Updating While Running Windows

Installing and Configuring the HBA Driver

To update while running Windows, refer to QLogic SANSurfer SANBlade Manager on page A-2.

Stratus ftServers are not supported using the qLogic SANSurfer SANBlade Manager Software or Agents, and should only be updated using the DOS boot diskette. Refer to Updating Using a DOS Boot Diskette.

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Updating Using a DOS To update using a DOS boot diskette, follow these steps: Boot Diskette

The QLogic CD-ROM contains the latest EMC-approved BIOS and NVRAM settings files at the time of creation of the CD-ROM. If more recent files exist, you can find them on the QLogic website. Refer to Downloading QLogic Drivers and Firmware on page 2-2.

1.Format a 3.5-inch diskette and extract the BIOS and NVRAM files from the archive file (.zip or self-extracting .exe) onto the diskette.

2.Reboot your Windows host system using a DOS diskette.

3.At the A:\> prompt, insert the diskette that contains the QLogic BIOS files (created in step 1).

4.This step depends on what you want to load:

!CAUTION

Do not attempt to run this procedure from a command prompt window.

To load firmware/BIOS and NVRAM settings, type

FLASUTIL.EXE /L /F and press ENTER:

To load NVRAM settings only, type FLASUTIL.EXE /L (or QL2XUTIL.EXE /L) and press ENTER. (Some BIOS archives have QL2XUTIL.EXE instead of FLASUTIL.EXE; both are run the same.)

Refer to the readme.txt file in the firmware package for complete instructions on the use of the FLASUTIL.EXE utility

Use the above commands if all NVRAM files are EMC defaults (QLA23xx = NVRAM23.dat, QLA2200 = NVRAM22.dat) as included in the EMC firmware kits. If you have a non-standard NVRAM

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QLogic specifications

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