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Symmetrix Fibre Channel with Qlogic HBAs on Linux Hosts
Fabric Configurations
Upgrading the HBA
BIOS
Follow these steps to upgrade the HBA BIOS:
1. Obtain the latest version of the BIOS from the QLogic website:
a. Access http://www.qlogic.com.
b. Click Driver Download.
c. Scroll to the bottom of the QLogic Drivers License Agreement
and click Use QLogic Drivers/Software.
d. Click EMC Approved Drivers.
e. Click EMC Approved QLA22xx Drivers.
f. Click Link to ROM BIOS in the ROM BIOS v1.61 section.
g. Save the file to a local directory as 22emc03bios161.exe.
2. The file is a self-extracting ZIP file that must be extracted to a
bootable diskette drive, as follows:
a. Insert a diskette into a Microsoft Windows machine.
b. Open any DOS window.
c. At the DOS prompt, format the diskette:
format /s a:
d. At the DOS prompt, change (cd) to the directory in which you
saved the zipped file, then extract the file to the diskette:
22emc03bios161 a:
The QLA2200-EMC HBA must be installed in the host before proceeding.
3. Insert the BIOS upgrade installation diskette into the diskette
drive.
4. Reboot the host.
5. After the host has rebooted, a DOS prompt appears. Type
flasutil /L /F ENTER.
The HBA BIOS upgrade might take a few minutes.
6. After the upgrade is complete, remove the diskette and reboot the
host. During boot-up, the QLA2200F banner (see Figure 2 on
page -40) should display BIOS Version 1.61.
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