IBM DS4000 FC manual Contents

Contents

Figures	. .	. .	.		vii
Tables	. .	. .		.	ix
Safety	. .	. .		.	xi
About this document	. .	. .	.		xv
Who should read this document	. .	. .	. xv
FAStT product renaming	. .	. .	. xv
DS4000 Storage Subsystem installation tasks - General overview .	. .	. .	. xvi
Getting information, help, and service	.	. .	. xviii
Before you call	.	. .	.	xviii
Using the documentation	. .	. .	.		xix

Web sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xix

Software service and support	.	. xx
Hardware service and support	.	. xx
Fire suppression systems	.	. xx
How to send your comments	.	. xx
How this book is organized	.	. xxi
Notices used in this document	. xxiii
Chapter 1. Preparing and installing the IBM System Storage DS4000 FC
4Gbps PCI-X Single/Dual Port HBA	.	.	1
Overview	.	.	1
Fibre Channel defined	.	.	1
FC 4Gbps PCI-X Adapter features	.	.	2

Preinstallation procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Handling static-sensitive devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

What you need for the installation	.	4
FC 4Gbps PCI-X Adapter components	.	4
Installing the FC 4Gbps PCI-X Adapter	.	6
Chapter 2. Installing the FC 4Gbps PCI-X Adapter device drivers and
updating the BIOS code	.	9
Installing the FC 4Gbps PCI-X Adapter device drivers	.	9
Installing the QLogic SANsurfer Pro Utility	.	10
SANSurfer Pro Utility installation and system requirements	.	10
Installing on Windows and Novell NetWare platforms	.	10
Installing on the Linux platform	.	11
GUI installation	.	11
Using the QLogic SANsurfer Pro Utility	.	13
QLogic SANsurfer Pro Utility overview	.	13
SANsurfer Pro Utility features	.	13
SANsurfer Pro utilities	.	14
Using SANsurfer Pro Update Option ROM Utility to update the BIOS . . . 14
Using the SANsurfer Pro Update NVRAM Utility to update the NVRAM		15
Updating the FC 4Gbps PCI-X Adapter BIOS code using the Support CD or a
BIOS Update Utility diskette	.	16
Using the flasutil command prompt	.	16

Command-line options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Using the flasutil BIOS Update Utility menu	.	. . .	.	20
Creating the FC 4Gbps PCI-X Adapter BIOS Update Utility diskette	.	. . .	.	21
Creating the diskette	.	. . .	.	21

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