Technical information

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To update the device driver, follow this procedure:
1. Download the latest driver and tools.
a. Go to http://www.pc.ibm.com/support.
b. Click the Servers section.
c. Select the Fibre Channel Solutions product family from the drop-down
box.
d. Click Downloadable files.
e. Download the BIOS/firmware upgrades, drivers, and tools you need.
The Netfinity Fibre Channel Storage Manager CD image also contains the
device drivers.
2. Open Device Manager.
Right-click My Computer.
Click Manage.
Click Device Manager.
3. Expand the SCSI and RAID adapters section.
4. Right-click the QLogic adapter in the Device Manager and choose Properties
from the context-sensitive menu. This brings up the Device Driver Properties
window, as shown in Figure 88.
5. Click the Driver tab > Update Driver.
6. This brings up the Upgrade Device Driver Wizard. Click Next at the welcome
window.
7. Select Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended) and click
Next.
8. Insert the CD or diskette that contains the latest device driver and click Next.
9. Click Next to install the driver.
10.Click Finish to close the Upgrade Device Driver Wizard.
11.Close the Properties window.
For more information on Fibre Channel hardware products, installation, and
configuration, please refer to:
• 2.3, “Fibre Channel products” on page 32 of this redbook
• Implementing Netfinity Disk Subsystems: ServeRAID SCSI, Fibre Channel
and SSA, SG24-2098, available at http://www.redbooks.ibm.com
• Fibre Channel Solutions for Enterprise Storage white paper, available at
http://www.pc.ibm.com/us/techlink/wtpapers
6.4 PCI Hot Plug
PCI Hot Plug technology allows you to insert, remove, or replace a PCI adapter
seated in a PCI Hot Plug slot while the system is powered on and while other
adapters and the operating system continue operating. We strongly recommend
that you perform any hot-plug function while I/O activity on the system is low.
PCI Hot Plug technology requires:
• Hot-plug capable hardware/servers
• Hot-plug capable adapters