opal-gard1

Guard partition manipulation tool for openpower hardware

Usage

opal-gard [{-e | -f file | -p}] command

Overview

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`	List current GARD records
`show`	Show details of a GARD record
`clear`	Clear GARD records