Emulex EMULEX manual Downloadboot filename, Getdumpsize, Forcedump

emlxadm> get_boot_rev

Firmware revision: LP10000DC-S 5.01a4

download_boot <filename>

Downloads the specified boot image file to the HBA.

Example:

emlxadm> download_boot TL501A4.PRG

Image Components: REL type size=143416
	DWC file:	BOOT: version=03845054, 5.01a4
Current: Boot: 5.01a2
New:	Boot: 5.01a4		143416 (0x23038)	bytes

Are you sure you want to download this image? (y or n): y

Downloading...

Done.

Note: If the file name is not provided, the program attempts to identify the adapter model, then downloads a default boot image file, if one is available.

get_dump_size

Returns the byte size of the HBA's firmware core dump buffer.

Example:

emlxadm> get_dump_size

Size: 256 (0x100) bytes

force_dump

Forces the HBA to perform a firmware core dump to the core dump buffer.

Example:

emlxadm> force_dump

Done.

get_dump <-t filename.txt or -b filename.bin>

Returns a copy of the HBA's firmware core dump buffer to the specified file in the specified text (-t) or binary (-b) format.

Example:

emlxadm> get_dump -t mydump.txt

Done.

Following is an example of the text file created by this operation. The binary version of the file has the binary pattern indicated without the column or row labels and white spaces.

mydump.txt

00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 0A 0B 0C 0D 0E 0F

----------------------------------------------------------------

00000000:	00	01	02 03	04 05	06	07	08	09	0a	0b	0c	0d	0e	0f
00000010:	10	11	12 13	14 15	16	17	18	19	1a	1b	1c	1d	1e	1f
00000020:	20	21	22 23	24 25	26	27	28	29	2a	2b	2c	2d	2e	2f

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