Product guide

Symmetrix Fibre Channel with Qlogic HBAs on UnixWare 7

Fabric Configurations

Verifying and

Updating HBA

BIOS-Level

Configurations

Setup Checklist step 4

After installing all QLA2200F-EMC HBAs into the host, verify that

each HBA has the correct BIOS version, and upgrade the BIOS if

necessary.

Verifying the Correct

HBA BIOS Version

Setup Checklist step 4a

HBA BIOS version 1.59 is required. You can determine the HBA BIOS

version at boot time from the QLA2200 banner or from the QLA2200

Fast!Util Options menu.

• To determine the HBA BIOS version from the QLA2200 banner,

boot the host and watch for the QLA2200F banner (shown in

Figure 2). The banner disappears quickly, so watch carefully.

✦ If the ROM BIOS version is not 1.59, upgrade the HBA BIOS as

described under Upgrade the BIOS: on page 26.

✦ If the ROM BIOS version is 1.59, continue to Setting the HBA

BIOS Variables on page 24.

Figure 2 QLA2200F-EMC Banner Example

• To determine the HBA BIOS version from the QLA2200 Fast!Util

Options menu:

a. Boot the host. As soon as the QLA2200F banner (Figure 2)

appears, press

ALT-Q to display the Fast!Util Options menu.

b. Select Configuration Settings from the menu.

c. Select Host Adapter Settings from the Configuration Settings

menu.

d. Under Host Adapter Settings, note the BIOS Version:

• If the version is not 1.59, upgrade the HBA BIOS as

described under Upgrading HBA BIOS on page 25, then go

to Setting the HBA BIOS Variables on page 24.

• If the version is 1.59, continue to Setting the HBA BIOS

Variables on page 24.

Qlogic Corporation

QLA2200 PCI Fibre Channel ROM BIOS Version 1.59

Press <ALT - Q> for Fast!UTIL