5.In the SANsurfer FC HBA window, in the ″FC HBA″ tab on the left pane, select the port under the newly installed FC 4Gbps
6.In the row of tabs at the top of the right pane in the SANsurfer program window, click on the ″Utilities″ tab. Then, in the center of the Utilities information pane you will find seven buttons: click on the ″Update Option ROM″ button. This will start the BIOS update. Select the appropriate BIOS file and click ″OK,″ when you are prompted to enter the file name of the new BIOS firmware.
7.When the BIOS has been updated, the Option ROM Save window displays. Click ″OK″ to save the changes.
8.Repeat Steps 5 through 7 to update the BIOS for other FC HBAs in the host server. Reboot the server if you have completed the updates; or, proceed to the “Using the SANsurfer Pro Update NVRAM Utility to update the NVRAM” section, if you want to update the adapter NVRAM.
Important: Because there is only one BIOS image per adapter, the Update Option ROM button will not be enabled when you select the second port of a dual port FC 4Gbps
Using the SANsurfer Pro Update NVRAM Utility to update the
NVRAM
Use the Update NVRAM Utility in the SANsurfer Pro Utility program to update the adapter NVRAM firmware. The latest version of 4Gbps Fibre Channel Adapter NVRAM firmware is available from
To update the NVRAM firmware, complete the following steps:
1.Make sure that the device drivers for the FC 4Gbps
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3.When the Connect to Host window is displayed, click ″Connect,″ to connect to the preferred host.
4.A configuration wizard window displays, asking you to start the wizard. Click ″No,″ and the configuration wizard window closes.
5.In the SANsurfer FC HBA window, in the ″FC HBA″ tab on the left pane, select the port under the newly installed FC 4Gbps
6.In the center of the Utilities information pane you will find three buttons: click on the ″Update NVRAM″ button.
7.You are then prompted to enter the file name for the new NVRAM firmware update.
8.Enter the file name of the NVRAM firmware update. Click ″OK″ to complete the update, or click ″Cancel″ to cancel the update.
When you click ″OK,″ the SANsurfer Pro Utility program verifies the content of the new file and updates the firmware. If the firmware update fails, an error message displays.
Chapter 2. Installing the FC 4Gbps