Iflash32 Utility Command Options; Determining The Iflash32 Utility Version And Build - Cisco UCS C200 Installation And Service Manual

Configuring BIOS Settings and Updating BIOS Firmware
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iFlash32 Utility Command Options

Note The command syntax shown below is for Linux. For Windows, use "/" in place of "-" for all options.
You can use the iFlash32 command with the following options:
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Determining the iFlash32 Utility Version and Build

Determine the version and build of the iFlash32 utility as follows:
Step 1 Copy the iFlash32.exe file to a USB thumb drive.
The iFlash32 utility is included with the BIOS firmware download. Find the file in the directory structure
where you extracted the update package:
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Boot the server, and when prompted, press F6 to open the Boot Option menu.
Step 2
Select EFI Shell to boot the server to the EFI shell.
Step 3
At the shell prompt, enter the map -r command to map the USB thumb drive.
Step 4
At the shell prompt, enter the fs0: to change the shell to the mapped USB thumb drive.
Step 5
Enter the command to display the iFlash32 information:
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The output should be similar to the following:
Iflash32 BIOS Update Utility Ver 1.1 Build 3
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To view the command-line help page:
iflash32 -h
To update the system BIOS:
iflash32 -u [BIOS file name]
To update the system BIOS in non-interactive mode:
iflash32 -u [BIOS file name] -ni
To display BIOS file information:
iflash32 -i [BIOS file name]
To display the current system BIOS version:
iflash32 -i
To restore the BIOS settings to the factory defaults:
iflash32 -rd
For Windows:
...\c250-BOS\[BIOS version]\bios\windows\[Windows version]\
For Linux:
.../c250-BIOS/[BIOS version]/bios/linux/
For Windows: iflash /i
For Linux: iflash -i
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