Solarflare
Server
Adapter
User
Guide
Solarflare
Adapters
on
FreeBSD
Issue
20
©
Solarflare
Communications
2017
304
2
Run
sfupdate
‐‐
write
to
update
the
firmware
on
all
adapters.
Sfupdate:
Command
Line
Options
lists
the
options
for
sfupdate
.
Sfupdate:
Examples
•
Display
firmware
versions
for
all
adapters:
sfupdate
sfupdate:
Solarflare
Firmware
Update
Utility
[v3.0.5.2164]
Copyright
Solarflare
Communications
2006
‐
2010,
Level
5
Networks
2002
‐
2005
Network
adapter
driver
version:
v3.0.5.2163
sfxge0
‐
MAC:
00:0F:53:01:38:90
Firmware
version:
v3.0.5
Boot
ROM
version:
v3.0.5.2163
Table
73:
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.
‐
i
,
‐‐
adapter=sfxge<n>
Specifies
the
target
adapter
when
more
than
one
adapter
is
installed
in
the
machine.
sfxge<n>
=
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
machine.
‐‐
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
the
option
‐‐
force
.
‐‐
force
Force
update
of
all
firmware,
even
if
the
installed
firmware
version
is
the
same
or
more
recent
than
the
images
embedded
in
the
utility.
‐‐
image=(filename)
Update
the
firmware
using
the
image
contained
in
the
specified
file,
rather
than
the
image
embedded
in
the
utility.
Use
with
the
‐‐
write
and,
if
needed,
‐‐
force
options.
‐
y
,
‐‐
yes
Prompts
for
user
confirmation
before
re
‐
writing
the
firmware.