command is applied to all Solarflare adapters in the machine.
option
is one of the command options listed in Table 62 .
The format for the options are:
<option>=<parameter>
Running the command
sfupdate
with no additional parameters will show the current firmware
version for all Solarflare adapters and whether the firmware within sfupdate is more up to date. To
update the firmware for all Solarflare adapters run the command
sfupdate --write
Solarflare recommend that you use sfupdate in the following way:
1 Run
sfupdate
to check that the firmware on all your adapters are up to date.
2 Run
sfupdate --write
to update the firmware on all adapters.
Sfupdate: Command Line Options
Table 62 lists the options for
sfupdate
.
Table 62: Sfupdate Options
Option Description
-h, --help
Shows help for the available options and command line
syntax.
-v, --verbose
Verbose output mode.
-s, --silent
Suppress all output except errors. Useful for scripting.
-V, --version
DIsplay version number information and exit.