Installation guide
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EMC Host Connectivity with Emulex FC HBAs and FCoE CNAs for the Linux Environment
Installing and Configuring the BIOS Settings
Method One — Updating the adapter boot BIOS with hbacmd
To update the boot BIOS on the adapters, follow these steps:
1. Ensure that the firmware is updated prior to updating the boot
BIOS.
2. Download the appropriate boot BIOS file from the
EMC-approved section of the Emulex website and copy it to the
appropriate directory,
/usr/sbin/lpfc.:
Table 4 Adapter model and Boot BIOS file (page 1 of 2)
Adapter model Boot BIOS file
LP982-E lb
XXX
.prg (where
XXX
is the version)
Example: lb170a3.prg
LP9002-E cb
XXX
.prg (where
XXX
is the version)
Example: cb170a3.prg
LP9802-E hb
XXX
.prg (where
XXX
is the version)
Example: hb170a3.prg
LP9802DC-E hb
XXX
.prg (where
XXX
is the version)
Example: hb170a3.prg
LP1050-E mb
XXX
.prg (where
XXX
is the version)
Example: mb170a3.prg
LP1050DC-E mb
XXX
.prg (where
XXX
is the version)
Example: mb170a3.prg
LP1050EX-E mb
XXX
.prg (where
XXX
is the version)
Example: mb170a3.prg
LP10000-E tb
XXX
.prg (where
XXX
is the version)
Example: tb170a3.prg
LP10000DC-E tb
XXX
.prg (where
XXX
is the version)
Example: tb170a3.prg
LP10000EXDC-E tb
XXX
.prg (where
XXX
is the version)
Example: tb170a3.prg
LP101-E eb
XXX
.prg (where
XXX
.
is the version)
Example: eb170a3.prg