User`s guide

2 – QLA2310/2310F/2310FL
FCode
2-6 FC2354601-00 E
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If you have a selectable boot BIOS and want to boot to an FC hard disk, set the
motherboard BIOS parameters to None or Not Installed. The ROM BIOS on the
QLA23xx HBA automatically configures the FC peripherals.
Some new system BIOSs support selectable boot, which supersedes the QLA23xx
HBA BIOS selectable boot setting. Select the QLA23xx HBA FC hard disk in the
system BIOS to boot from an FC hard disk attached to the QLA23xx HBA.
2.3
FCode
This section provides instructions for installing FCode on a QLA23xx HBA installed
in a Solaris SPARC system. A QLA23xx HBA with FCode loaded in its flash ROM
provides boot capability to its attached devices.
The following files are included. Be sure to review the readme.txt file for both new
and changed information.
n ifp2300.prom—FCode code binary file
n readme.txt—FCode readme file
n qla2x00flash—Solaris flash utility
n readme—readme for qla2x00flash
The procedure for installing FCode flash is summarized in the following steps and
explained in detail in the following sections.
1. Flash the QLA23xx HBA with FCode (see section 2.3.1).
2. Set the QLA23xx HBA connection mode (see section 2.3.2).
3. Set the QLA23xx HBA data rate (see section 2.3.4).
4. Set the QLA23xx HBA loop ID (see section 2.3.3).
5. Select the boot device (see section 2.3.5).
6. Build the bootable disk (see section 2.3.6).
2.3.1
Flashing a QLA23xx HBA with FCode
Flash the QLA23xx HBA with FCode if it is loaded with BIOS or if you want to update
the existing FCode on the QLA23xx HBA. A QLogic Solaris SPARC driver
revision 3.06 or later must be installed before the flash utility can be run.
WARNING!!
Be careful when changing flash contents; incorrect data may render
the QLA23xx HBA unusable to the point that the operating system
may not function.
The following instructions flash the FCode using the command line. You can perform
the same function through SANblade Control FX for Solaris (see section 15.6.4.2).