B–Flash Update

QLogic Adapter Flash Update—Linux

Table B-2. Flash Utility Commands—Linux (Continued)

Command

Definition

Description

 

 

 

-a <image file>

Flash update

This command performs a complete

--all <image file>

 

update of the BIOS and the Flash using a

 

user-renamed ROM image.

 

 

 

 

 

-r <backup file>

Restore

When an update is performed, the previous

--restore <backup

 

firmware version is stored to a file in the

 

current working directory. Executing this

file>

 

 

command restores the specified backup

 

 

 

 

Flash version to the QLogic adapter. Here

 

 

is an example backup file name:

 

 

flashbackup_[serial num-

 

 

ber]_[version]_[date-time]

--pxe-on

PXE

This command enables PXE.

--pxe-off

PXE

This command disables PXE (default).

--wol-on

WOL

This command enables wake on LAN.

--wol-off

WOL

This command disables wake on LAN

 

 

(default).

 

 

 

-h

Help

This command displays the help menu.

--help

 

 

-d name.xml

Create XML

This command creates an XML file contain-

 

 

ing QLogic adapter firmware information in

 

 

/tmp.

-v

Version

This command displays the version infor-

--version

 

mation.

 

 

The QLogic adapter will be offline during a Flash update.

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