Solarflare Linux Utilities (64-bit) for use with ESXi CIM Provider for Native Driver
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Version: v8.2.0.1002
Date: July 2020


Overview
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Solarflare Linux utility package contains:
  - sfboot_esxi   : a boot ROM configuration utility

The utility update the ESXi host remotely using CIM transport. 

For utility to operate correctly, the Solarflare ESX CIM Provider (SF-120055-LS, XN-200025-LS) 
must be running on the host.  


Supported OS
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Linux: RHEL6.3 - RHEL 7.5
Tools are currently only supported on Linux.

Compatibility
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These utilities has been tested with:
  o  Solarflare ESXi 6.5/6.7/7.0 driver version v2.4.0.0022
  o  Solarflare ESX CIM Provider version 2.1-0.28 for Native Driver

Known Issues
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sfboot_esxi version v8.2.0.1002 does not support the factory-reset option with
  - VMware ESXi 6.5/6.7 and 7.0 driver versions 2.4.0.0010 and prior to it along with 
  - CIM provider version 2.1-0.27 and prior to it

Example command lines:
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1.	Get list of all Solarflare adapters:
./sfboot_esxi --cimurl=https://ndr730i.nd.solarflarecom.com:5989 --cimuser=root --cimpassword=foobar -l

2.	Get detailed configuration of all Solarflare adapters:
./sfboot_esxi --cimurl=https://10.40.128.23:5989 --cimuser=root --cimpassword=foobar

3.	Restore all configuration settings to firmware defaults:
./sfboot_esxi --cimurl=https://ndr730i.nd.solarflarecom.com:5989 --cimuser=root --cimpassword=foobar --factory-reset

4.	Change firmware variant:
./sfboot_esxi --cimurl=https://ndr730i.nd.solarflarecom.com:5989 --cimuser=root --cimpassword=foobar firmware-variant=full-feature

Refer to the help command for further details.


Changelog
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### v8.2.0.1002 -- First release
 ~ This package contains the first release of 64-bit sfboot_esxi 


Copyright
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Copyright 2020 Solarflare Communications Inc.  All rights reserved.
Use is subject to license terms.