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Solarflare Server Adapter
User Guide
Sfupdate: Command Line Options
lists the options for
sfupdate
.
Table 19: Sfupdate Options
Option
Description
-h, --help
Shows help for the available options and command line
syntax.
-i, --adapter=ethX
Specifies the target adapter when more than one
adapter is installed in the localhost.
ethX
= 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.
-V --version
Display version information and exit.