Installation guide

Verifying and configuring the BIOS settings

Installing and Configuring the BIOS Settings

website. To update the BIOS using the SANsurfer CLI, refer to the

QLogic provided documentation on their website for detailed

instructions.

To invoke the CLI, run the following command:

/opt/QLogic_Corporation/SANsurferCLI/scli

When upgrading the BIOS for QLogic 4 GB adapters, the minimum

required version of the QLogic SANsurfer CLI is 1.06.16build23.

EMC recommended adapter BIOS settings

EMC requires configuring the QLogic BIOS settings with the

EMC-approved NVRAM settings file. This file contains all of the

BIOS settings for the QLogic adapters that have been tested and

approved for connection to EMC storage arrays.

Refer to the EMC Support Matrix for required NVRAM versions for

qualified adapters.

EMC recommended NVRAM settings for Linux

Table 3 lists the NVRAM parameters and their values. The QLogic

default values are those that ship with a standard adapter that was

not included in an EMC package. The EMC-recommended settings

depend upon whether failover functionality is used. The settings

listed under the No Failover Functionality heading are those that

have been pre-configured in the EMC-approved NVRAM file. The

settings listed under the With PowerPath

or VEERITAS DMP

heading are those that have been tested and determined to be

applicable in a Linux environment.

The settings are configurable in NVRAM using the Host Adapter

Settings, Advanced Settings, and Extended Firmware Settings

menus. To use SANsurfer or the SANsurfer CLI to modify the