
Issue 11
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Solarflare Server Adapter
User Guide
Running the command
sfupdate
with no additional parameters will display the current firmware
version for all Solarflare adapters and identifies whether the firmware within sfupdate is more up to
date.
sfupdate: All Solarflare adapters
1
Run
sfupdate
to check that the firmware on all adapters is up to date.
2
Run
sfupdate --write
to update the firmware on all adapters.
sfupdate: Command Line Options
lists the options for
sfupdate
.
Table 90: Sfupdate Options
Option
Description
-h, --help
Display help for the available options and command line
syntax.
-i, --adapter=enX
Specifies the target adapter when more than one
adapter is installed in the localhost.
enX
= Adapter ifname or MAC address (as obtained with
--list
).
--list
Shows the adapter ID, adapter name and MAC address of
each adapter installed in the localhost.
--write
Re-writes the firmware from the images embedded in
the
sfupdate
tool. To re-write using an external image,
specify
--image=<filename>
in the command.
--write
fails if the embedded image is the same or a
previous version. To force a write in this case, specify
--
force
in the command.
--force
Force the update of all firmware, even if the installed
firmware version is the same as, or more recent then,
the firmware embedded in
sfupdate
.
--image=(filename)
Update the firmware using the binary image from the
given file rather than from those embedded in the utility.
-y, --yes
Prompts for user confirmation before writing the
firmware to the adapter.
-v, --verbose
Verbose mode.
-s, --silent
Suppress output while the utility is running; useful when
the utility is used in a script.