NAME
opal-gard - GUARD Partition manipulation tool for OpenPower hardware
SYNOPSIS
opal-gard [ -e | -f file | -p ] command
DESCRIPTION
opal-gard allows reading of the GUARD partition on OpenPower hardware though the exposed mtd flash interface. The actual device (usually /dev/mtd0) is automatically detected.
Options
-e, --ecc Force reading/writing with ECC bytes.
- -f, --file file
-
Don't search for the /dev/mtd device, use file instead.
- -p, --part
-
Used in conjunction with -f to specify that just the GUARD partition is in the file and that libffs shouldn't be used.
Commands
command may be one of the following
- list
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List current GARD records
- show
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Show details of a GARD record
- clear
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Clear GARD records