fwupdate

Syntax

fwupdate -l[-sfo] fwupdate -d device | -a [i image]-f file[-q]

Description

Updates firmware components, including the system BIOS, NICs, and storage cards. Updates firmware components, including the system BIOS, NICs, and storage cards.

In addition to the fwupdate command, the Firmware Update option in the System Utilities, and the FWUPDATE utility, the images in the Online Flash Components for Windows, Linux, and VMware operating systems are available for updating the system firmware.

This command checks the system and provides a choice (if more than one exists) of available firmware revisions.

Options

—l

Lists the devices with firmware update capability and their revisions.

-d device

Specifies a device name.

—i image

Specifies the image to update.

-f file

Specifies a firmware image file to update.

-q

Displays information in quiet mode, skipping all confirmations.

-a

Updates all applicable NVDIMMs with the image specified by -f.

-sfo

Displays information in standard formatted output.

Usage

Some devices have more than one firmware image. For example, a network adapter can have firmware images for PXE boot code, and NCSI firmware. In such cases, you can update images separately.

Examples

To list devices and their firmware revisions:

fs0:\> fwupdate -l
* [BIOS] System ROM - P92 v1.00 (05/09/2014)
    * [NIC.LOM.1.5] Embedded LOM 1 : HPE Ethernet 1Gb 4-port 331i Adapter - NIC
        1.  BOOT CODE - 5719-v1.38
        2.  MBA - 16.6.0\
        3.  ASF - N/A
        4.  NCSI - 1.2.43
        5.  UMP - N/A
        6.  VPD - N/A
        7.  CCM - 7.10.31
      

To update the system BIOS firmware:

fs0:\> fwupdate -d BIOS -f P92_1.00_03_22_2014.signed.full
      

To upload BIOS firmware from a network location:

fs0:\> fwupdate -d BIOS -f http://www.example.com/BIOS/P92_1.00_03_22_2014.signed.full