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EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in the Linux x86 Environment

Installing and Configuring the HBA and Driver

The QLA2200 uses the same QLogic and EMC defaults as stated in

Table 2-1 for the QLA23xx series HBAs, with the following excep-

tions:

There is no Data Rate parameter for the QLA2200.

Upgrading the HBA

BIOS Using the

NVRAM File

Follow these steps to upgrade the QLogic BIOS using the NVRAM

file:

1. Obtain the latest version of the BIOS from the QLogic website:

a. Access

http://www.qlogic.com.

b. Click Downloads at the left side of the screen.

c. Click the EMC link to the right of OEM and ISV

approved/recommended drivers and firmware.

d. Find the NVRAM file for the HBA(s) in your system, and click

the associated Download link to save the file.

2. The file is a self-extracting .zip file that must be extracted to a

bootable diskette drive, as follows:

a. Insert a diskette into a Microsoft Windows 9x machine.

b. Open any DOS window.

Port Down Retry Count 8 45

Link Down Timeout 15 45

Extended Error Logging Disabled Disabled

RIO Operation Mode 0 0

Interrupt Delay Timer 0 0

Table 2-1 QLA23xx BIOS Settings (continued)

Table 2-2 QLA2200 BIOS Setting Exceptions to Table 2-1

Parameter QLogic Default EMC Default

Frame Size 1024 2048

Response Timer 0 0

Interrupt Delay Timer 0 0

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