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ptiflash
Usage
ptiflash [-a ] [-t] [-s ] -f [-p ]
[-e ] [-i ] [-n] [-d ] [-l] [-y]
Summary
This is the flash utility for the controller and physical drives. It is used to flash images
such as firmware or software for controllers and drive firmware image for physical drives. For
embedded, in order to update the flash image, the user must have a TFTP server setup that
is accessible from the enclosure’s management port and the flash image located on the TFTP
server. For in-band, the flash image located on the local host must be accessible.
Please note that only one flash process should be running at one time.
-a Which action to perform.
start (Default) To start the flash process.
versioninfo To get the version and build information of running images of all
controllers or the specified controller.
-t Indicates that TFTP get method is to be used to obtain the file from
a TFTP server.
-s
Specifies the hostname or IP address of the TFTP server which
contains the image file.
-f Specifies the filename of the flash image. Include the folder name
A flash image could be either a controller flash image or a physical
drive firmware update image.