Nvidia MSTFLINT Documentation

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Firmware Generation, Configuration, and Update
Tools
This chapter contains the following sections:
mstfwmanager – Firmware Update and Query Tool
mstarchive – Binary Files Compression Tool
mstconfig – Changing Device Configuration Tool
mstflint – Firmware Burning Tool
mstfwreset – Loading Firmware on 5th Generation Devices Tool
mstcongestion – Tool for Setting Congestion Mode and Action
mstprivhost - NIC Configuration by the Host Restriction Tool
Disabling/Enabling Access to the Hardware
mstfwmanager – Firmware Update and Query Tool
The mstfwmanager is a firmware update and query utility which scans the system for available
NVIDIA devices (only mst PCI devices) and performs the necessary firmware updates.
For further information on firmware update, please refer toBooting HCA Devicein Livefish Mode.
mstfwmanager Synopsis
# [-d|--dev DeviceName] [-h|--help] [-v|--version] [--query] [--query-format Format] [-u|--update] [-i|--image-file
FileName] [-D|--image-dir DirectoryName] [-f|--force] [-y|--yes] [--no] [--clear-semaphore] [--exe-rel-path] [-l|--
list-content] [--archive-names] [--nofs] [--log] [-L|--log-file LogFileName] [--no-progress] [-o|--outfile
OutputFileName] [--online] [--online query-psid PSIDs] [--key key] [--download DirectoryName] [--download-default]
[--get-downloadopt OPT] [--download-device Device] [--download-os OS] [--download-type Type] [--ssl-certificate
Certificate] [--no_fw_ctrl]
where:
-d|--dev DeviceName Perform operation for specified mst device(s). Multiple devices can be
specified delimited by semicolons. A device list containing semicolons must
be quoted.
-h|--help  Show this message and exit.
-v|--version Show the executable version and exit.
--query  Query device(s) info
--query-format Format (Query|Onlinequery)outputformat,XML|Text-defaultText
-u|--update Update firmware image(s) on the device(s).
-i|--image-file FileName Specified image file to use.
-D|--image-dir DirectoryName Specified directory instead of default to locate image files.
-f|--force Force image update
-y|--yes Answer is yes in prompts
--no Answer is no in prompts
--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 examples throughout the document use pci “bus.dev.fn” format.
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Nvidia MSTFLINT Specifications

General

Brand	Nvidia
Model	MSTFLINT
Category	Tools
Language	English