---
name: "mprutil"
section: "8"
platform: "freebsd"
package: "base"
version: "16.0-CURRENT-20261027-61c70dc16a79"
release: "FreeBSD 16.0-CURRENT (2026-10-27)"
platforms: ["freebsd"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mprutil"
---

# mprutil(8)

Utility for managing LSI Fusion-MPT 2/3 controllers

## NAME

**mpsutil**, **mprutil** – Utility for managing LSI Fusion-MPT 2/3 controllers

## SYNOPSIS

**mpsutil** **version**

**mpsutil** \[**-u** *unit*\] **show** **adapter**

**mpsutil** \[**-u** *unit*\] **show** **adapters**

**mpsutil** \[**-u** *unit*\] **show** **all**

**mpsutil** \[**-u** *unit*\] **show** **cfgpage** **page** \[*num*\] \[*addr*\]

**mpsutil** \[**-u** *unit*\] **show** **devices**

**mpsutil** \[**-u** *unit*\] **show** **discovery**

**mpsutil** \[**-u** *unit*\] **show** **enclosures**

**mpsutil** \[**-u** *unit*\] **show** **expanders**

**mpsutil** \[**-u** *unit*\] **show** **iocfacts**

**mpsutil** \[**-u** *unit*\] **set** **ncq** \[*enable*\|*disable*\]

**mpsutil** \[**-u** *unit*\] **flash** **save** \[*firmware*\|*bios*\] \[*file*\]

**mpsutil** \[**-u** *unit*\] **flash** **update** \[*firmware*\|*bios*\] *file*

## DESCRIPTION

The **mpsutil** utility can be used to display or modify various parameters on LSI Fusion-MPS 2 controllers.

The **mprutil** utility can be used to display or modify various parameters on LSI Fusion-MPS 3 controllers.

Both the **mprutil** and **mpsutil** commands behave identically.

Each invocation of **mpsutil** consists of zero or more global options followed by a command. Commands may support additional optional or required arguments after the command.

Currently one global option is supported:

- **-u** *unit*

  *unit* specifies the unit of the controller to work with. If no unit is specified, then unit 0 is used.

The **mpsutil** utility supports several different groups of commands. The first group of commands provide information about the controller. The second group of commands are used to manager controller-wide operations.

The informational commands include:

- **version**

  Displays the version of **mpsutil**.

- **show** **adapter**

  Displays information about the controller such as the model number or firmware version.

- **show** **adapters**

  Displays a summary of all adapters.

- **show** **all**

  Displays all devices, expanders and enclosures.

- **show** **devices**

  Displays all devices.

- **show** **discovery**

  Displays the firmware DiscoveryStatus field for each PHY (“SAS IO Unit Page 0)” and the AccessStatus field for each device (“SAS Device Page 0)”. Entries with a nonzero DiscoveryStatus, a non-Ok AccessStatus, or a PHY still showing discovery in progress are marked “SUSPECT”. Useful for finding which PHY or device a firmware discovery stall was attributed to, since these fields aren't otherwise exposed and can remain set after the boot completes.

- **show** **expanders**

  Displays all expanders.

- **show** **enclosures**

  Displays all enclosures.

- **show** **iocfacts**

  Displays IOC Facts messages.

- **show** **cfgpage** **page** \[*num*\] \[*addr*\]

  Dump raw config page in hex.

Controller management commands include:

- **set** **ncq** \[*enable*\|*disable*\]

  Enables or disables NCQ in the NVRAM of the card.

- **flash** **save** \[*firmware*\|*bios*\] \[*file*\]

  Save the *firmware* or *bios* from the controller into a local *file*. If no *file* is specified then the file will be named *firmware* or *bios*.

- **flash** **update** \[*firmware*\|*bios*\] *file*

  Replace the *firmware* or *bios* from the controller with the one specified via *file*.

## SEE ALSO

[mpr(4)](/mpr/4.md), [mps(4)](/mps/4.md)

## HISTORY

The **mpsutil** utility first appeared in FreeBSD 11.0.

## TODO

Flash operations (save/update) are not supported on big-endian architectures.