1IPRUPDATE(8)                System Manager's Manual               IPRUPDATE(8)
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NAME

6       iprupdate - IBM Power RAID adapter/device microcode update utility
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SYNOPSIS

9       iprupdate
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11       iprupdate --debug --check_only --daemon --use-polling --use-uevents
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DESCRIPTION

14       iprupdate  is  used to update the microcode on IBM storage adapters and
15       the disk units attached to them to a minimum supported level. It can be
16       run at any time while the ipr device driver is loaded. The utility will
17       check the microcode revision level of each storage adapter/disk unit on
18       the  system  and  compare  it  to  the microcode revision level that is
19       installed in /etc/microcode, /usr/lib/microcode, and /lib/firmware.  If
20       the  microcode  level  on  the adapter/device is below the minimum sup‐
21       ported level and the level of the latest image is newer, the  microcode
22       will  be updated to the latest level available. It is desired that this
23       be called in the boot process.
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OPTIONS

26       --version
27              Print the version number of iprupdate
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29       --debug
30              Enable additional error logging. Enabling this  will  result  in
31              additional errors logging to /var/log/messages.
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34              Check if any adapters or disk units are below their minimum sup‐
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38              Run as a daemon to handle adapters and devices being hotplugged.
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41              Do not use netlink/uevent  notification,  but  rather  poll  for
42              adapter and device configuration changes.
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44       --use-uevents
45              Use  netlink/uevent notification rather than polling for adapter
46              and device configuration changes. If not specified, polling will
47              be  used  until  the  first  uevent  notification  appears, then
48              netlink will be used.
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AUTHOR

51       Brian King (brking@us.ibm.com)
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55                                 February 2005                    IPRUPDATE(8)