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Solarflare Server Adapter
User Guide
6.10 Upgrading Adapter Firmware with Sfupdate
To Update Adapter Firmware
As a root user enter:
pkgadd -d SFCutils_i386_v<version>.pkg
Once installed, by default, utility tools are located in the
/opt/SFCutils/bin
directory.
Sfupdate: Command Usage
The general usage for sfupdate is as follows (as root):
sfupdate [--adapter=sfxge<x>] [options]
where:
sfgxe<x>
is the interface name of the Solarflare adapter you want to upgrade.
option
is one of the command options listed in
.
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
lists the options for
sfupdate
.
Table 68: Sfupdate Options
Option
Description
-h, --help
Shows help for the available options and command line
syntax.
-v, --verbose
Enable verbose output mode.
-s, --silent
Suppress all output except for errors. Useful for scripts.
-V, --version
Display version information and exit.