IBM DS4000 FC manual SANsurfer Pro utilities, Bios

–Link status for attached device

v Perform adapter functions, including:

–Configuring the adapter NVRAM settings

–Executing fibre diagnostics (read/write buffer loopback tests)

–Performing flash updates on an adapter

–Performing NVRAM updates on an adapter

vManage configurations:

–Save configurations for offline policy checks and SAN integrity

–Load configurations from a file if the host is offline for policy checks and SAN integrity

vConfirm security

SANsurfer Pro utilities

Within the SANsurfer Pro Utility program, there are other utilities that you can use to update I/O expansion card firmware and perform adapter-level configurations on a host-connected adapter. Please refer to the online help for more information.

Notes:

1.Not all features of the SANsurfer program are supported for all supported operating systems. Please refer to the operating system-specific README file for information about possible program limitations.

2.If you are prompted for a password, the default password is config.

The steps listed in the “Using SANsurfer Pro Update Option ROM Utility to update the BIOS” section are generally the correct steps needed to update the NVRAM BIOS; however, these steps might not be exact, taking into account all of the possible program windows that could be displayed in an exact sequence. Also, if you are using a newer version of the SANsurfer program, the steps might have a different sequence.

Using SANsurfer Pro Update Option ROM Utility to update the

BIOS

Use the Update Option ROM Utility in the SANsurfer Pro Utility program to update the adapter BIOS code. The latest version of 4Gbps Fibre Channel Adapter BIOS code is available from http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/storage/support/disk/.The BIOS code file is a binary (.bin) file; for example, q24mfxxx.bin.

To update the flash BIOS firmware, complete the following steps:

1.Make sure that the device drivers for the FC 4Gbps PCI-X Single/Dual Port HBA (PCI-X) Adapters are installed on the host containing the adapters; if the correct device drivers are not installed on the host where the adapters reside, the SANsurfer program will not list the FC 4Gbps PCI-X adapters. If the server where the SANsurfer program is installed is not the host server containing the FC 4Gbps PCI-X Adapters, make sure that the SANsurfer agent is installed on the host server and that the host server’s Ethernet port is in the same IP subnet as the server where the SANsurfer program is installed.

2.Double-click the SANsurfer Pro Utility program icon to start the SANsurfer Pro Utility application.

3.When the Connect to Host window is displayed, click ″Connect,″ to connect to the preferred host.

4.Next, a configuration wizard window displays, asking you to start the wizard. Click ″No,″ and the configuration wizard window closes.

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