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MSTFLINT(1) User Commands MSTFLINT(1)

NAME

mstflint - Flash Interface

DESCRIPTION

NAME mstflint - Flash Interface

SYNOPSIS

mstflint [OPTIONS] <command> [Parameters]
[-d|--device <device>] [-i|--image <image>] [--latest_fw] [--ir] [-h|--help] [--hh] [-y|--yes] [--no] [--guid <GUID>] [--guids <GUIDS...>] [--mac <MAC>] [--macs <MACs...>] [--uid <UID>] [--blank_guids] [--clear_semaphore] [--qq] [--low_cpu] [--flashed_version] [--nofs] [--allow_rom_change] [--override_cache_replacement] [--no_flash_verify] [--use_fw] [-s|--silent] [--vsd <string>] [--use_image_ps] [--use_image_guids] [--use_image_rom] [--use_dev_rom] [--ignore_dev_data] [--no_fw_ctrl] [--dual_image] [--striped_image] [--banks <bank>] [--log <log_file>] [--flash_params <type, log2size, num_of_flashes>] [-v|--version] [--private_key <key_file>] [--key_uuid <uuid_file>] [--private_key2 <key_file>] [--hmac_key <hmac_key>] [--key_uuid2 <uuid_file>]

DESCRIPTION

flint is a FW (firmware) burning and flash memory operations tool for Mellanox Infiniband HCAs,Ethernet NIC cards, and switch devices.

OPTIONS

Device flash is connected to. Commands affected: all
Binary image file. Commands affected: burn, verify
: Commands affected: burn
: Commands affected: burn
Prints this message and exits
Prints extended command help
Non interactive mode - assume answer "yes" to all questions. Commands affected: all
Non interactive mode - assume answer "no" to all questions. Commands affected: all
--guid <GUID>
GUID base value. 4 GUIDs are automatically assigned to the following values:
-> node GUID
guid+2 -> port2 guid+3 -> system image GUID.
single port HCA - The HCA ignores this value.
Commands affected: burn, sg
4 GUIDs must be specified here. The specified GUIDs are assigned to the following fields, respectively: node, port1, port2 and system image GUID.
a single port HCA - The HCA ignores this value. It can be set to 0x0.
Commands affected: burn, sg
--mac <MAC>
MAC address base value. 2 MACs are automatically assigned to the following values:
-> port1
-> port2
Commands affected: burn, sg
2 MACs must be specified here. The specified MACs are assigned to port1, port2, respectively. Commands affected: burn, sg
for Mellanox
Technologies ethernet products.
ConnectIB/SwitchIB only. Derive and set the device UIDs (GUIDs, MACs, WWNs). UIDs are derived from the given base UID according to Mellanox Methodology Commands affected: burn, sg
Burn the image with blank GUIDs and MACs (where applicable). These values can be set later using the "sg" command (see details below).
Commands affected: burn
--clear_semaphore
Force clear the flash semaphore on the device. No command is allowed when this flag is used. NOTE: May result in system instability or flash corruption if the device or another application is currently using the flash. Exercise caution.
Run a quick query. When specified, flint will not perform full image integrity checks during the query operation. This may shorten execution time when running over slow interfaces (e.g., I2C, MTUSB-1). Commands affected: query
: When specified, cpu usage will be reduced. Run time might be increased Commands affected: query
: When specified, only flashed fw version is fetched Commands affected: query
Burn image in a non failsafe manner.
Allow burning/removing a ROM to/from FW image when product version is present. Use only if you know what you are doing
On SwitchX/ConnectIB devices: Allow accessing the flash even if the cache replacement mode is enabled. NOTE: This flag is intended for advanced users only. Running in this mode may cause the firmware to hang.
Do not verify each write on the flash.
Flash access will be done using FW (ConnectX-3/ConnectX-3Pro only).
Do not print burn progress flyer. Commands affected: burn
Write this string, of up to 208 characters, to VSD when burn.
Burn vsd as appears in the given image - do not keep existing VSD on flash. Commands affected: burn
Burn (guids/macs) as appears in the given image. Commands affected: burn
Do not save the ROM which exists in the device. Commands affected: burn
Save the ROM which exists in the device. Commands affected: burn
Do not attempt to take device data sections from device(sections will be taken from the image. FS3 Only). Commands affected: burn
Do not attempt to work with the FW Ctrl update commands
Make the burn process burn two images on flash (previously default algorithm). Current default failsafe burn process burns a single image (in alternating locations). Commands affected: burn
Use this flag to indicate that the given image file is in a "striped image" format. Commands affected: query verify
Set the number of attached flash devices (banks)
Print the burning status to the specified log file

--flash_params <type, log2size,

Use the given parameters to access the flash
Supported parameters: Type: The type of the flash, such as:M25PXxx, M25Pxx, N25Q0XX, SST25VFxx, W25QxxBV, W25Xxx, W25Qxxx, W25Qxxx, AT25DFxxx, S25FLXXXP, S25FL11xx, MX25L16xxx, MX25Lxxx, S25FLxxx, IS25LPxxx. log2size: The log2 of the flash size.num_of_flashes: the number of the flashes connected to the device.
Version info.
path to PEM formatted private key to be used by the sign command
UUID matching the given private key to be used by the sign command
path to PEM formatted private key to be used by the sign command
path to file containing key (For FS4 image only).
UUID matching the given private key to be used by the sign command

COMMANDS SUMMARY

Burn flash. Use "-ir burn" flag to perform
image reactivation prior burning.
Query misc. flash/firmware characteristics,
use "full" to get more information.
Verify entire flash, use "showitoc" to see
ITOC headers in FS3/FS4 image only.
SW reset the target switch device.This
command is supported only in the In-Band access method.
<ROM-file> : Burn the specified ROM file on the flash.
Remove the ROM section from the flash.
<out-file> : Read the ROM section from the flash.
Burn Block - Burns the given image as is. No
checks are done.
[guids_num=<num|num_port1,num_port2>
step_size=<size|size_port1,size_port2>] | [nocrc] : Set GUIDs. sv : Set the VSD. ri <out-file> : Read the fw image on the flash. dc [out-file] : Dump Configuration: print fw configuration
file for the given image.
[out-file] : Dump Hash: dump the hash if it is integrated
in the FW image
[key] : Set/Update the HW access key which is used to
The key can be provided in the command line or interactively typed after the command is given NOTE: The new key is activated only after the device is reset.
<enable|disable> [key] : Enable/disable the access to the HW.
or interactively typed after the command is given
query : Query HW info and flash attributes.
Erases sector.
<addr> : Read one dword from flash
<addr> <data> : Write one dword to flash
<addr> <data> : Write one dword to flash without sector
erase
<addr> <size> <data ...> : Write a data block to flash without sector
erase.
<data-file> <addr> : Write a data block to flash.
<addr> <size> [out-file] : Read a data block from flash
Clear flash semaphore.
query ROM image.
perform MD5 checksum on FW.
timestamp|ts <set|query|reset> [timestamp] [FW version] : FW time stamping. cache_image|ci : cache FW image(Windows only). sign : Sign firmware image file sign_with_hmac : Sign image with HMAC set_public_keys [public keys binary file] : Set Public Keys (For FS3/FS4 image only). set_forbidden_versions [forbidden versions binary file] : Set Forbidden Versions (For FS3/FS4 image
only).
: Reactivate previous flash image. For FW
controlled devices only.
: Binary compare between device firmware and
given BIN file. If there is a silent mode, no progress is displayed.

RETURN VALUES

0
Successful completion.
1
An error has occurred.
7
For burn command - FW already updated - burn was aborted.

SEE ALSO

mstarchive(1)

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