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Add words to nodefirmware man page

ipmi versus redfish produces some different behaviors, document
some examples in the man page.
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Jarrod Johnson 2019-12-04 10:14:23 -05:00
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@ -13,7 +13,11 @@ nodefirmware(8) -- Report firmware information on confluent nodes
will retrieve all firmware, but can be directed to fetch specific firmware by
calling out the name of the firmware (e.g. uefi or xcc) or request reading only
core firmware firmware by using the word 'core', which is generally a quicker
operation.
operation. Different hardwaremanagement.method indicated plugins may have
different capabilities available. For example, the 'core' distinction may
not be relevant to redfish. Additionally, the Lenovo XCC makes certain
information available over IPMI that is not otherwise available (for example
the FPGA version where applicable).
In the update form, it accepts a single file and attempts to update it using
the out of band facilities. Firmware updates can end in one of three states: