Combined Boot User Manual
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Loading x86 BootBIOS
Before you update x86 BootBIOS, decide which utility to use. Emulex offers a variety of utilities that you
can use to update x86 BootBIOS. The utilities that you can use depend on your operating system and, in
some cases, driver:
After you decide which utility to use, see the appropriate update procedures:
•
lputilnt: See
Load x86 BootBIOS Using lputilnt
on page 2.
•
elxcfg: See
Load x86 BootBIOS Using elxcfg
on page 3.
•
lputil: See
Load x86 BootBIOS Using lputil
on page 4.
•
lp6dutil : See
Loading x86 BootBIOS Using lp6dutil
on page 4.
Load x86 BootBIOS Using lputilnt
Prerequisites
•
One of the following drivers is installed and loaded properly:
•
SCSIport Miniport driver for Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000 Server or Windows
NT.
•
Storport Miniport driver for Windows Server 2003.
•
lputilnt is installed properly.
•
The x86 BootBIOS file has been downloaded from the Emulex Web site and extracted to a folder
on your local hard drive.
•
The system is in a state in which this type of maintenance can be performed:
•
I/O activity on the bus has been quieted.
•
Cluster software, or any other software that relies on the HBA to be available, has been
stopped or paused.
To load x86 BootBIOS using lputilnt:
1.
Start lputilnt: Click
Start
,
Programs, Emulex
and
lputilnt
.
2.
Select the desired HBA.
3.
Select
Firmware Maintenance
from the Category list.
4.
Click
Download
and locate the new x86 BootBIOS file.
5.
Click
Open
. The new boot code is transferred to flash ROM.
Operating System
lputilnt*
elxcfg**
lputil
lp6dutil***
Windows
X
X
X
Linux
X
X
Solaris (x86 system)
X
X
* SCSIport Miniport and Storport Miniport drivers only
** FC Port driver only
*** Requires DOS (will not run in a DOS window)
