User`s guide

17 – SANblade Control FX Application for Windows NT/ Windows 2000
Configurating the HBA
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Perform the following steps to update the NVRAM:
1. Click Select Input File to select the file from which to update. Make sure you
select the correct file. It must end with a .dat extension and have 256 bytes of
data. You can get the file from the QLogic web site (www.qlogic.com
) or service
personnel. Note that NVRAM files are different for different HBAs: for example,
the NVRAM file for the QLA22xx HBAs is different from the NVRAM file for the
QLA23xx HBAs).
CAUTION!
Using the wrong file can render the HBA unusable.
2. Once you select the correct file, the Update button is active. Click Update to
flash the NVRAM.
Once the NVRAM is updated, the status of the update is displayed in the Update
Status box at the bottom of the page.
The SANblade Control FX Application checks for the following conditions before
updating the NVRAM:
n The NVRAM file must have a .dat extension.
n The NVRAM file must be for the proper HBA type. For example, you are warned
if you are trying to update the NVRAM of a QLA22xx HBA with a file named
nvram23.dat.
n The NVRAM file must have 256 bytes of data.
If one of these conditions is not met, the update process stops and a message is
displayed that explains why the NVRAM update was aborted.