Product guide

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Symmetrix Fibre Channel with Qlogic HBAs on UnixWare 7
Arbitrated Loop Configurations
Setting the Firmware
Variables
Setup Checklist step 3b
This procedure assumes that you are already in Fast!Util. If you are
not, boot the host, and as soon as the QLA2200F banner (see Figure 1
on page 7) appears, press
ALT-Q to display the Fast!Util Options
menu.
1. From the Fast!Util Options menu, select Configuration Settings.
2. On the Configuration Settings menu, select Restore Default
Va lu es .
3. On the Configuration Settings menu, select Advanced Adapter
Settings.
4. Change the setting for Execution Throttle to 20.
5. Change the setting for Max Luns to 128. (The factory setting is 8,
but this must be changed to utilize all 128 LUNs available from
the Symmetrix.)
6. Press
ESC to return to the Configuration Settings menu.
7. On the Configuration Settings menu, select Extended Firmware
Settings.
8. Change the setting for Connection Option to 0.
9. Press
ESC and save all changes.
10. Reboot and use the Fibre Disk utility to verify the disk media, as
described under Scanning for the Symmetrix on an HBA BIOS Level
on page 10.
Upgrading HBA
Firmware/BIOS
Setup Checklist step 3c
This section contains information specific to creating HBA BIOS
installation disks and upgrading the BIOS to a host bus adapter. This
procedure is necessary only if you need to upgrade the
QLA2200F-EMC BIOS version to 1.59.
Create an Installation Diskette:
To create a QLA2200 BIOS installation diskette, follow these steps:
1. Contact your EMC customer representative to obtain the HBA
BIOS. The latest version might be available on the Qlogic website,
as described in the steps below:
a. Access this website: http://www/qlogic.com.
b. Click Driver Downloads.