Dell Emulex Family of Adapters - Manual (Page 478)

Offline and Online Adapter Management Utilities Version 10.2 User Manual P010071-01A Rev. A
3. Adapter Management Utility Command Line Interface
Rewrite (/rewrite or /e)
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The fwmatrix.txt file is ignored. You must place the desired rewrite versions of
firmware or boot code in their respective directories.
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If the rewrite versions are more recent than or the same as the versions installed
on the adapter, then the rewrite versions are downloaded to the adapter.
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If multiple rewrite versions of firmware or boot code are found for an adapter,
the most recent versions are downloaded to the adapter.
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When performing the boot code rewrite operation, the Adapter Management
Utility first tries to match by adapter family and boot type. If a match is not
found, the Adapter Management Utility then tries to match by boot type. If the
utility matches by boot type, and multiple versions of boot code are detected,
rewrite always chooses in the following order:
1. Universal (U)
2. Pair (P)
3. Open (O)
4. EFI (E)
5. x86 (B)
./elxflash /rewrite
– Rewrites the firmware or boot code using the fwmatrix.txt
file.
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For each installed and supported adapter, the current firmware or boot code
versions are compared with the versions in fwmatrix.txt.
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If the currently installed versions are less than or equal to the rewrite versions in
fwmatrix.txt then the rewrite versions of firmware or boot code are downloaded
to the adapter.
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 Download Summary
HBA=, Port Type=, MAC=,
Update=Firmware, Image=, New=, Old=,
Status=
Return Code=