EMC QLA23xx, QLA22xx User Manual

EMC Fibre Channel with

Qlogic Host Bus Adapters in the

Windows Environment

P/N 300-000-164

REV A01

AUGUST 2003

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EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in Windows Hosts

Contents

Preface........................................................................................................................... vii

Chapter 1 Introduction

Understanding Persistent Binding in a Fabric Environment .... 1-2

Chapter 2 Installing and Configuring the HBA Driver

Introduction ...................................................................................... 2-2

Downloading QLogic Drivers and Firmware ...................... 2-2

Verifying and Downloading the Documentation ................ 2-2

Installing an HBA ............................................................................ 2-3

Special Installation Sequence for Stratus ftServers and

EMC CLARiiON Arrays .......................................................... 2-4

Special Instructions for CLARiiON CX200-Series

Direct-Connect Dual-Host Clustering Configurations ....... 2-4

EMC HBA Settings .......................................................................... 2-8

Pre-Configured Settings........................................................... 2-8

Configuring NVRAM for Stratus ftServers .......................... 2-9

Fibre-Down Servers with Embedded QLogic HBAs......... 2-10

Updating Firmware/BIOS and Applying NVRAM

Settings ..................................................................................... 2-10

Manually Setting the HBA Data Rate.................................. 2-12

Setting the Topology for QLA22xx/23xx and Windows .. 2-13

Installing the HBA Driver............................................................. 2-14

Driver Revision History......................................................... 2-14

Where to Find the Driver....................................................... 2-14

Windows 2003 STORPort Updates....................................... 2-14

Installation Procedure for Windows NT Hosts.................. 2-15

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Installation Procedure for Windows 2000 and Windows

2003 Hosts................................................................................ 2-15

Updating the HBA Driver in a Windows 2000 or Windows

2003 Host......................................................................................... 2-17

Upgrading to Windows 2003 from Windows 2000 or

Windows NT 4.0 ............................................................................ 2-19

Chapter 3 Configuring an EMC Boot Device

Introduction...................................................................................... 3-2

How to Determine I/O Latency and Load on the Boot

LUN ............................................................................................ 3-3

Boot Crashdump Save to Disk Behavior............................... 3-4

Configuring a Symmetrix Boot Device......................................... 3-5

Configuring the Boot BIOS ..................................................... 3-5

Installing the Windows OS onto the Boot Device................ 3-7

Configuring a CLARiiON Boot Device ...................................... 3-10

Procedure Flowchart.............................................................. 3-10

Requirements .......................................................................... 3-12

Preparing the Storage System............................................... 3-13

Setting Up the HBA BIOS...................................................... 3-14

Preparing the Fabric............................................................... 3-15

Preparing the Server............................................................... 3-18

Configuring the HBA Boot BIOS.......................................... 3-20

Installing Windows ................................................................ 3-22

Verifying HBA Driver and Digital Signature Installation 3-25

Assigning a Permanent Boot Drive Letter for

Windows NT ........................................................................... 3-26

Installing Multipath and Failover Software ....................... 3-26

Installing Additional Navisphere Host Agent Software .. 3-27

Configuring Additional Boot Port Name Entries in the

Boot BIOS................................................................................. 3-27

Starting a Fresh Installation .................................................. 3-31

Boot Time and LUN Availability................................................. 3-32

Replacing a Boot HBA................................................................... 3-33

EMC Symmetrix ..................................................................... 3-33

EMC CLARiiON ..................................................................... 3-33

How a Server Responds to Failure in the Boot LUN Path....... 3-34

Known Issues ................................................................................. 3-35

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Appendix A Third-Party Software

QLogic SANSurfer SANBlade Manager v2.0.21 ....................... A-2

Veritas Volume Manager 3.x for Windows 2000 ....................... A-3

Appendix B Troubleshooting

Problems and Solutions ................................................................. B-2

Problem...................................................................................... B-2

Problem...................................................................................... B-3

Index ............................................................................................................................... i-1

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Preface

Conventions Used in

This Guide

EMC uses the following conventions for notes, cautions, and warnings.

A note presents information that is important, but not hazard-related.

CAUTION

A caution contains information essential to avoid data loss or damage to the system or equipment. The caution may apply to hardware or software.

WARNING

A warning contains information essential to avoid a hazard that can cause severe personal injury, death, or substantial property damage if you ignore the warning.

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Preface

Typographical Conventions

EMC uses the following type style conventions in this guide:

Documentation

AVANT GARDE

Palatino, bold

Keystrokes

◆ Dialog box, button, icon, and menu items in text

◆ Selections you can make from the user interface,

including buttons, icons, options, and field names

Palatino, italic

Courier, italic

Courier

◆ New terms or unique word usage in text

◆ Command line arguments when used in text

◆ Book titles

Arguments used in examples of command line syntax.

System prompts and displays and specific filenames or complete paths. For example:

working root directory [/user/emc]:

c:\Program Files\EMC\Symapi\db

Courier, bold

◆ EMC Host Connectivity Guide for Windows 2000 and Windows NT,

◆ User entry. For example:

symmpoll -p

◆ Options in command line syntax

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◆ EMC Navisphere Manager 5.X Administrator’s Guide, P/N

069001143

◆ EMC Navisphere Manager 6.X Administrator’s Guide, P/N

069001125

◆ EMC ControlCenter Navisphere Host Agent and CLI for Windows

2000 and NT Version 6.X Installation Guide , P/N 069001151

◆ EMC Navisphere Application Transparent Failover (ATF) for Windows

2000 and NT Administrator's Guide, P/N 069001164

◆ Storage-System Host Utilities for Windows 2000 and NT

Administrator's Guide, P/N 069001141

◆ PowerPath Installation And Administration Guide for Windows, P/N

300-000-512

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Introduction

This document describes the procedures for installing an EMC-approved QLogic host bus adapter (HBA) into a Windows NT, Windows 2000, or Windows 2003 host environment and configuring the Windows host for connection to an EMC storage array over Fibre Channel.

Review the EMC Support Matrix for the latest information on approved HBAs and drivers.

◆ Understanding Persistent Binding in a Fabric Environment ......1-2

Introduction

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Introduction

Understanding Persistent Binding in a Fabric Environment

Persistent binding is the mechanism to create a continuous logical route from a storage device object in the Windows host to a volume in the EMC

Without a persistent binding mechanism, the host cannot maintain persistent logical routing of the communication from a storage device object across the fabric to an EMC storage array volume. If the physical configuration of the switch is changed (for example, the cable is swapped or the host is rebooted), the logical route becomes inconsistent, causing possible data corruption if the user application is modifying data through inconsistent logical routing of the communication from the driver entry point to a volume in an EMC storage array across the fabric.

The Windows NT/Windows 2000/Windows 2003 operating system (OS) does not provide a satisfactory means to allow persistent binding. Most software applications access storage using file systems that are managed by the Windows OS. (File systems are represented by drive letters: colons: C:, D:, etc.) For storage devices containing file systems, Windows NT/Windows 2000 writes a Disk Signature to the disk device. The operating system can then identify, and associate with, a particular drive letter and file system.

storage array across the fabric.

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Since the signature resides on the disk device, changes can occur on the storage end (a cable swap, for example) that can cause a disk device to be visible to the host server in a new location. However, the OS looks for the disk signature and, providing that nothing on the disk changed, associate the signature with the correct drive letter and file system. This mechanism is strictly an operating system feature and is not influenced by the Fibre Channel device driver.

Some software applications, however, do not use the Windows file systems or drive letters for their storage requirements. Instead they access storage drives directly, using their own built-in “file systems.” Devices that are accessed in this way are referred to as raw devices and are known as physical drives in Windows terminology.

The naming convention for physical drives is simple and is always the same for software applications using them. A raw device under Windows NT/Windows 2000/Windows 2003 is accessed by the name \\PHYSICALDRIVEXXX, where XXX is the drive number. For example, a system with three hard disks attached using a QLogic Fibre Channel controller assigns the disks the names

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Introduction

\\PHYSICALDRIVE0, \\PHYSICALDRIVE1, and \\PHYSICALDRIVE2. The number is assigned during the disk

discovery part of the Windows boot process.

During boot-up, the Windows OS loads the driver for the storage HBAs. Once loaded, the OS performs a SCSI Inquiry command to get information about all of the attached storage devices. Each disk drive that it discovers is assigned a number in a semi-biased first come, first serve fashion based on HBA. (Semi-biased means that the Windows system always begins with the controller in the lowest-numbered PCI slot where a storage controller resides. Once the driver for the storage controller is loaded, the OS selects the adapter in the lowest-numbered PCI slot to begin the drive discovery process.)

It is this naming convention and the process by which drives are discovered that makes persistent binding (by definition) impossible for Windows NT/Windows 2000/Windows 2003. Persistent binding requires a continuous logical route from a storage device object in the Windows host to a volume in an EMC storage array across the fabric. As mentioned above, each disk drive is assigned a number in a first come, first serve basis. This is where faults can occur.

Example Imagine this scenario—A host system contains controllers in slots 0,

1, and 2. Someone removes a cable from the QLogic controller in host PCI slot 0, then reboots the host.

During reboot, the Windows OS loads the QLogic driver during reboot and begins disk discovery. Under the scenario presented above, there are no devices discovered on controller 0, so the OS moves to the controller in slot 1 and begins naming the disks it finds, starting with \\PHYSICALDRIVE0. Any software applications that were accessing \\PHSYICALDRIVE0 before the reboot will be unable to locate their data on the device, because it has changed.

The following figure shows the original configuration before the reboot. HBA0 is in PCI slot 0 of the Windows host. Each HBA has four disk devices connected to it, so Windows has assigned the name \\PHYSICALDRIVE0 to the first disk on HBA0. Each disk after that is assigned a number in sequence as shown in the figure.

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PHYSICALDRIVE0

HBA 0

Windows

Host

HBA 1

PHYSICALDRIVE4

HBA 2

PHYSICALDRIVE8

The next figure shows the same host after the cable attached to HBA0 has been removed and the host rebooted. Since Windows was not able to do a discovery on HBA0, it assigned \\PHYSICALDRIVE0 to the first device it discovered. In this case, that first device is connected to HBA1. Due to the shift, any software application accessing \\PHYSICALDRIVE0 will not find data previously written on the original \\PHYSICALDRIVE0.

HBA 0

Windows

Host

HBA 1

HBA 2

PHYSICALDRIVE0

PHYSICALDRIVE4

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The default driver behavior does not store target bindings between host reboots. The bindings are dynamically generated by the HBA when new target devices are detected.

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Installing and

Configuring the HBA

Driver

This chapter describes the procedures for installing an EMC-approved QLogic host bus adapter (HBA) into a Windows NT, Windows 2000, or Windows 2003 host environment and configuring the Windows host for connection to an EMC storage array over Fibre Channel.

◆ Introduction ........................................................................................2-2

◆ Installing an HBA...............................................................................2-3

◆ EMC HBA Settings.............................................................................2-8

◆ Installing the HBA Driver...............................................................2-14

◆ Updating the HBA Driver in a Windows 2000 or Windows 2003

Host....................................................................................................2-17

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Introduction

The procedure described here was written specifically for the QLA22xx and QLA23xx families of Fibre Channel HBAs; however, the procedures for installing the adapter BIOS and Windows drivers are identical for QLA21xx, QLA22xx, and QLA23xx.

When installing or upgrading the BIOS and drivers, be sure to use the latest versions supported by EMC. Review the EMC Support Matrix for the latest information on approved HBAs and drivers.

Also refer to the EMC Host Connectivity Guide for Windows 2000 and Windows NT, available on Powerlink, for related information.

Downloading QLogic Drivers and Firmware

Verifying and Downloading the Documentation

If you need to download the latest HBA driver or firmware:

1. Access

2. Click Downloads at the left side of the screen.

3. Click the EMC link to the right of OEM-approved Drivers/Firmware.

4. Find the description of your HBA driver in the Name column of the table for your HBA model. Then click the Download link in the associated Download column.

To check for the latest revision of this document (and download it if necessary):

1. Access

2. Click Downloads at the left side of the screen.

3. Click the EMC link to the right of OEM-approved Drivers/Firmware.

4. Find the description of your HBA driver in the Name column of the table for your HBA model. Then click the Readme link in the associated Description column.

www.qlogic.com.

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Installing an HBA

Installing and Configuring the HBA Driver

Follow the instructions included with your adapter. The adapter installs into a single slot, and has no user-configurable jumpers or switches.

Follow these steps to connect the cable to the HBA:

1. (Optical cable only) Remove the protective covers on each fiber-optic cable.

2. Plug one end of the cable into the connector on the HBA as shown in the appropriate figure. (The hardware might be rotated 90 degrees clockwise from the orientation shown.)

• Copper Cable:

• LC Optical Cable:

• SC Optical Cable:

3. Plug the other end of the cable into a connector on the storage system or a hub/switch port.

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4. Label each cable to identify the HBA and the storage/switch/hub port to which it connects.

5. After connecting all HBAs in the server, power up the server.

Special Installation Sequence for Stratus ftServers and EMC CLARiiON Arrays

A specific installation sequence is required when installing QLogic HBAs with the Stratus ftServers and EMC CLARiiON Failure to follow this sequence may result in a

STOP: 0X0000007B

storage.

bugcheck error when booting the Stratus server for the first time when connected to EMC CLARiiON storage.

With the Stratus ftServer, if the HBA detects EMC CLARiiON array targets but no accessible LUNS, it prevents the Stratus server from booting. In this configuration, the Stratus ftServer attempts to boot from the array, instead of booting from the internal boot drive.

To avoid this issue before storage is correctly assigned, either boot the Stratus ftServer before connecting the fibre cables to the HBAs or, if connected to a fabric, disable the HBA ports on the switch before booting the ftServer.

After the system has booted, connect the cables or reenable the switch ports. Verify that the HBAs are logged in to the EMC CLARiiON array; then stop and restart the Navisphere agent on the ftServer host. This will register the HBAs with the CLARiiON array and allow the HBA to properly detect the available LUNS.

Special Instructions for CLARiiON CX200-Series Direct-Connect Dual-Host Clustering Configurations

For CLARiiON CX200-Series direct-connect dual-host cluster configurations only with QLA234x HBAs, you must follow all procedures described in this section.

Check for an Updated

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HBA Driver

For CLARiiON CX200-Series direct-connect dual-host cluster configurations with only QLA234x HBAs, you may need a separate driver and firmware download. The EMC Support Matrix notes whether separate driver and firmware files are required.

For each HBA that is determined to require updated firmware and drivers, follow the instructions under Downloading QLogic Drivers and Firmware on page 2-2. Be sure to reference the Name and Description

Installing and Configuring the HBA Driver

fields to select the correct CX200-Series direct-connect dual-host cluster-compatible files.

Reconfigure the HBA

Jumper

For CLARiiON CX200-Series direct-connect dual-host cluster configurations with only QLA234x HBAs, you must change the default HBA optic jumper position:

CAUTION

Modifying the jumper setting without using the recommended firmware/drivers can cause the HBA to lose connectivity.

1. Remove the HBA from the server as instructed by your server guide.

2. Locate jumper(s) J3 (QLA2340) or J3 and J4 (QLA2342), shown in the following figure:

LED

QLA2340

LED1

LED2

QLA2342

3. Move the jumper(s), onto pins 1–2 (if not already there).

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If later you wish to return the jumper(s) to the default factory position, repeat step 2, returning the jumper to pins 2–3.

Set the HBA FC-AL

Loop ID

While configuring a QLA234x HBA for Windows NT or Windows 2000 and connection to EMC CLARiiON CX200-Series for direct-connect cluster configurations, you must manually set the HBA FC-AL Loop ID. Follow these steps to enable loop hard addressing and set the loop ID on each HBA:

Perform this procedure on all nodes in the cluster connected to the CX200-Series array.

1. Boot the Windows host; press CTRL-Q when prompted to Press

<CTRL-Q> for Fast!UTIL

. (This prompt appears with the

QLogic startup banner.)

2. After the Fast!UTIL program loads, the initial display depends on whether there are multiple QLogic HBAs installed in the server:

• If there is only one QLogic HBA, the Fast!UTIL Options menu

appears.

• If there are multiple QLogic HBAs, a list of memory addresses

occupied by those HBAs appears.

Using the arrow keys, select the desired HBA and press

ENTER.

The Fast!UTIL Options menu appears.

3. Select Configuration Settings from the Fast!UTIL Options menu, and press

ENTER.

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4. Select Host Adapter Settings from the Configuration Settings menu.

5. Select Adapter Hard Loop ID from the Host Adapter Settings menu and press

ENTER until the value is Enabled.

6. Select Hard Loop ID and press

The loop ID value entered here is the decimal representation of the FC-AL loop ID. You do not need to perform any FC-AL AL_PA hexadecimal translation.

HBAs connected to the same SP should all have unique hard loop IDs. Select 0 for all HBAs on one node, select 1 for all HBAs on the next node, and so on.

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7. Enter a value for the loop ID and press ENTER.

8. Press

9. Press

ESC to return to the Configuration Settings menu.

ESC to return to the Fast!UTIL Options menu.

10. When prompted to save changes made to the current adapter, select Save Changes and press

ENTER.

11. If there are more adapters to configure, choose Select Host Adapter, and repeat steps 3 through 11 for each adapter.

12. Press

ESC to exit Fast!UTIL.

13. Reboot the host.

14. Repeat this procedure on all nodes in the cluster connected to the CX200-Series array.

15. While you are in the BIOS, you can verify that the topology is set correctly for direct connect (FC-AL). Follow the instructions under Setting the Topology for QLA22xx/23xx and Windows on page 2-13.

CAUTION

Future use of the firmware NVRAM file to apply settings will overwrite and possibly invalidate the changes made above. If you will later update using a firmware NVRAM file, be sure it is listed and supports this CX200-Series direct-connect cluster configuration.

To restore EMC default HBA settings, either reload the approved EMC NVRAM file, or return to step 5 and ensure that Adapter Hard Loop ID is set to Disabled.

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EMC HBA Settings

EMC requires configuring the QLogic BIOS settings with the EMC-approved NVRAM settings file. This file contains all of the BIOS settings for the QLogic adapters that have been tested and approved for connection to the EMC storage array.

The QLogic CD-ROM contains the latest EMC-approved BIOS and NVRAM settings files at the time of creation of the CD-ROM. If more recent files exist, you can find them on the QLogic website. Refer to Downloading QLogic Drivers and Firmware on page 2-2.

Pre-Configured Settings

The following parameters have been preconfigured in the EMC NVRAM. They are also configurable in the Host Adapter Settings, Advanced Adapter Settings, and Extended Firmware Settings menus.

These settings apply to PowerPath/ATF and non-HA connections.

Parameter QLogic Default Settin g

Data Rate 0 (1 Gb/s) 2 (Auto Select) Execution Throttle 16 256 Connection options (topology) 2 (Loop preferred,

otherwise point-to-point) Enable LIP Full Login Yes Yes Enable Target Reset No Yes Port Down Retry Count 8 45 Luns Per Target 8 256 Adapter Hard Loop ID Enabled Disabled Hard Loop ID 125 0

Pre-configured EMC Setting

1 (point to point only)

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Descending Search LoopID 0 1

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Configuring NVRAM for Stratus ftServers

If you have not received QLogic HBAs with the EMC configurations pre-loaded, you may have to perform the following procedure. If your HBAs have been pre-configured, proceed to Installing the HBA Driver on page 2-14.

During POST, Stratus ftServers present only one HBA for configuration in a multiple-HBA system. This is the way the ftServer manages HBA failover. In order to successfully configure multiple HBAs, each HBA must be part of an enabled Core PCI chassis at some point. The following procedure explains how this can be done for each chassis.

On Stratus ftServer 5200 systems, the HBA must be in a Core Chassis. Cards in an Expansion Chassis must be moved to a Core Chassis to be available for configuration.

1. To set the first HBA, follow these procedures:

• Updating Firmware/BIOS and Applying NVRAM Settings on

page 2-10

• Manually Setting the HBA Data Rate on page 2-12

• Setting the Topology for QLA22xx/23xx and Windows on

page 2-13

Ignore any steps that pertain to multiple adapters.

Note the Core PCI Chassis that is powered up while changing the settings. After completing the changes, power down the system and prepare to configure the alternate chassis.

2. Noting the PCI Chassis that was powered up in the previous step:

• For Stratus ftServer 3200 systems, loosen the Phillips-head

screw on the top right of the chassis, effectively removing power from that chassis.

• For Stratus ftServer 5200 systems, leave the chassis powered

down.

3. Power up the system using the alternate PCI Chassis and set the second HBA by following these procedures:

• Updating Firmware/BIOS and Applying NVRAM Settings on

page 2-10

• Manually Setting the HBA Data Rate on page 2-12

• Setting the Topology for QLA22xx/23xx and Windows on

page 2-13

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Installing and Configuring the HBA Driver

Ignore any steps that pertain to multiple adapters.

4. Shut down the server.

5. Before powering up the server, restore power to the PCI Chassis:

• For Stratus ftServer 3200 systems, tighten the Phillips-head screw that you loosened on the top right of the chassis.

• For Stratus ftServer 5200 systems, power up the chassis.

6. Power up the server and proceed to Installing the HBA Driver on

page 2-14.

Fibre-Down Servers with Embedded QLogic HBAs

Updating Firmware/BIOS and Applying NVRAM Settings

Updating While

Running Windows

Fibre-Down servers have a vendor-specific firmware utility and package that is posted on the QLogic website, in the EMC section. Be sure to use the firmware utility and package that matches your server model. You can check for updated firmware on the QLogic website. Follow the steps under Downloading QLogic Drivers and Firmware on page 2-2.

You can update the HBA firmware/BIOS and NVRAM either from within a running Windows installation or by booting the server to a DOS command prompt and running the procedure described in this section.

Current 64-bit systems can be updated only from within Windows 2003 using the SANSurfer SANBlade Manager. Refer to QLogic SANSurfer SANBlade Manager v2.0.21 on page A-2 for instructions.

CAUTION

Do not flash embedded HBAs using the HBA utilities noted in this section. (Refer to Fibre-Down Servers with Embedded QLogic HBAs).

To update while running Windows, refer to QLogic SANSurfer SANBlade Manager v2.0.21 on page A-2.

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Stratus ftServers are not supported using the qLogic SANSurfer SANBlade Manager Software or Agents, and should only be updated using the DOS boot diskette. Refer to Updating Using a DOS Boot Diskette.

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Updating Using a DOS

Boot Diskette

To update using a DOS boot diskette, follow these steps:

1. Format a 3.5-inch diskette and extract the BIOS and NVRAM files from the archive file (

.zip or self-extracting .exe) onto the

diskette.

2. Reboot your Windows host system using a DOS diskette.

3. At the

A:\> prompt, insert the diskette that contains the QLogic

BIOS files (created in step 1).

CAUTION

Do not attempt to run this procedure from a command prompt window.

• To load firmware/BIOS and NVRAM settings, type

FLASUTIL.EXE /L /F and press ENTER:

• To load NVRAM settings only, type

FLASUTIL.EXE /L

and press ENTER:

Some BIOS archives will have QL2XUTIL.EXE instead of FLASUTIL.EXE. Run QL2XUTIL.EXE as you would FLASUTIL.EXE.

Also, some BIOS versions might require the /N parameter (which allows an alternate NVRAM filename to be specified) to load the NVRAM file correctly.

Example: FLASUTIL /L /F /N NVRAM23o.DAT

Refer to the readme.txt file in the firmware package for complete instructions on the use of the FLASUTIL.EXE utility

4. When the procedure has finished, remove the diskette and reboot the host.

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Manually Setting the HBA Data Rate

The HBA driver for a QLA2310 has a data rate setting that lets you specify 1 Gb, 2 Gb, or Auto Select mode. (The EMC default setting is Auto Select mode.)

For any device connected to the HBA, set the device data rate (if applicable) before setting the HBA data rate.

Current 64-bit systems can be updated only from within Windows 2003 using the SANSurfer SANBlade Manager. Refer to QLogic SANSurfer SANBlade Manager v2.0.21 on page A-2 for instructions.

For every HBA on which you want to manually set the HBA data rate, follow these steps.

1. Reboot the system.

2. At startup, watch for the QLogic BIOS screen and when prompted to enter Fast!Util, press

CTRL-Q.

3. Select host adapter.

4. Select Configuration Settings.

5. Select Extended Firmware Settings.

6. Press the Down Arrow until you select Data Rate; then press

ENTER.

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7. Select the appropriate speed for the device to which the HBA connects. EMC recommends using the default setting of option 2, Auto Select.

8. Press

ESC repeatedly until you reach the Save Changes prompt,

and save the changes for this adapter.

9. Repeat steps 3 through 8 for each adapter.

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