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♦ ♦ ♦ C H A P T E R 3
HBA Software Installation
After you have completed the HBA hardware installation and powered on the system, follow
the instructions in this chapter to install any HBA utilities, firmware, and operating system-
specific drivers, in that order, that might be required by the HBA.
Note -
Software listed in this chapter as being located at the Oracle designated web site will
only be available at the web site if required by the HBA.
This chapter contains the following topics:
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“Installing Utilities for Updating the BIOS and Firmware” on page 33
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“Installing Diagnostic Software” on page 34
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“Installing Drivers” on page 36
Installing Utilities for Updating the BIOS and Firmware
Use the OneCommand Manager command-line interface (CLI) or graphical user interface
utilities to update the BIOS and firmware for the HBA. These utilities provide support for the
following functions:
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Discover local and remote hosts, HBAs, targets, and LUNs
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Reset HBAs
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Set HBA driver parameters
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Update firmware
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Enable or disable the system BIOS
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Run diagnostic tests on HBAs
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Manage out-of-band HBAs
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Manage local and in-band remote HBAs
For more information about the OneCommand Manager graphical user interface or command-
line interface utilities, download their user manuals from the Emulex (Broadcom) support site
for Oracle at:
https://www.broadcom.com/support/oem/oracle-fc/
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