User`s guide

11 – Updating the HBA
Updating an HBA’s BIOS from a File
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Updating an HBA’s BIOS from a File
NOTE: The SANsurfer iSCSI HBA Manager BIOS update feature is available
only on Windows 2000/Windows Server 2003, and Red Hat/SuSE Linux
systems. It is not available on Solaris SPARC systems.
WARNING!!
Changing HBA BIOS incorrectly can cause serious damage to your
system.
To obtain the new BIOS, follow these steps:
1. Obtain the new BIOS. Locate the iSCSI BIOS on the QLogic Web site
(support.qlogic.com
) and click Download.
2. The File Download dialog box displays. Click Save. Specify a temporary
location on the hard disk and download the file.
3. In the temporary directory, locate the BIOS file. Double-click the file to extract
it to a specified directory.
Perform the following steps to update the BIOS:
1. In the SANsurfer iSCSI HBA Manager main window HBA tree, select the HBA
port. Click the HBA Options tab; click the BIOS tab. The HBA Options tabbed
page (BIOS tab) displays (see figure 11-15).
Figure 11-15. HBA Options Tabbed Page (BIOS Tab)