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Installing and Configuring the BIOS Settings
Method 3: Upgrading the adapter BIOS using QLogic SANsurfer CLI
The SANsurfer CLI (scli) is installed as part of the qlinstaller or may be downloaded from the
To invoke the CLI, run the following command:
/opt/QLogic_Corporation/SANsurferCLI/scli
When upgrading the BIOS for QLogic 4 GB adapters, the minimum required version of the QLogic SANsurfer CLI is 1.06.16build23.
When using QLogic
EMC recommended adapter BIOS settings
EMC requires configuring the QLogic BIOS settings with the
Refer to the EMC Support Matrix for required NVRAM versions for qualified adapters.
EMC recommended NVRAM settings for Linux
This section contains the recommended NVRAM settings for Linux for the following adapters:
◆“Fibre Channel HBAs” on page 39
◆“Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) CNAs” on page 42
◆“iSCSI HBAs” on page 42
Fibre Channel HBAs
Table 3 on page 40 lists the NVRAM parameters and their values. The QLogic default values are those that ship with a standard adapter that was not included in an EMC package. The
Verifying and configuring the BIOS settings
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