Solarflare
Server
Adapter
User
Guide
Solarflare
Boot
Manager
Issue
20
©
Solarflare
Communications
2017
377
NOTE:
sfupdate
is
not
able
to
display
version
numbers
for
iPXE
images.
sfupdate
‐
Solarflare
Boot
Manager
image
•
To
install
the
firmware
image
and
Solarflare,
gPXE
based,
Boot
Manager
image:
#
sfupdate
[
‐‐
adapter=]
‐‐
write
[
‐‐
force]
[
‐‐
backup]
•
To
reinstall
firmware
and
Solarflare
Boot
Manager
image
from
sfupdate:
#
sfupdate
[
‐‐
adapter=]
‐‐
write
‐‐
restore
‐
bootrom
•
To
reinstall
only
a
Solarflare
Boot
Manager
image
from
backup:
#
sfupdate
[
‐‐
adapter=]
‐‐
write
‐‐
img=<image.dat>
Use
the
‐‐
force
option
when
downgrading.
Use
the
‐‐
backup
option
to
create
a
backup
image
(.dat)
file
of
the
current
firmware
and
Solarflare
Boot
Manager
image.
sfupdate
‐
iPXE
image
•
To
install
the
iPXE
image,
but
keep
current
firmware:
#
sfupdate
[
‐‐
adapter=]
‐‐
write
[
‐‐
backup]
‐‐
ipxe
‐
image=<image.mrom>
Use
the
‐‐
backup
option
to
create
a
backup
of
the
existing
firmware
and
PXE
boot
ROM
image.
•
To
upgrade
firmware
and
retain
the
iPXE
image:
#
sfupdate
[
‐‐
adapter=]
‐‐
write
[
‐‐
force]
Using
the
‐‐
force
option
allows
firmware
to
be
downgraded
but
keeps
the
current
iPXE
image.
CAUTION:
sfupdate
does
not
do
version
checking
for
iPXE
therefore
it
is
possible
to
downgrade
the
image
without
any
displayed
warning
and
without
using
the
‐‐
force
option.