HP 6100 EMULEX EZPilot EVA Version 2.0 User Manual (5697-6961, July 2007) - Page 35

Updating Firmware or BIOS on an HBA, Prerequisites, Procedure - driver download

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• Enable/Disable - Click this button to enable or disable the system BIOS for the HBA. This button controls whether the system BIOS can read Emulex boot code off of the HBA. If this field is "Enabled", the system BIOS can see boot code on the HBA and you can enable BIOS on the HBA using the BIOS utility. See "Enabling or Disabling BootBIOS on an HBA" on page 32 for instructions. Note: If there is no BootBIOS present, this button is not available. To view the Maintenance tab: 1. From the View menu, enable Advanced Mode. 2. From the discovery-tree, select the HBA whose maintenance information you wish to view. 3. Select the Maintenance tab. Updating Firmware or BIOS on an HBA EZPilot enables you to update firmware or BIOS on a selected HBA. Prerequisites • The Emulex driver is installed properly. • EZPilot Manager is installed properly. • EZPilot Manager is operating in Advanced Mode to update firmware on an HBA. • The firmware/BIOS file has been downloaded from the Emulex Web site and extracted. Procedure To update firmware/BIOS on a selected HBA: 1. In the discovery-tree, select the HBA onto which you want to update the firmware or BIOS. 2. Select the Maintenance tab and click Update Firmware. Figure 25: The EZPilot Manager warning dialog box 3. A dialog box appears warning you about resetting HBAs. Click Yes. The Firmware Download dialog box is displayed. EZPilot - Management Section Page 31

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EZPilot - Management Section
Page 31
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Enable/Disable - Click this button to enable or disable the system BIOS for the HBA. This button
controls whether the system BIOS can read Emulex boot code off of the HBA. If this field is
“Enabled”, the system BIOS can see boot code on the HBA and you can enable BIOS on the
HBA using the BIOS utility. See “Enabling or Disabling BootBIOS on an HBA” on page 32 for
instructions.
To view the Maintenance tab:
1.
From the View menu, enable
Advanced Mode
.
2.
From the discovery-tree, select the HBA whose maintenance information you wish to view.
3.
Select the
Maintenance
tab.
Updating Firmware or BIOS on an HBA
EZPilot enables you to update firmware or BIOS on a selected HBA.
Prerequisites
•
The Emulex driver is installed properly.
•
EZPilot Manager is installed properly.
•
EZPilot Manager is operating in Advanced Mode to update firmware on an HBA.
•
The firmware/BIOS file has been downloaded from the Emulex Web site and extracted.
Procedure
To update firmware/BIOS on a selected HBA:
1.
In the discovery-tree, select the HBA onto which you want to update the firmware or BIOS.
2.
Select the
Maintenance
tab and click
Update Firmware
.
Figure 25: The EZPilot Manager warning dialog box
3.
A dialog box appears warning you about resetting HBAs. Click
Yes
. The Firmware Download
dialog box is displayed.
Note:
If there is no BootBIOS present, this button is not available.