4. After installing the deployment shell, the terminal instructs you to flash the card by running a
command listed in the output, as shown in the example below. Do NOT run this command.
You will manually generate the correct command in a subsequent step.
DSA package installed successfully.
Please flash card manually by running below command:
sudo /opt/xilinx/xrt/bin/xbutil flash -a <shell_name> -t <timestamp>
5. Cold boot your machine by fully powering it off and then on.
6. Manually generate the correct
xbutil flash
command to include the
-d
option, which
specifies the card in the server to be flashed, as shown below. The
-a
and
-t
options specify
the deployment shell name and timestamp associated with the specific card ID.
sudo /opt/xilinx/xrt/bin/xbutil flash -a <shell_name> -t <timestamp> -d
<card_ID>
To generate the
xbutil flash
command, follow the instructions in
Generating the xbutil flash Command
.
CAUTION! Not specifying the card ID within the
xbutil flash
command via the
-d
option can
result in damage to the card.
7. Run the manually generated
xbutil flash
command.
If you have multiple cards installed on the server, you MUST run the
xbutil flash
command separately for each card.
8. You will be asked to confirm the update, as shown below. Type y and enter.
Probing board[0]: DSA on FPGA needs updating
DSA on below cards will be updated:
Card [0]
Are you sure you wish to proceed? [y/n]
Flashing will take up to 10 minutes. Successfully flashing a new card results in a message
similar to the one shown below. If you do not see one, refer to
INFO: ***Found 880 ELA Records
Idcode byte[0] ff
Idcode byte[1] 20
Idcode byte[2] bb
Idcode byte[3] 21
Idcode byte[4] 10
Enabled bitstream guard. Bitstream will not be loaded until flashing is
finished.
Erasing flash............................................
Programming flash............................................
Cleared bitstream guard. Bitstream now active.
DSA image flashed succesfully
Cold reboot machine to load the new image on FPGA
If you have previously upgraded the card, you will see a message similar to the following:
Probing card[0]: DSA on FPGA is up-to-date
0 Card(s) flashed successfully.
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