IBM DS4000 FC manual Using the flasutil command prompt

Important:

1.Because there are two NVRAM setting areas per dual port FC 4Gbps PCI-X Adapter (one NVRAM setting area for each port), you must select each of the ports separately and perform the NVRAM update for each port, provided you want to update the NVRAM settings on both ports.

2.Updating the NVRAM firmware resets all of the NVRAM settings to the default. After updating the NVRAM firmware, you must reenter all custom configuration settings required for your specific operating system.

Updating the FC 4Gbps PCI-X Adapter BIOS code using the Support CD or a BIOS Update Utility diskette

You can also update the FC 4Gbps PCI-X Adapter BIOS code using the Support CD that is shipped with the adapter, or you can create a BIOS Update Utility diskette from the Support CD (see the “Creating the FC 4Gbps PCI-X Adapter BIOS Update Utility diskette” on page 21 section).

Whether you want to use the Support CD or the BIOS Update Utility diskette, just follow the instructions in the common sections, “Using the flasutil command prompt” or “Using the flasutil BIOS Update Utility menu” on page 20. Some of the steps in the common sections will be designated for using either the CD or the diskette and will be appropriately labeled CD or Diskette.

To update the DS4000 FC 4Gbps PCI-X Adapter BIOS code and NVRAM using the BIOS Update Utility on the Support CD, choose one of the following methods:

vflasutil command prompt. Use this method to type in command-line options.

vflasutil BIOS Update Utility menu. Use this method to select a command-line option from the menu.

Using the flasutil command prompt

Complete the following steps to update your DS4000 FC 4Gbps PCI-X Adapter

BIOS code and NVRAM, using the flasutil command prompt.

1.CD: Insert the IBM System Storage DS4000 FC 4Gbps PCI-X Host Bus Adapter Support CD into the CD-ROM drive. Restart the server. Your server starts to a DOS prompt.

Diskette: Insert the BIOS Update Utility diskette that you created into the diskette drive and restart the server. Your server starts to a DOS prompt.

2.To update the BIOS code in the flash utility, do the following: From the DOS prompt, type:

flasutil /i /FB xxxx /o BiosFirmwarefile.bin where

BiosFirmwarefile.bin

is the name of the BIOS firmware file (if the BIOS firmware file name is omitted, flasutil will look for a firmware file named, ql24rom.bin), and xxxx is the adapter address. If xxxx is omitted, then the program will attempt to flash all of the adapters in the host with this firmware file.

Press ″Enter.″

Caution: If the /FB option is not specified when attempting to flash the FC 4Gbps PCI-X Adapter BIOS, the BIOS image will not be correctly flashed into the adapter’s BIOS area.

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