EMC QLogic Installation Guide download pdf (Page 27)

Booting from the external storage array

Installation and Configuration

Note: NVRAM is short for Non-volatile RAM. This is a special portion of

memory on the HBA where HBA settings are stored.

Note: Driver and BIOS files may not fit on the same floppy. If you run out of

disk space, use a single floppy disk for the driver files, and another disk for

the BIOS files.

Install/upgrade firmware and boot BIOS from DOS

To update using a DOS boot diskette:

1. Format a 3.5-inch diskette and extract the BIOS and NVRAM files

from the archive file (

.zip or self-extracting .exe) onto the

diskette. Make sure

flasutil.exe and the source files (BIN, DEF,

DAT, and BAT files) are in the same directory. EMC-specific

settings are contained in files named

emcXXXX.def and

emcXXXX.dat where XXXX is the model number of the HBA. These

settings files (also referred to as NVRAM setting files) should also

be in the same directory with the flash utility and source files.

Note that some versions of BIOS may use different filenames

depending on the version and HBA model.

Be sure to check the readme included with the BIOS files to make

sure you have all of the appropriate files before proceeding to

Step 2.

2. Reboot your Windows host system using a DOS diskette.

3. At the

A:\> prompt, insert the diskette that contains the QLogic

BIOS files (created in step 1).

4. Run the included batch file at the command prompt. This is the

file with the .BAT extension.

For example, QLA2340 HBAs have a batch file called 2340flsh.bat

or QLE2462 HBAs have a batch file called eqle2462.bat. This batch

file will automatically execute the necessary commands to flash

the BIOS and NVRAM files to the board.

5. If you have other QLogic HBA models installed in the server, you

may need to download additional BIOS packages and repeat

Step 1 through Step 4 to update the BIOS' on those HBAs.

1 2 ... 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 ... 149 150

No comments

EMC QLogic Installation Guide Page 27