Appendix D: Generating The Xbmgmt Flash --Update Command - Xilinx Alveo U200 Getting Started

Generating the xbmgmt flash --
update Command
To flash the firmware installed in the system to the Alveo™ card, use the xbmgmt flash --
update command.
The format of the xbmgmt flash --update command is:
sudo /opt/xilinx/xrt/bin/xbmgmt flash --update --shell <shell_name> --card
<card_bdf>
To obtain the necessary card_bdf and shell_name options, run the following xbmgmt
flash --scan command. For more information, see
sudo /opt/xilinx/xrt/bin/xbmgmt flash --scan
You will see an output similar to the output below. In this example, the Flashable partition
running on FPGA does not match Flashable partitions installed in system,
implying that the Flashable partition running on FPGA needs to be updated using the
xbmgmt flash --update command.
Card [0000:65:00.0]
Card type:
Flash type:
Flashable partition running on FPGA:
xilinx_u200_xdma_201830_1,[ID=0x000000005bece8e1],[SC=3.1]
Flashable partitions installed in system:
xilinx_u200_xdma_201830_2,[ID=0x000000005d1211e8],[SC=4.2.0]
• card_bdf: Specifies the BDF of the card to flash. In the above example, the BDF is
0000:65:00.0. This option is only required if you have multiple cards installed on the
server.
• shell_name: Specifies the platform (formerly referred to as shell) that is used to flash the
card. The shell_name for flashing is provided under Flashable partitions
installed in system. In the above example, the shell_name is
xilinx_u200_xdma_201830_2.
For the example output above, the xbmgmt flash command is:
sudo /opt/xilinx/xrt/bin/xbmgmt flash --update --shell
xilinx_u200_xdma_201830_2 --card 0000:65:00.0
UG1301 (v1.5) June 3, 2020
Getting Started with Alveo Accelerator Cards

Appendix D: Generating the xbmgmt flash --update Command

u200
SPI
Appendix D
Running xbmgmt flash --scan.
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