Solarflare
Server
Adapter
User
Guide
Solarflare
Adapters
on
Linux
Issue
20
©
Solarflare
Communications
2017
89
Sfboot:
Command
Line
Options
lists
the
options
for
sfboot
,
lists
the
available
global
parameters,
and
lists
the
available
per
‐
adapter
parameters.
Note
that
command
line
options
are
case
insensitive
and
may
be
abbreviated.
NOTE:
Abbreviations
in
scripts
should
be
avoided,
since
future
updates
to
the
application
may
render
abbreviated
scripts
invalid.
Table
18:
Sfboot
Options
Option
Description
‐
h
,
‐‐
help
Displays
command
line
syntax
and
provides
a
description
of
each
sfboot
option.
‐
V
,
‐‐
version
Shows
detailed
version
information
and
exits.
‐
v
,
‐‐
verbose
Shows
extended
output
information
for
the
command
entered.
‐
y
,
‐‐
yes
Update
without
prompting.
‐
s
,
‐‐
quiet
Aliases:
‐‐
silent
Suppresses
all
output,
except
errors;
no
user
interaction.
The
user
should
query
the
completion
code
to
determine
the
outcome
of
commands
when
operating
silently.
‐
l
,
‐‐
list
Lists
all
available
Solarflare
adapters.
This
option
shows
the
ifname
and
MAC
address.
Note:
this
option
may
not
be
used
in
conjunction
with
any
other
option.
If
this
option
is
used
with
configuration
parameters,
those
parameters
will
be
silently
ignored.
‐
i
,
‐‐
adapter
=<ethX>
Performs
the
action
on
the
identified
Solarflare
network
adapter.
The
adapter
identifier
ethX
can
be
the
ifname
or
MAC
address,
as
output
by
the
‐‐
list
option.
If
‐‐
adapter
is
not
included,
the
action
will
apply
to
all
installed
Solarflare
adapters.
‐
c
,
‐‐
clear
Resets
all
adapter
configuration
options
to
their
default
values.
If
an
adapter
is
specified,
options
for
the
given
adapter
are
reset,
but
global
options
(shown
in
)
are
not
reset.
Note
that
‐‐
clear
can
also
be
used
with
parameters,
allowing
you
to
reset
to
default
values,
and
then
apply
the
parameters
specified.
‐
r,
‐‐
repair
Restore
firmware
configuration
settings
to
default
values.
The
sfboot
option
should
only
be
used
if
a
firmware
upgrade/
downgrade
using
sfboot
has
failed.