Tvflash Utility; Upgrading Firmware - Cisco GEM318P User Manual

tvflash Utility

Upgrading Firmware

To upgrade firmware on your host, perform the following steps:
Upon installation of the host drivers, the firmware is automatically updated, if required. However, if you
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have outdated firmware on a previously installed HCA, you can upgrade the firmware manually.
Log in to your host, and flash the updated firmware binary to your local device. The firmware images
Step 1
are at /usr/local/topspin/share.
Enter the /usr/local/topspin/sbin/tvflash command with the following information:
Step 2
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The following example shows how to use the tvflash command:
host1# tvflash –h 0 /usr/local/topspin/share/fw-lioncub-a0-4.8.200.bin
New Node
New Port1 GUID = 0005ad020021700d
New Port2 GUID = 0005ad020021700e
Programming HCA firmware... Flash Image Size = 325696
Flashing - EFFFFFFFEPPPPPPPPEWWWWWWWEWWWWWWWWEWWWVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV
Flash verify passed!
When flashing the new firmware, the display shows an output string similar to the one in the example
above. The meaning of the letters displayed are as follows:
E = Erase
I = Writing Invariant (not failsafe, rare)
F = Writing Failsafe
P = Writing Primary Pointer Sector
W = Writing Firmware
V = Verify Firmware
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Cisco SFS InfiniBand Host Drivers User Guide for Linux
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The -h flag
The number of the HCA in the host (0 or 1 on hosts that support 2 HCAs)
The firmware binary file (including path)
GUID = 0005ad020021700c
Reboot your host after flashing the new firmware.
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