Intel® Remote Managed Firmware Update

Utility (IRMFUU)

User Guide
Version 1.0
April 2021
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Contents
1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 4
About ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Requirements and Support ......................................................................................................................................................... 4
IRMFUU Package ................................................................................................................................................................................. 4
Show Device Information ............................................................................................................................................................. 4
Updating the Firmware................................................................................................................................................................... 5
1.5.1 Updating Firmware (Default) .................................................................................................................................... 5
1.5.2 Updating Firmware of specific drive .................................................................................................................... 5
1.5.3 Targeting Specific Slot or Commit Action ........................................................................................................ 5
1.5.4 Updating via binary ......................................................................................................................................................... 6
Additional Tool Options .................................................................................................................................................................. 6
1.6.1 Debugging .............................................................................................................................................................................. 6
1.6.2 Silent Mode ............................................................................................................................................................................ 6
1.6.3 Help ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 6
1.6.4 Return Codes ........................................................................................................................................................................ 7

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1 Introduction
This guide describes usability of IRMFUU.

About
IRMFUU is a CLI tool that provides firmware update functionality for Intel SSDs in Windows, Linux and ESXi.
IRMFUU is delivered via package. Package contains IRMFUU tool and firmware modules. Firmware binaries are
embedded in the firmware modules along with update logic.
If the IRMFUU package has an update specified for the drive it will update the firmware. Otherwise, it will say “The
selected Intel SSD contains current firmware as of this tool release.”

Requirements and Support

IRMFUU supports Windows, Linux and ESXi.
IRMFUU must be run with Admin/Super user privileges. Admin Command Prompt for Windows and sudo for Linux.
IRMFUU executable has version appended to the name so command syntax provided in this document should be
adjusted accordingly
Firmware updates for drives behind LSI RAID cards is available for Windows/Linux depending on the package and
card.
Reboot is recommended after every firmware update

IRMFUU Package
IRMFUU is an executable that provides firmware update functionality. It is accompanied by Firmware module (DLL
or SO file(s) in FirmwareModules folder) that contain update logic and embedded firmware binaries. Packages are
custom generated to update specific set of drives with specific firmware. Binaries are only pushed to the drive if
requirements for update are met. Such as Product type, Model number, Current firmware. This prohibits user from
pushing wrong firmware to the drive.

Show Device Information

Show information about one or more Intel SSD devices.
Generally, this command is run to get list of devices attached, get basic information from the drives and get device
index. This is also a way to check if there is any update available for drive(s) in the package without updating.

Syntax

List All drives

irmfuu show -intelssd

List details about specific drives

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irmfuu show -intelssd [(Index|SerialNumber|PhysicalPath)]

Target Description

-intelssd Restricts output to specific Intel SSD by supplying the device’s

[(Index|SerialNumber|PhysicalPath)] Index or Serial Number.

Updating the Firmware

NOTE: Reboot is recommended after every firmware update

1.5.1 Updating Firmware (Default)

IRMFUU is designed to update without human interaction. So by default, IRMFUU will scan all the attached drives
on the system and check the Firmware Modules if any drive update is needed. If there is an update, then it will
automatically push the firmware update. If the package has no update defined for a drive, it will not be updated.

Syntax

irmfuu

1.5.2 Updating Firmware of specific drive

If user wants to target specific drive for the update, user can target that drive via Index, Serial Number or Device
path. Index can be retrieved with command listed in “Show Device Information”. With this method update will only
be applied to the drive specified, even though package may have an update for other drives on the system.

Syntax

irmfuu load -intelssd [Index|SerialNumber|DevicePath]

1.5.3 Targeting Specific Slot or Commit Action

By default, firmware update is applied to Slot = 1 and Commit Action = 1. However, if drive supports multiple slots
then user can specify specific slot and commit action.
NOTE: These options must be used with Caution and only be used when necessary.
NOTE: Feature is only available for drives that have multiple Slots

Syntax

irmfuu load -intelssd [Index|SerialNumber|DevicePath] [Slot = ('1|2|3|4|5|6|7')] [Action =

(0|1|2|3)]

NOTE: Slot must be provided if Action is provided

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1.5.4 Updating via binary

IRMFUU allows firmware update thru firmware binary directly instead of Firmware Modules. In this scenario, user
must have binary compatible with their drive(s).
NOTE: This option must be used with Caution and only be used when necessary as this bypass logic check that
firmware modules provide.
Slot and Commit Action are optional.

Syntax

irmfuu load -source (BinaryfileName) -intelssd [Index|SerialNumber|DevicePath] [Slot =

('1|2|3|4|5|6|7')] [Action = (0|1|2|3)]

Additional Tool Options

1.6.1 Debugging
Generating log is the best way to diagnose any issue with communicating with drives and updating the firmware.
They should be provided to Intel Log contains in-depth details of communicating with drives and commands being
sent to drives/drivers.
IRMFUU can generate log with details for each command if log argument and file name is specified with command.

Syntax

irmfuu load -intelssd [Index|SerialNumber|DevicePath] -log LogFile.txt

1.6.2 Silent Mode

IRMFUU can run without displaying any information on the screen or prompting for input if silent argument is
specified

Syntax

irmfuu -s

irmfuu -s -log Logfile.txt

irmfuu /s

1.6.3 Help
IRMFUU provides help/syntax with help argument

Syntax

irmfuu help

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1.6.4 Return Codes

As there can be multiple drives being updated and each may return different code, return codes are not fully
reliable. In General, if everything is successfully updated, return code is set to 0.

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