Xilinx Alveo U50 Installation Guide

Appendix A
Changing XRT and Target Platform
Versions
The Alveo
™
Data Center Accelerator card target plaorm revisions can change signicantly
between releases. To ensure a successful upgrade (or downgrade) of the Alveo card XRT and
plaorm, carefully follow the instrucons. Failure to adhere to these procedures can result in an
unstable installaon or other issues.
RedHat and CentOS
During upgrading, downgrading, or uninstalling, it can be useful to list the currently installed
Alveo packages. To list the currently installed deployment plaorm package, run the following
command in a Linux terminal:
$ yum list installed | grep xilinx
To list the currently installed XRT package, run the following command:
$ yum list installed | grep xrt
Upgrading Packages
You can upgrade the XRT and deployment plaorm on your Alveo card by following these steps.
Currently, both packages must be upgraded concurrently.
1. Download the desired XRT and deployment plaorm packages and follow installaon steps 5
through 10 in XRT and Deployment Plaorm Installaon Procedures on RedHat and CentOS.
Downgrading Packages
Perform the following steps to downgrade plaorms.
1. Restore the card to the original manufacturing state by running the following command.
$ sudo /opt/xilinx/xrt/bin/xbmgmt flash --factory_reset
Appendix A: Changing XRT and Target Platform Versions
UG1370 (v1.7) December 9, 2020 www.xilinx.com
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Brand	Xilinx
Model	Alveo U50
Category	Computer Hardware
Language	English