Firmware Generation, Configuration, and Update
Tools
This chapter contains the following sections:
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mstfwmanager – Firmware Update and Query Tool
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mstarchive – Binary Files Compression Tool
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mstconfig – Changing Device Configuration Tool
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mstflint – Firmware Burning Tool
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mstfwreset – Loading Firmware on 5th Generation Devices Tool
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mstcongestion – Tool for Setting Congestion Mode and Action
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mstprivhost - NIC Configuration by the Host Restriction Tool
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Disabling/Enabling Access to the Hardware
mstfwmanager – Firmware Update and Query Tool
The mstfwmanager is a firmware update and query utility which scans the system for available
NVIDIA devices (only mst PCI devices) and performs the necessary firmware updates.
For further information on firmware update, please refer
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
-D|--image-dir DirectoryName
-f|--force
-y|--yes
--no
--clear-semaphore
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.
Specified directory instead of default to locate image files.
Force image update
Answer is yes in prompts
Answer is no in prompts
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
to Booting HCA Device in Livefish
Mode.
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