Dell Emulex Family of Adapters - Manual (Page 470)

Offline and Online Adapter Management Utilities Version 10.2 User Manual P010071-01A Rev. A
3. Adapter Management Utility Command Line Interface
Force Boot Code (/fb)
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For each installed and supported adapter, forces a download of firmware and
boot code using the versions specified in the fwmatrix.txt file.
FC Adapter Download Summary
<date><time>
HBA=<model>, Port Type=<port_type>, WWN=<wwn>,
Update=<Boot Code|Firmware>, Image=<image>, New=<version>,
Old=<version>, Status=<description>
FCoE Adapter Download Summary
<date><time>
HBA=<model>, Port Type=<port_type>, WWN=<wwn>,
Update=Firmware, Image=<image>, New=<version>, Old=<version>,
Status=<description>
iSCSI and NIC-only Adapter Summary:
<date><time>
HBA=<model>, Port Type=<port_type>, MAC=<mac_address>,
Update=Firmware, Image=<image>, New=<version>, Old=<version>,
Status=<description>
Return Code=<n>
where <description> is Success or Error, and <n> = 0 for completion with no errors or a
non-zero error code for any error.
Notes:
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FCoE, iSCSI, and NIC-only adapters require a system reboot to activate new
firmware.
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If the preview switch is used, the Status=<description> field displays
“Preview.”
Force Boot Code (/fb)
Usage: /fb
The force boot code switch forces a boot code download to an adapter regardless of the
boot code version installed on the adapter, and of any additional operational switches
given on the command line.
Example usage:
./elxflash /fb /auto – Forces a boot code download using auto-discovery.
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The fwmatrix.txt file is ignored. You must place the desired versions of boot
code in the boot directory.