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1.To load the EFI driver onto the HBA, type ew and press ENTER. The driver image binary filename, by default, is ql2312ef.bin. The EFIUTIL program will prompt for the filename, and pressing ENTER selects the default. Confirm that the version being installed is correct by typing Y and pressing ENTER. The driver will begin flashing to the HBA. The efiutil> prompt will reappear when the load is complete.

2.To load the HBA risc code onto the HBA, type rw and press ENTER. The firmware image binary filename, by default, is ql2312fw.bin. The EFIUTIL program will prompt for the filename, but pressing ENTER will select the default. Confirm that the version being installed is correct by typing Y and pressing ENTER. The firmware will begin flashing to the HBA. The efituil> prompt will reappear when the load is complete.

3.To load the EMC NVRAM settings to the HBA, type nw and press ENTER. The NVRAM data filename provided on the HBA kit is NVRAM23.DAT. The EFITUIL program will prompt for the filename. Type NVRAM23.DAT at the prompt and press ENTER. The EFITUIL program will load the NVRAM settings to the HBA and the efituil> prompt will reappear.

4.Type quit to exit the EFIUTIL program and return to the EFI shell.

5.Type reset at the EFI prompt to reboot the server.

Configuring QLogic EFI boot code to boot from an External Array

QLogic EFI boot code configuration is text-based. It involves running a command line utility to setup the HBA for boot. The following procedure should be conducted after you have done the following:

1.Write down the world wide name for the port that you will be booting from on the storage array. Consult your documentation or EMC customer service rep. to determine this number for your array.

2.Determine and note the LUN on the array that you will be booting from.

To configure the EFI boot code, you must start the EFI driver utility for the HBA. To do this, you must determine the driver handle and driver control number for the HBA you will be booting from:

1. Enter the EFI shell on the system

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QLogic specifications

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