Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Updating the HBA firmware



To update your firmware:

1. Copy the appropriate firmware file from the CD-ROM or the

Emulex website to the appropriate directory,

/usr/sbin/lpfc:



2. Start the firmware update utility:



./lputil


3. Select option

3 – Firmware Maintenance.



4. Select the adapter number to update.

5. Select option

1 – Load Firmware Image.



6. Type the full file name of the image file (as shown in the table in

step 1;

cd390a7.awc, for example) and press ENTER.


7. Select option

0 – Return to Main Menu.


8. Repeat

Step 3 through Step 7 for any other adapters.


9. If you are upgrading the firmware on the system that will boot

from the EMC storage array, update the FCode as described

under



10. If the HBA driver is version 5.x or older, the host must reboot for

the upgrade firmware to take effect.

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