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MDR User Guide
5.2 Installing the Fibre Channel driver for Windows or
Solaris
The Fibre Channel driver is optional. The drivers are located in the
mdr/mdr-host-
sw/fibre-channel-drivers
directory on the VMETRO Software CD-ROM.
The MDR software has been tested with the VMETRO VMFC-2100(P) and VMFC-
2200(P) boards for the following operating systems:
•
Windows NT and Windows 2000
•
Solaris 2.6, 7 and 8
However, the MDR Host Software relies on the QLogic driver (which uses the operating
system and standard SCSI driver). Therefore, other FC boards using a standard SCSI FC
driver may also work (although they are not supported by VMETRO).
5.2.1 Reprogramming the VMFC-2X00(P) board
In order to access directly the MDR Disk Subsystem, the MDR Host Software uses the
Fibre Channel QLogic driver (for both Windows and Solaris). This driver requires the
VMFC-2X00(P) board to have the QLogic identifiers for the System and Sub-System
ids. Therefore, it is required to reprogram the EEPROM on the VMFC-2X00(P) using a
QLogic tool.
Please follow the procedure below to reprogram your VMFC-2X00(P) board:
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On a Windows PC, install the VMFC-2X00(P) you want to reprogram
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Got to the directory called
mdr/mdr-host-sw/fibre-channel-drivers/vmfc-
update
.
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Insert a blank floppy disk in the floppy disk drive and execute the program called
RawWrite
. In the Write tab, select the image file called
vmfc-update.img
and click
on the Write button. This will copy the image file on the floppy disk. Wait for the
operation to complete and exit the program.
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Reboot your computer (The floppy disk MUST still be located in the floppy disk
drive) and boot on the floppy disk.
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Execute ql2100 if you have a VMFC-2100(P) board or ql2200 if you have a VMFC-
2200(P). The QLogic tool should find you VMFC board (Typically, you should see
“QLA2X00 adapter has been found …”). Choose the
Write NOVRAM
option (L op-
tion) in the menu. Wait for the completion of the following operations and check for
any error message.
•
If you don’t see any error message then your VMFC-2X00(P) board has been up-
dated successfully. Remove the floppy disk from its drive, shutdown the computer
and remove the VMFC-2X00(P) board (if required).
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