Appendix C: Generating The Xbutil Flash Command - Xilinx Alveo U200 Getting Started Manual

Generating the xbutil flash
Command
To flash the firmware to the Alveo™ card, use the xbutil flash command, which flashes the
deployment shell installed in the system onto the Alveo card.
The format of the xbutil flash command is:
sudo /opt/xilinx/xrt/bin/xbutil flash -a <shell_name> -t <timestamp> -d
<card_ID>
To obtain the necessary card ID (-d), shell name (-a), and timestamp (-t) command options, run
the following xbutil flash scan command. For more information, see
scan.
sudo /opt/xilinx/xrt/bin/xbutil flash scan
For each card in the server, you will see an output similar to the example below:
Card [0]
Card BDF:
Card type:
Flash type:
DSA running on FPGA:
xilinx_u200_xdma_201820_1,[TS=0x000000005b891ee3],[BMC=1.8]
DSA package installed in system:
xilinx_u200_xdma_201830_1,[TS=0x000000005bece8e1],[BMC=3.1]
Both the shell name and timestamp values need to be taken from DSA package installed
in system:. In this output, the xbutil flash command options are:
• Card ID (-d):
Card [0]
The card ID is 0. The card ID will change if any cards are installed or uninstalled. Do not
assume that the card ID will remain static.
• Shell name (-a):
Card [0DSA package installed in system:
xilinx_u200_xdma_201830_1,[TS=0x000000005bece8e1],[BMC=3.1]
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Running xbutil flash
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