Configuring Adapters
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A6826A PCI-X Host Bus Adapter for Linux 64-bit Systems Installation Guide
Using the efiutil Utility
To configure the HBA, use the efiutil utility as follows:
1. Use the fibreutils RPM package to obtain efiutil (efiutil.efi) and the auxiliary
driver, efiaux.drv as described in “
2. Power on the server to the EFI shell.
3. Start efiutil as follows (efiaux.drv is automatically loaded if it is needed):
a.
Set the drive to the boot device ( for example,
fs1:
).
b.
Change to the directory containing efiutil. For example, enter:
cd efi\qla2x00
c.
Enter the file name:
efiutil.efi
Enter help at any time for information about commands.
d. Select the adapter that you want to configure by choosing adapter.
e.
Choose configure.
4. Configure the HBA’s NVRAM by selecting the menu items for the
parameters to be changed. Enter help for help at any time.
Note:
Refer to
, on page 41 to for information about these parameters.
5. Write the new configuration to NVRAM.
6. Exit the utility by entering quit.
7. Reboot the system.
