
QLogic advanced utilities
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Miscellaneous Planning and Procedures
QLogic advanced utilities
This section contains the following information:
◆ “Updating QLogic firmware/BIOS and applying NVRAM
settings”, next
◆ “Updating while running Windows” on page 99
◆ “Updating the flash BIOS using SANsurfer FC HBA Manager” on
page 100
◆ “QLogic SANsurfer SANblade Manager” on page 102
Updating QLogic firmware/BIOS and applying NVRAM settings
You can update the HBA firmware/BIOS and NVRAM settings either
from within a running Windows installation or by booting the server
to a DOS command prompt and running the procedure described in
this section.
Current 64-bit systems can be updated only from within Windows
2003 using the SANsurfer SANblade Manager. Refer to “Updating
the flash BIOS using SANsurfer FC HBA Manager” on page 100 for
instructions.
SANsurfer 2.0.25 cannot be used to upgrade to BIOS 1.4x or later. If
you are updating on a system not running SANsurfer, use the
procedure described in the “Updating the flash BIOS using
SANsurfer FC HBA Manager” on page 100 to perform this upgrade.
CAUTION
Do not flash embedded HBAs using the HBA utilities noted in this
section.
Updating while running Windows
Many new servers are being shipped without floppy disk drives.
Without a floppy disk drive, it is impossible to update HBA BIOS.
QLogic SANsurfer software, used to manage and configure QLogic
HBAs from a Windows GUI, also allows users to update HBA BIOS
and firmware while Windows is running. SANsurfer is available
from the QLogic website (http://www.qlogic.com) under the EMC
OEM section.
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