Firmware Generation, Configuration, And Update Tools; Mstfwmanager - Firmware Update And Query Tool; Mstfwmanager Synopsis - Nvidia MSTFLINT Manual

Firmware Generation, Configuration,
and Update Tools
This chapter contains the following sections:
• mstfwmanager – Firmware Update and Query Tool
• mstarchive – Binary Files Compression Tool
• mstconfig – Changing Device Configuration Tool
• mstflint – Firmware Burning Tool
• mstfwreset – Loading Firmware on 5th Generation Devices Tool
• mstcongestion – Tool for Setting Congestion Mode and Action
• mstprivhost - NIC Configuration by the Host Restriction Tool
mstfwmanager – Firmware Update and
Query Tool
The mstfwmanager is a Mellanox firmware update and query utility which scans the system
for available Mellanox devices (only mst PCI devices) and performs the necessary firmware updates.
For further information on firmware update, please refer
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The examples throughout the document use pci "bus.dev.fn" format.

mstfwmanager Synopsis

# [-d|--dev DeviceName] [-h|--help] [-v|--version] [--query] [--query-format
Format] [-u|--update] [-i|--image-file FileName] [-D|--image-dir DirectoryName]
[-f|--force] [-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-downloadopt
OPT] [--download-device Device] [--download-os OS] [--download-type Type] [--
ssl-certificate Certificate] [--no_fw_ctrl]
where:
-d|--dev DeviceName
-h|--help
-v|--version
--query
--query-format Format
-u|--update
-i|--image-file FileName
Perform operation for specified mst device(s). Multiple devices can be
specified delimited by semicolons. A device list containing semicolons
must be quoted.
Show this message and exit.
Show the executable version and exit.
Query device(s) info
(Query|Onlinequery)outputformat,XML|Text-defaultText
Update firmware image(s) on the device(s).
Specified image file to use.
to Booting HCA Device in Livefish Mode.
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