Mstresourcedump Utility; Mstresourcedump Usage; Mstresourcedump Query Usage - Nvidia MSTFLINT Manual

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• Any mstlink command for switch should include the "-p" flag to address the
specific port in the switch.
• When working with the NIC, if an MTUSB is used for communication with the
Mellanox NIC, to address port 2, use mstlink -d /dev/mst/mt4115_pciconf0 --
gvmi_address
<0xAddress>.

mstresourcedump Utility

The mstresourcedump tool extracts and prints data segments generated by the firmware. It is
supported in 5th generation NIC's devices. The dump output is used by Mellanox for debug and
troubleshooting.
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It is important for the user to generate a bin file for debugging and troubleshooting cases
when needed by Mellanox.
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If the firmware version used is not supported, the tool will generate the following error
message:
"Error: Failed to fetch query data with exception: Failed to send Register
RESOURCE DUMP with rc: 515. Exiting...".

mstresourcedump Usage

mstresourcedump [-h] [-v] {dump,query}
where
dump
query
-h, --help
-v, --version
mstresourcedump query Usage
mstresourcedump query [-h] [--virtual-hca-id VIRTUAL_HCA_ID] --device DEVICE
where
-h, --help
--virtual-hca-id
-d, --device
Dump command
Query command
Show help message and exit
Shows tool version and exit
Show help message and exit
The virtual HCA (host channel adapter, NIC) ID
The device name
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