Firmware
The firmware module performs most of the FCoE and Ethernet
The firmware is preloaded into the QLogic adapter, not bundled with the driver. The QLogic 8100 Series Adapter also contains an additional minimal copy of the firmware called the golden firmware. This copy of the firmware performs maintenance tasks on the adapter if the original firmware becomes corrupt.
Management Tools and Utilities
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QConvergeConsoleTM Web Management Graphical User Interface (GUI), which is used to configure and manage QLogic Fibre Channel adapters, Intelligent Ethernet Adapters, and Converged Network Adapters within storage area networks (SANs).
QConvergeConsoleTM CLI, which is used to configure and manage QLogic Fibre Channel adapters, Intelligent Ethernet Adapters, and Converged Network Adapters within SANs. The QConvergeConsole CLI also includes the networking (NIC) commands, previously supported in a separate networking CLI utility.
SuperInstallers. QLogic provides both Linux and Windows SuperInstaller Utilities, which install the following drivers, tools, and agents used to support QLogic 8100 Series Adapters:
VLAN/Teaming driver (Windows version only)
QConvergeConsole Command Line (CLI) management tool
Offline utilities provide adapter maintenance functions for special circumstances. Section 9 describes the offline utilities and their functions.
