Nvidia MSTFLINT Documentation

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When running this command, the tool will list all firmware images within this mfa package.
Usage:
mstfwmanager -i <mfa-file> --list-content
For each image, it displays the following: PSID, Part Number, firmware version, and device
description.
mstarchive – Binary Files Compression Tool
The mstarchive tool allows the user to create a file with the MFA2 extension. The new filecontains
several binary files of a given firmware for different adapter cards.
mstarchive accepts the following attributes as its input:
--bins-dir - The path to a folder with the binary files that will be included in the MFA2 file
--version - The MFA2 file’s version
--out-file - The output of the mstarchive file (MFA2 file)
-m|--mfa2-file mfa2_file - MFA2 file to parse
Example:
mstarchive --bins-dir /full/path/to/bin/directory/ --version 1.1.1 --out-file out.mfa2 mstarchive --mfa2-file
out.mfa2
Creation Time : 2019-09-18 08:35:43
Devices 2
PSID:<…>
Num of Images 1
Index 0
Version : 10.16.1200
Date : 2019-09-18 08:35:43PSID:<…>
Num of Images 1
Index 1
Version : 10.16.1200
Date : 2019-09-18 08:35:43
mstarchive Synopsis
[--help] [--version version] [--out-file out_file] [--bins-dir bins_dir] [-m|--mfa2-file mfa2_file]
where:
--help Shows the help message and exit
--version version MFA2’s version in the following format: x.x.x
--out-file out_file The output file
-bins-dir bins_dir The directory with the binaries files
-m|--mfa2-file mfa2_file Mfa2 file to parse
The .mfa2 file can be used with ethtool to burn adapter cards firmware. The procedure is
described in mstflint - Updating Firmware Using ethtool/devlink and .mfa2 File section.
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Nvidia MSTFLINT Specifications

General

Brand	Nvidia
Model	MSTFLINT
Category	Tools
Language	English