Installation guide

Booting from the external storage array

Installation and Configuration

Note: Driver and BIOS files may not fit on the same floppy. If you run out of

disk space, use a single floppy disk for the driver files, and another disk for

the BIOS files.

Install/upgrade firmware and boot BIOS from DOS

To update using a DOS boot diskette:

1. Format a 3.5-inch diskette and extract the BIOS and NVRAM files

from the archive file (

.zip or self-extracting .exe) onto the

diskette. Make sure

flasutil.exe and the source files (BIN, DEF,

DAT, and BAT files) are in the same directory. EMC-specific

settings are contained in files named

emcXXXX.def and

emcXXXX.dat where XXXX is the model number of the adapter.

These settings files (also referred to as NVRAM setting files)

should also be in the same directory with the flash utility and

source files. Note that some versions of BIOS may use different

filenames depending on the version and adapter model.

Be sure to check the readme included with the BIOS files to make

sure you have all of the appropriate files before proceeding to

Step 2.

2. Reboot your Windows host system using a DOS diskette.

3. At the

A:\> prompt, insert the diskette that contains the QLogic

BIOS files (created in step 1).

4. Run the included batch file at the command prompt. This is the

file with the .BAT extension.

For example, QLA2340 adapters have a batch file called

2340flsh.bat or QLE2462 adapters have a batch file called

eqle2462.bat. This batch file will automatically execute the

necessary commands to flash the BIOS and NVRAM files to the

board.

5. If you have other QLogic adapter models installed in the server,

you may need to download additional BIOS packages and repeat

Step 1 through Step 4 to update the BIOS' on those adapters.