.. _xbmgmt.rst: xbmgmt ------ Xilinx® Board Management (xbmgmt) utility is a standalone command line tool that is included with the XRT installation package. The ``xbmgmt`` command supports both Alveo Data Center accelerator cards, and embedded processor-based platforms. This utility is used for card installation and administration, and requires sudo privileges when running it. The ``xbmgmt`` supported tasks include flashing the card firmware, and scanning the current device configuration. Flashing a card ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1. ``xbmgmt flash --update`` 2. Cold reboot 3. Run ``xbmgmt flash --scan`` to verify that the card is flashed correctly Downloading shell on a card ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Note: On Linux, please run the following with ``--new`` option 1. ``xbmgmt program --partition --device 0000:00:00.0`` 2. Run ``xbmgmt status`` to verify the partition download For more details please refer `Vitis Application Acceleration Development Flow Documentation `_