Forcing a Firmware Downgrade

  1. Enable the ForceUpdate flag on the BMC:

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    nvfwupd --target ip=<bmc-ip-address> user=admin password=admin force_update enable

    Example Output

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    ForceUpdate flag was successfully set True on the system.

  2. Confirm the ForceUpdate flag status:

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    nvfwupd --target ip=<bmc-ip-address> user=admin password=admin force_update status

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    ForceUpdate is set to True

  3. Perform the firmware update.

  4. Disable the ForceUpdate flag on the BMC:

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    nvfwupd --target ip=<bmc-ip-address> user=admin password=admin force_update disable

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    ForceUpdate flag was successfully set False on the system.

  5. Confirm the ForceUpdate flag status:

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    nvfwupd --target ip=<bmc-ip-address> user=admin password=admin force_update status

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    ForceUpdate is set to False

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