Appendix A: Flash Tools; Overview; Yafuflash; Yafukcs - Quantum NDX Series User Manual

Appendix A:

1. Overview

This chapter provides instructions on how to use AMI Flash Tools. The Flash Tools allow
the user to use Command_Line (CL) utility programs to upgrade or update firmware via
different channels such as KCS, USB and LAN connections. We are going to focus on the
following tools in this manual.
1. YAFUFlash
2. YAFUKCS

YAFUFlash

YAFUFlash (Yet Another Firmware Upgrade Flash) allows the user to flash the BMC in both
Linux and Windows environments via network or USB connections. You can choose to use
network connections or USB connections to flash the BMC based on how you use the
flash tools.

YAFUKCS

YAFUKCS (Yet A nother F irmware U pgrade K eyboard C ontroller S tyle) is used to flash the
firmware in the DOS environment via the KCS (Keyboard_Controller_Style) interface.

2. Flashing the BMC Firmware in the DOS Environment

YAFUKCS is the tool used to flash the BMC firmware in DOS through the KCS
interface. To flash the BMC, follow the instructions below:
1. Copy yafukcs.exe into your DOS machine.
2. Run the yafukcs utility.
3. Use the settings as listed below.
Format:
Yafukcs [OPTION] [FW_IMAGE_FILE] [OPTIONS]
‐info This option displays information regarding existing and current
‐auto This option allows for automatic upgrades by comparing flash
‐full This options allows for full upgrades.
‐force‐ Select this option to force the boot loader to be upgraded during
boot full upgrade. The boot loader is "preserved" by default.
‐c This option preserves configuration modules during full upgrade.
[FW_IMAGE_FILE]
The firmware‐image file name is [rom.ima].
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