Dell Emulex Family of Adapters - Manual (Page 469)

Offline and Online Adapter Management Utilities Version 10.2 User Manual P010071-01A Rev. A
3. Adapter Management Utility Command Line Interface
Force Firmware and Boot Code (/f or /ff /fb)
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FC Adapter Download Summary
HBA=, Port Type=, WWN=,
Update=, Image=, New=,
Old=, Status=
FCoE Adapter Download Summary
HBA=, Port Type=, WWN=,
Update=Firmware, Image=, New=, Old=,
Status=
iSCSI and NIC-only Adapter Summary
HBA=, Port Type=, MAC=,
Update=Firmware, Image=, New=, Old=,
Status=
Return Code=
where is Success or Error, and = 0 for completion with no errors or a
non-zero error code for any error.
Notes:
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FCoE, iSCSI, and NIC-only adapters require a system reboot to activate new
firmware.
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If the preview switch is used, the Status= field displays
“Preview.”
Force Firmware and Boot Code (/f or /ff /fb)
Usage: /f -or- /ff /fb
The force firmware and boot code switch forces a firmware and boot code download to
an adapter regardless of the current version on the adapter, and is performed
regardless of any additional operational switches given on the command line.
Example usage:
./elxflash /f /auto – Forces a firmware and boot code download using auto-discovery.
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The fwmatrix.txt file is ignored. You must place the desired versions of
firmware and boot code in their respective directories.
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If multiple versions of firmware or boot code are found for an adapter, the
Adapter Management Utility uses the most recent versions when performing
the firmware and boot code downloads.
./elxflash /f – Forces a firmware and boot code download using the fwmatrix.txt file.