Installing and Configuring the BIOS Settings
Verifying and configuring the BIOS settings
After the adapter is installed, follow these steps during system boot to verify and configure adapter firmware settings.
To use SANsurfer or SANsurfer CLI for this function refer to the
SANsurfer or SANsurfer CLI documentation you have downloaded.
Refer to the EMC Support Matrix for required BIOS versions for qualified adapters.
Verifying the correct BIOS version
You can determine the BIOS version at boot time from the QLogic banner or from the Fast!Util Options menu.
◆From the banner — Boot the host and watch for the banner (shown in the QLA2340 example below, with the ROM BIOS version highlighted):
Qlogic Corporation
QLA2312 PCI Fibre Channel ROM BIOS Version 1.42
Copyright © Qlogic Corporation
Press <CTRL - Q> for Fast!UTIL
www.qlogic.com
•If the banner displays the required version, continue to the section “EMC recommended adapter BIOS settings” on page 39.
•If the banner does not display the required version, upgrade the firmware as described under the “Upgrading the adapter BIOS” on page 37; then proceed to “EMC recommended adapter BIOS settings” on page 39.
◆From the QLogic Fast!Util Options menu:
a. Boot the host. When the QLogic banner appears, press
b. Select Configuration Settings from the Fast!Util Options menu.
c. Select Adapter Settings from the Configuration Settings menu.
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