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NAME
openSeaChest_Firmware - =drive utilities
DESCRIPTION
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openSeaChest_Firmware - openSeaChest drive utilities - NVMe Enabled Copyright (c)
2014-2023 Seagate Technology LLC and/or its Affiliates, All Rights Reserved
openSeaChest_Firmware Version: 3.4.0-4_0_4 X86_64 Build Date: Mar 10 2023 Today:
Thu Mar 16 15:48:48 2023 User: tyler
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Usage =====
openSeaChest_Firmware [-d <sg_device>] {arguments} {options}
Examples ========
openSeaChest_Firmware --scan openSeaChest_Firmware -d /dev/sg? -i
openSeaChest_Firmware -d /dev/sg? --SATInfo openSeaChest_Firmware -d /dev/sg?
--llInfo openSeaChest_Firmware -d /dev/sg? --fwdlInfo Updating firmware:
openSeaChest_Firmware -d /dev/sg? --downloadFW file.bin Updating firmware with
deferred download and activating: openSeaChest_Firmware -d /dev/sg? --downloadFW
file.bin --downloadMode deferred --activateFW Updating firmware and specifying a
firmware slot (NVMe) openSeaChest_Firmware -d /dev/sg? --downloadFW file.bin
--downloadMode deferred
+
openSeaChest_Firmware -d /dev/sg? --activateFW --firmwareSlot 2
Return codes ============
Generic/Common exit codes 0 = No Error Found 1 = Error in command line options 2 =
Invalid Device Handle or Missing Device Handle 3 = Operation Failure 4 = Operation
not supported 5 = Operation Aborted 6 = File Path Not Found 7 = Cannot Open File 8
= File Already Exists 9 = Need Elevated Privileges ---openSeaChest_Firmware
specific exit codes--- 32 = Firmware Download Complete 33 = Deferred Firmware
Download Complete 34 = Deferred Code Activated 35 = No Drive or Firmware match
found 36 = Model number matched, but Firmware mismatched 37 = Firmware File Hash
Error 38 = Firmware Already up to date 39 = Firmware Match Found for update 40 =
Firmware Match Found for update - deferred update supported Anything else = unknown
error
Utility Options ===============
--echoCommandLine
Echo the command line entered into the utility on the screen.
--enableLegacyUSBPassthrough
Only use this option on old USB or IEEE1394 (Firewire) products that do not
otherwise work with the tool. This option will enable a trial and error method
that attempts sending various ATA Identify commands through vendor specific means.
Because of this, certain products that may respond in unintended ways since they
may interpret these commands differently than the bridge chip the command was
designed for.
--forceATA
Using this option will force the current drive to be treated as a ATA drive. Only
ATA commands will be used to talk to the drive.
--forceATADMA
(SATA Only)
Using this option will force the tool to issue SAT commands to ATA device using the
protocol set to DMA whenever possible (on DMA commands). This option can be
combined with --forceATA
--forceATAPIO
(SATA Only)
Using this option will force the tool to issue PIO commands to ATA device when
possible. This option can be combined with --forceATA
--forceATAUDMA
(SATA Only)
Using this option will force the tool to issue SAT commands to ATA device using the
protocol set to UDMA whenever possible (on DMA commands). This option can be
combined with --forceATA
--forceSCSI
Using this option will force the current drive to be treated as a SCSI drive. Only
SCSI commands will be used to talk to the drive.
-h, --help
Show utility options and example usage (this output you see now) Please report
bugs/suggestions to seaboard@seagate.com. Include the output of --version
information in the email.
--license
Display the Seagate End User License Agreement (EULA).
--modelMatch [model Number]
Use this option to run on all drives matching the provided model number. This
option will provide a closest match although an exact match is preferred. Ex: ST500
will match ST500LM0001
--newFW [firmware revision]
Use this option to skip drives matching the provided firmware revision. This option
will only do an exact match. This option should be used to skip performing an
update if a drive already has this firmware revision loaded.
--noBanner
Use this option to suppress the text banner that displays each time openSeaChest is
run.
--onlyFW [firmware revision]
Use this option to run on all drives matching the provided firmware revision. This
option will only do an exact match.
--onlySeagate
Use this option to match only Seagate drives for the options provided
-q, --quiet
Run openSeaChest_Firmware in quiet mode. This is the same as -v 0 or --verbose 0
-v [0-4], --verbose [0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4]
Show verbose information. Verbosity levels are: 0 - quiet 1 - default 2 - command
descriptions 3 - command descriptions and values 4 - command descriptions, values,
and data buffers Example: -v 3 or --verbose 3
-V, --version
Show openSeaChest_Firmware version and copyright information & exit
Utility Arguments =================
-d, --device [deviceHandle | all]
Use this option with most commands to specify the device handle on which to perform
an operation. Example: /dev/sg? To run across all devices detected in the system,
use the "all" argument instead of a device handle. Example: -d all
-F, --scanFlags [option list]
Use this option to control the output from scan with the options listed below.
Multiple options can be combined.
ata - show only ATA (SATA) devices
usb - show only USB devices scsi - show only SCSI (SAS) devices nvme - show only
NVMe devices interfaceATA - show devices on an ATA interface interfaceUSB - show
devices on a USB interface interfaceSCSI - show devices on a SCSI or SAS interface
interfaceNVME = show devices on an NVMe interface sd - show sd device handles
sgtosd - show the sd and sg device handle mapping
-i, --deviceInfo
Show information and features for the storage device
--llInfo
Dump low-level information about the device to assist with debugging.
-s, --scan
Scan the system and list all storage devices with logical /dev/sg? assignments.
Shows model, serial and firmware numbers. If your device is not listed on a scan
immediately after booting, then wait 10 seconds and run it again.
-S, --Scan
This option is the same as --scan or -s, however it will also perform a low level
rescan to pick up other devices. This low level rescan may wake devices from low
power states and may cause the OS to re-enumerate them. Use this option when a
device is plugged in and not discovered in a normal scan. NOTE: A low-level rescan
may not be available on all interfaces or all OSs. The low-level rescan is not
guaranteed to find additional devices in the system when the device is unable to
come to a ready state.
--SATInfo
Displays SATA device information on any interface using both SCSI Inquiry / VPD /
Log reported data (translated according to SAT) and the ATA Identify / Log reported
data.
--testUnitReady
Issues a SCSI Test Unit Ready command and displays the status. If the drive is not
ready, the sense key, asc, ascq, and fru will be displayed and a human readable
translation from the SPC spec will be displayed if one is available.
--fastDiscovery
Use this option
to issue a fast scan on the specified drive.
--activateFW
Use this option to issue the command to activate code that was sent to the drive
using a deferred download command. This will immediately activate the new code on
the drive. You can use this along with a --downloadFW & --downloadMode to
automatically issue the activate command after the download has completed.
WARNING: Firmware activation may affect all LUNs/namespaces for devices
with multiple logical units or namespaces.
--downloadFW [firmware_filename]
Download firmware to a Seagate storage product. Use only device manufacturer
authorized firmware data files which are designated for the specific model drive.
Improper use of this option may harm a device and or its data. You may specify the
path (without spaces) if the firmware data file is in a different location. This
option will use segmented download by default. Use the --downloadMode option to
specify a different download mode.
WARNING: Firmware updates may affect all LUNs/namespaces
for devices with multiple logical units or namespaces.
--downloadMode [ auto | full | segmented | deferred | deferred+activate ]
Use this option along with the --downloadFW option to set the firmware download
mode. Supported Modes:
auto - automatically determines the best mode to use to
perform the firmware update.
full - performs a download in one large
transfer to the device.
segmented - downloads the firmware in multiple
segments to the device. (Most compatible)
deferred - performs a segmented download to the
device, but does not activate the new firmware until a powercycle or activate
command is sent.
deferred+activate - performs a deferred download and
automatically acitvates it for you. Similar to how a segmented download works but
uses a separate activate command. This is the recommended mode that "auto" will
select when possible for maximum compatibility with Windows 10 and later operating
systems.
WARNING: Firmware Updates may affect all LUNs/namespaces for devices
with multiple logical units or namespaces.
--firmwareSlot/--fwBufferID slot#
Use this option to specify a firmware slot (NVMe) or a buffer ID (SCSI) along with
the --downloadMode (SCSI) or --activateFW (NVMe & SCSI) options. If this option is
not used, a value of zero will be used instead, which means the drive will
automatically select the slot number.
--fwdlInfo
Use this option to show the firmware download support information for a drive.
--showLockedRegions
This option should only be used when performing firmware updates on legacy
products. What this does is it ignores a failing error code from the OS on the
final segment of a firmware update, but this update is actually successful. This
is needed to workaround hardware or firmware limitations that were present in some
old products.
--fwdlSegSize [segment size in 512B blocks]
Use this option to specify a segment size in 512B blocks to use for a segmented or
deferred download. This option will not affect an immediate download (full buffer
at once). The default segment size used is 64. Larger segment sizes may be faster,
however they may also be incompatible with controllers or drivers in the system.
Smaller values are more likely to be compatible, but also slower. Use this option
if the default used by the tool is not working correctly for firmware updates.
--switchFW
(NVMe Only)
Use this option to switch to a different firmware slot on an NVMe drive. You must
specify a slot with the --firmwareSlot option or this will fail. The specified slot
must already have a valid firmware image in it as well.
WARNING: Switching firmware may affect all LUNs/namespaces for devices
with multiple logical units or namespaces.
openSeaChest_Firmware - openSeaChest drive utilities - NVMe Enabled Copyright (c)
2014-2023 Seagate Technology LLC and/or its Affiliates, All Rights Reserved
openSeaChest_Firmware Version: 3.4.0-4_0_4 X86_64 Build Date: Mar 10 2023 Today:
Thu Mar 16 15:48:48 2023 User: tyler
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Version Info for openSeaChest_Firmware:
Utility Version: 3.4.0 opensea-common Version: 1.23.0 opensea-transport Version:
4.0.4 opensea-operations Version: 4.4.0 Build Date: Mar 10 2023 Compiled
Architecture: X86_64 Detected Endianness: Little Endian Compiler Used: GCC Compiler
Version: 11.3.0 Operating System Type: Linux Operating System Version: 5.19.0-35
Operating System Name: Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS
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