Automatic Mode update Subcommand - Oracle® Server CLI Tools User's Guide

Automatic Mode `update` Subcommand

The automatic mode update subcommand updates the specified target device by using the firmware update information contained in the XML metadata file provided in the platform firmware download.

When using an XML metadata file, the update subcommand supports the following targets:

all
expander
disk
bridge
controller
sp_bios

Note ‐ Emulex Fiber Channel cards cannot be updated using fwupdate on a server running Oracle Solaris 11 or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11.

Options for the update subcommand in automatic mode are listed in the following table.

Short Option	Long Option	Descriptions
`–n`	`–-device_name`	Precedes name of the device to update. The name is the mapped name, which you can retrieve by using the `fwupdate list` command. This option is mandatory for single component mode, but optional when used with an XML file.
`–d`	`–-dry-run`	Optional. Checks all input, executes an available dry-run `check` command on the firmware and component, but makes no permanent changes.
`–x`	`–-xml`=`filename`	If the firmware package contains a metadata XML file, this command provides the path to the `filename`.
`–o`	`–-output`=`filename`	Logs all actions in the specified file.
`–p`	`–-priority`=`value`	Starts processing input metadata from an XML file at a given priority level, skipping all lower levels.
`–q`	`–-quiet`	Suppresses informational message output and only returns error codes.
n/a	`–- silent-reboot`	Enables a reboot to update the firmware without a prompt. Reboot happens automatically.
n/a	`–-silent-no-reboot`	Enables no-reboot option without a prompt. User is not prompted, and a reboot will not take place. Note ‐ The system might need to be rebooted to complete the firmware update.

The following are automatic mode update command examples:

fwupdate update all -x filename.xml
fwupdate update disk -x filename.xml -n c0d1

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