Q-Logic 3000, 3100 manual B Flash Update, Flash Update and Tool Guidelines, Flash Update Options

B Flash Update

Under rare circumstances, it may be necessary update the Flash on the QLogic adapter. Contact Technical Support to see if a Flash update is required. If so, follow the instructions in this appendix.

Flash Update and Tool Guidelines

Consider the following before updating the Flash:

The update process should not be interrupted (do not reboot or stop the update process).

A backup image of the existing Flash will be created at the start of the Flash update process. The Flash utility will use the backup image to recover if required.

The Flash tool will not start the Flash update process if the QLogic adapter driver is not loaded.

The Flash tool auto-identifies the appropriate Flash image for the QLogic adapter.

Flash Update Options

Options for updating the Flash are as follows. Do use these options unless specified by Technical Support.

“nxflash Command” on page B-1

“NX Live CD” on page B-2

“NX Live USB” on page B-2

nxflash Command

Run the appropriate command from Linux or Windows Server, as described in the following paragraphs.

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