Installation guide

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EMC Fibre Channel and iSCSI with QLogic HBAs in the Windows Environment

Installation and Configuration

Booting from the External Storage Array

If you are setting up your server to boot Windows from the external

array, it is necessary to have most recent BIOS installed on the HBA

from which you plan to boot. BIOS is software that runs on the HBA.

When configured, it presents a disk to the operating system to boot

from. During boot, the HBA driver is loaded and assumes control of

the disk from the BIOS.

If you are not planning to use the EMC Array as a boot disk, these procedures

can be skipped. Move on to the Installing the Windows Operating System on

page 1-36.

First, install the BIOS to the HBA, and then configure it to boot from

the EMC Array.

Create a Floppy Disk with the EMC-Approved Driver and BIOS

For the QLogic CD-ROM packaged with your HBA, select the driver

for your Windows operating system. Be sure to select the Legacy

Install Kit as this will allow you to extract the necessary driver files.

The Legacy Install Kit is a

.zip archive file. Unzip the files contained

in the

.zip archive onto a blank floppy disk.

BIOS for your HBA will also be provided on the QLogic CD-ROM.

Note that the versions on the CD-ROM should already be installed on

the HBA. If you are upgrading your firmware and/or BIOS, use the

files on the CD-ROM or download the latest versions from the

QLogic website following the procedure described in Downloading

Latest QLogic Drivers/Firmware/BIOS files on page 1-2. Unzip the

.zip

archive files onto your floppy disk and keep the diskette handy

during the installation procedures.

Necessary files for BIOS upgrades are: flasutil.exe, Two files (.dat and

.def) containing EMC-Approved NVRAM settings, and the correct

.bin file. The

.bin file is named ql<xx>rom.bin (where xx is the

HBA family, ie: 23, 24). For example, BIOS for a qla2340 HBA would

ql23rom.bin. Also included in the BIOS archive is a .bat file, which is

used to flash the new BIOS to the HBA and to apply the EMC NVRAM

settings to the HBA.