Section 1 · User commands

mstfwmanager.1

Package: mstflint

MSTFWMANAGER

NAME
DESCRIPTION
EXAMPLES
SEE ALSO

NAME

mstfwmanager − Mellanox Firmware Manager

DESCRIPTION

NAME

mstfwmanager

SYNOPSIS

mstfwmanager

[−d|−−dev DeviceName] [−h|−−help] [−v|−−version] [−−query] [−−query−format Format] [−u|−−update] [−i|−−image−file FileName] [−D|−−image−dir DirectoryName] [−f|−−force] [−−no_fw_ctrl] [−y|−−yes] [−−no] [−−clear−semaphore] [−−exe−rel−path] [−l|−−list−content] [−−archive−names] [−−nofs] [−−log] [−L|−−log−file LogFileName] [−−no−progress] [−o|−−outfile OutputFileName] [−−online] [−−online−query−psid PSIDs] [−−key key] [−−download DirectoryName] [−−download−default] [−−get−download−opt OPT] [−−download−device Device] [−−download−os OS] [−−download−type Type] [−−ssl−certificate Certificate]

DESCRIPTION

Mellanox Firmware Manager

OPTIONS

mstfwmanager

−d|−−dev DeviceName

: Perform operation for specified mst device(s). Run ’mst status’ command to list the available devices. Multiple devices can be specified delimited by semicolons. A device list containing semicolons must be quoted.

−h|−−help

: Show this message and exit

−v|−−version

: Show the executable version and exit

−−query

: Query device(s) info

−−query−format Format

: (Query | Online query) output format, XML | Text − default Text

−u|−−update

: Update firmware image(s) on the device(s)

−i|−−image−file FileName

: Specified image file to use

−D|−−image−dir DirectoryName

: Specified directory instead of default to locate image files

−f|−−force

: Force image update

−−no_fw_ctrl

: Don’t use FW Ctrl update

−y|−−yes

: Answer is yes in prompts


	−−no		: Answer is no in prompts

−−clear−semaphore

: Force clear the flash semaphore on the device, No command is allowed when this flag is used. NOTE: May result in system instability or flash corruption if the device or another application is currently using the flash. Exercise caution.

−−exe−rel−path

: Use paths relative to the location of the executable

−l|−−list−content

: List file/Directory content, used with −−image−dir and −−image−file flags

−−archive−names

: Display archive names in listing


	−−nofs		: Burn image in a non failsafe manner
	−−log		: Create log file

−L|−−log−file LogFileName

: Use specified log file

−−no−progress

: Do not show progress

−o|−−outfile OutputFileName

: Write to specified output file

−−online

: Fetch required FW images online from Mellanox server

−−online−query−psid PSIDs

: Query FW info, PSID(s) are comma separated

−−key key

: Key for custom download/update

−−download DirectoryName

: Download files from server to a specified directory

−−download−default

: Use Default values for download

−−get−download−opt OPT

: Get download options for OS or Device Options are: OS, Device

−−download−device Device

: Use ’−−get−download−opt Device’ option to view available devices for device specific downloads

−−download−os OS

: Only for self_extractor download: Use ’−−get−download−opt OS’ option to view available OS for sfx download

−−download−type Type

: MFA | self_extractor − default All

−−ssl−certificate Certificate

: SSL certificate For secure connection

EXAMPLES

1. Query specific device or all devices (if no device were supplied) >> mstfwmanager [−d <device>] [−−query] 2. Burn device with specific image / MFA / images directory >> mstfwmanager −d <device> [−i <image file/MFA file> | −D <images dir>] 3. Update the card’s firmware >> mstfwmanager −u 4. Update the card’s firmware from latest version on the web >> mstfwmanager −−online −u 5. Download latest FW package from the web >> mstfwmanager −−download−default −−download−os Linux_x64 −−download−type self_extractor