User`s guide

11 – Updating the HBA
Updating the FCode
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NOTE: If you selected multiple HBA ports, the Save NVRAM, Save BIOS
(Windows 2000/Windows Server 2003 and Red Hat/SuSE Linux),
and Save FCode (Solaris SPARC) buttons do not display. These
options cannot be performed with multiple HBA ports.
The identifying information displays:
❑ Hostname. Name of the host connected to the HBA
❑ HBA Model. The QLA200/QLA2xxx HBA
❑ Port. HBA port number
❑ Node Name. World wide HBA node name
❑ Port Name. World wide HBA port name
❑ Port ID. Port ID of the HBA port
3. Click the Update FCode button.
4. Click the Select Input File button to select the file from which to update. Make
sure you select the correct file. It must end with a .prom extension. Note that
FCode files are unique to each HBA model.
If you select a file that is not an acceptable FCode file for the HBA, the not an
acceptable FCode data file message displays. Select a valid file, then click OK.
CAUTION!
Using the wrong file can render the HBA and the operating system
unusable.
5. After selecting the file, click the Update button to update the FCode.
Once the FCode is updated, the status displays in the Update Status box at the
bottom of the page.