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Chapter 8 HCA Utilities and Diagnostics
tvflash Utility
tvflash Utility
This section describes the tvflash utility and includes the following topics:
• Viewing Card Type and Firmware Version, page 8-3
• Upgrading Firmware, page 8-4
Note The firmware upgrade is handled automatically by the installation script. You should not have to upgrade
the firmware manually. For more information about the installation script, see Chapter 2, “Installing
Host Drivers.”
Viewing Card Type and Firmware Version
To display the type of HCA in your host and the firmware that it runs, perform the following steps:
Step 1 Log in to your host.
Step 2 Enter the tvflash command with the -i flag.
The following example shows how to enter the tvflash command with the -i flag:
host1# /usr/local/topspin/sbin/tvflash -i
HCA #0: MT25208 Tavor Compat, Lion Cub, revision A0
Primary image is v4.8.200 build 3.2.0.136, with label 'HCA.LionCub.A0'
Secondary image is v4.7.400 build 3.2.0.118, with label 'HCA.LionCub.A0'
Vital Product Data
Product Name: Lion cub
P/N: 99-00026-01
E/C: Rev: B03
S/N: TS0520X01634
Freq/Power: PW=10W;PCIe 8X
Date Code: 0520
Checksum: Ok
The firmware that runs on the HCA appears in the Primary image line displayed in Step 2. The card type
also appears in this line as one of the following:
• PCI-X Cougar
• PCI-X Cougar Cub
• PCI-e Lion Cub
• PCI-e Lion Mini
• PCI-e Cheetah
• PCI-e CheetahDDR
The ASIC version appears as A1 or A0.