Loading Fibre Channel Server firmware
If you wish to connect a Profile Fibre Channel Server to a QLogic SANbox2 Switch, you must load
NOTE: A Profile Fibre Channel Server consists of an SGI O200 or O2000 system equipped with Fibre Channel boards purchased from Grass Valley. If your Fibre Channel boards were purchased obtained from another source, please ask your supplier about compatibility with the QLogic SANbox2 Switch.
To load
1.Contact Grass Valley support to obtain the location of the latest firmware, then download the files from that location.
2.Place the files in the /temp/drivers on the destination SGI server.
3.Follow the instructions in the Genrocco Fibre Channel Adapter Installation Manual to load the firmware onto each of the Fibre Channel boards.
4.Follow the instructions in the Genrocco Fibre Channel Adapter Installation Manual to install the appropriate driver on the system.
5.Reboot the SGI server.
Configuring Fibre Channel on your PDR Series systems
Once you’ve installed the required version of Profile System Software and loaded the appropriate firmware and drivers on all the devices you are connecting to the switch, you must configure each Profile Video File Server or Profile Fibre Channel Server for operation in a Fibre Channel fabric environment.
NOTE: Profile XP Media Platforms are
To configure your Profile Fibre Channel server or any device other than your Profile system, refer to the installation manual for that device for instructions.
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