Installation guide

Alacritech Accelerator Users Guide: Microsoft Windows Edition 3-5
3.3 Updating Flash Code
Note: This section only applies to 1GbE Accelerators.
The mechanism for flashing code on flash-capable Accelerators is provided through
device manager. This is most commonly used to install PXE/UNDI drivers, which allow
PXE and iSCSI software boot solutions to work. Note that these drivers do not include
a BIOS-level iSCSI boot driver, and that a third-party iSCSI boot software package is
needed for complete iSCSI boot support.
The latest PXE drivers are available from Alacritech‟s web site in the Support section.
To install the latest flash code on an Accelerator, follow these steps:
1. Open the Properties window as described in Section Error! Reference
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2. Click the Flash Update tab.
3. Set the Port Selection, Link Speed, and Boot Selection options, then click
the Update Flash Image button.
4. Specify the flash image directory by either entering the appropriate path to the
flash files in the Flash Image Directory text box or by browsing to the appro-
priate path by clicking the Browse button. By default, the Alacritech PXE/UNDI
binary image files are located in the Flashimage folder of the driver distribution
media.
5. Once the path is specified, click the Update Flash button to complete the flash
process. NOTE: The Accelerator will not be operational during the flash update
process and will disrupt all ports of the Accelerator being flashed in the server.