User`s guide

4 – QLA2342/2342L
FCode
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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
QLA2342/2342L HBA automatically configures the FC peripherals.
Some new system BIOSs support selectable boot, which supersedes the
QLA2342/2342L HBA BIOS selectable boot setting. Select the QLA2342/2342L
HBA FC hard disk in the system BIOS to boot from an FC hard disk attached to the
QLA2342/2342L HBA.
4.3
FCode
This section provides instructions for installing FCode on a QLA2342/2342L HBA
installed in a Solaris SPARC system. A QLA2342/2342L 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 ifp2312.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 QLA2342/2342L HBA with FCode (see section 4.3.1).
2. Set the QLA2342/2342L HBA connection mode (see section 4.3.2).
3. Set the QLA2342/2342L HBA data rate (see section 4.3.4).
4. Set the QLA2342/2342L HBA loop ID (see section 4.3.3).
5. Select the boot device (see section 4.3.5).
6. Build the bootable disk (see section 4.3.6).
The QLA2342/2342L has two channels. The code distinguishes between the
channels as follows:
n qla@4 (first channel)
n qla@4,1 (second channel)
Throughout the FCode sections, the examples use qla@4; substitute qla@4,1 for
the example to apply to the QLA2342/2342L’s second channel.
4.3.1
Flashing a QLA2342/2342L HBA with FCode
Flash the QLA2342/2342L HBA with FCode if you want to update the existing FCode
on the QLA2342/2342L HBA. A QLogic Solaris SPARC driver revision 3.06 or later
must be installed before the flash utility can be run.