Fibre Channel Firmware and Driver Requirements
Profile Fibre Channel Switch
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Fibre Channel Firmware and Driver Requirements
Early versions of the firmware for the Profile Fibre Channel board (1.4, 1.7.X)
supported the Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop, but would not function with a Fibre
Channel switch. More recent versions of the firmware support operation with a
switch and interoperation with other Fibre Channel board manufacturers, but have
not been optimized for use in a loop.
To operate in a fabric environment, one which uses switches, you must use Fibre
Channel board firmware that is compatible with the switch. You may use the same
firmware in a loop environment, but you may encounter operational limitations
that are not present with earlier versions of the firmware.
Generally, Fibre Channel firmware versions numbered 3.0 or higher, or identified
as switch compatible, or interoperable, all support operation with the Fibre
Channel switch.
NOTE: All versions of Profile XP Fibre Channel boards have the required
firmware for operation with the Profile Fibre Channel Switch. You should
not perform the following procedure on a Profile XP system.
Loading Profile Firmware
Once you have installed Profile System Software version 2.5 or higher, you can
load a switch-compatible version of firmware onto your Profile Fibre Channel
board. You must load this firmware before connecting your Profile system to the
Brocade SilkWorm Switch. You must also use this version of firmware if you wish
to connect your Profile system to any other device that is equipped with Fibre
Channel board from a supplier other than Grass Valley Group.
NOTE: Do not perform this procedure on a Profile XP system.
To load the switch-compatible firmware on your Profile Fibre Channel board:
1. Close any applications that may be running on the system.
2. At a command line, type
vdrsvc -start
and then press Enter. This starts the
PDR Access Service if it is not already started.
3. Choose
Start | Programs | PDR Debug Tools | Update FC Switch Microcode
. A
window appears.
4. The program asks if you want to continue. Type
Y
.
