# ndctl−update−firmware(1)

[NAME](#name)\
[SYNOPSIS](#synopsis)\
[DESCRIPTION](#description)\
[OPTIONS](#options)\
[COPYRIGHT](#copyright)

## NAME

ndctl−update−firmware − provides for updating the firmware on an NVDIMM

## SYNOPSIS

ndctl update−firmware  \<dimm> \[\<options>]

## DESCRIPTION

Provide a generic interface for updating NVDIMM firmware. The use of this depends on support from the underlying libndctl, kernel, as well as the platform itself.

## OPTIONS

A *nmemX* device name, or a dimm id number. The keyword *all* can be specified to carry out the operation on every dimm in the system, optionally filtered by bus id (see −−bus= option).

−b, −−bus=

Enforce that the operation only be carried on devices that are attached to the given bus. Where *bus* can be a provider name or a bus id number.

−f, −−firmware

firmware file used to perform the update

−v, −−verbose

Emit debug messages for the namespace check process.

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2016 − 2019, Intel Corporation. License GPLv2: GNU GPL version 2 <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>. This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.