EMC Qlogic QLA23xx Instalační příručka stáhnout pdf (Strana 24)

EMC Fibre Channel and iSCSI with QLogic Host Bus Adapters in the Windows Environment

Installation and Configuration

Booting from the external storage array

If you are setting up your server to boot Windows from the external

array, it is necessary to have the most recent BIOS installed on the

HBA from which you plan to boot. BIOS is software that runs on the

HBA. When configured, it presents a disk to the operating system

from which to boot. During boot, the HBA driver is loaded and

assumes control of the disk from the BIOS.

Note: If you are not planning to use the EMC array as a boot disk, these

procedures can be skipped. Move on to the “Installing the Windows

operating system” on page 52.

First, install the BIOS to the HBA, and then configure it to boot from

the EMC array.

Create a floppy disk with the EMC-approved driver and BIOS

For the QLogic CD-ROM packaged with your HBA, select the driver

for your Windows operating system. Be sure to select the Legacy

Install Kit as this will allow you to extract the necessary driver files.

The Legacy Install Kit is a

.zip archive file. Unzip the files contained

in the

.zip archive onto a blank floppy disk.

BIOS for your HBA will also be provided on the QLogic CD-ROM.

Note that the versions on the CD-ROM should already be installed on

the HBA. If you are upgrading your firmware and/or BIOS, use the

files on the CD-ROM or download the latest versions from the

QLogic website following the procedure described in “Downloading

latest QLogic drivers/firmware/BIOS files” on page 16. Unzip the

.zip archive files onto your floppy disk and keep the diskette handy

during the installation procedures.

Necessary files for BIOS upgrades are:

flasutil.exe, two files (.dat

and

.def) containing EMC-Approved NVRAM settings, and the

correct .bin file. The

.bin file is named ql<xx>rom.bin (where xx is

the HBA family, i.e.: 23, 24). For example, BIOS for a qla2340 HBA

would be

ql23rom.bin. Also included in the BIOS archive is a .bat

file, which is used to flash the new BIOS to the HBA and to apply the

EMC NVRAM settings to the HBA.

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