9–Offline Utilities FlasUTIL

4.Boot the server with the QLogic 8100 Series Adapter using the disk or USB removable drive.

5.Change to the directory containing the multi-boot image on the disk or USB removable drive.

Using FlasUTIL

The FlasUTIL utility has a command line interface and a menu interface. The menu interface is function specific, and is not described in this guide.

The FlasUTIL command has the following format:

flasutil options

If you omit the options, the command displays all QLogic adapters and their I/O addresses. Table 9-4describes the FlasUTIL command line options; these options are not case sensitive.

Table 9-4. FlasUTIL Command Line Options

 

 

Option

Function

 

 

/?

Display all FlasUTIL command line options

 

 

xxxx

Open the menu interface for the adapter at address xxxx.

 

 

/L xxxx

Write NVRAM to the adapter at address xxxx. If you omit the

 

address, the command writes the NVRAM to all adapters.

 

 

/F xxxx

Write BIOS code to the adapter at address xxxx. If you omit the

 

address, the command writes BIOS code to all adapters. If an

 

adapter already contains a valid BIOS image, the existing

 

NVRAM contents are preserved.

 

 

/FR xxxx

Write firmware to the adapter at address xxxx. If you omit the

 

address, the command writes firmware to all adapters on the

 

server.

 

 

/D xxxx

Copy NVRAM to a file (QLxxNVR.SAV) on the adapter at

 

address xxxx.

 

 

/W xxxx filename

Copy the BIOS image from the adapter at address xxxx, to the

 

file given by filename (for example, QLxxROM.SAV).

/N filename.dat

Use filename.dat as the default NVRAM update image, instead

 

of Qxxxxxx.DAT.

/O filename.ext

Use filename.ext as the multi-boot image, instead of

 

x8xyyyyy.bin.

/I

Ignore the subsystem ID. This may be required if FlasUTIL does

 

not recognize the adapter.

 

 

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