Updating an hba bios image, Updating an hba bios, Image – HP 8.20q Fibre Channel Switch User Manual
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Managing HBAs
NOTE:
The Target Port Name/Subsystem Port column lists the names of the target ports connected
to the HBA. Click the + symbol to the left of the Target Port Name to reveal the name of the
matching port on the subsystem in the SAN. Click the + symbol to the left of the Subsystem Port
Name to reveal the identifiers of the subsystem, controller, and IP address, and the port status.
Updating an HBA BIOS image
SAN Connection Manager provides an easy way to update the BIOS images of HP QLogic-based FC
HBAs within your SAN.
NOTE:
This feature is not supported with Emulex based HBAs.
To update an HBA BIOS:
1.
To access the Update HBA BIOS wizard, choose one of the following options:
• On the Adapter & Switch Management menu, click Update HBA BIOS.
• In the content pane’s Physical Connection or LUN Assignment map, right-click the server icon to
select that specific server to update HBA BIOS, and then on the shortcut menu, click Update HBA
BIOS.
The Update HBA BIOS wizard opens.
2.
If a specific server is selected, click Next to go to
If no specific server is selected, in the Available Server(s) list, select the server or servers for which you
want to update the HBA BIOS by choosing one of the following options:
• Select a server on the Available Server(s) list, and then click Add. This updates the BIOS of the
HBAs installed on this server.
• To add all of the listed servers, click Add All. This updates the BIOS of the HBAs installed on all
servers.
NOTE:
If you select and add a server by mistake, select that server on the Selected Server(s) list,
and then click Remove. To clear the Selected Server(s) list and start the selection process again,
click Remove All.
3.
Click Next. (Next is disabled until you select at least one server and add it to the Selected Server(s) list.)
4.
In the List of HBAs to Update BIOS column, select the server to update, and then click Select HBA BIOS
File.
5.
Download the .zip file from the HP website and extract its contents.
6.
Navigate to the folder containing the .bin file for the family of HBAs selected.
NOTE:
A BIOS image file generally has the file extension bin.
7.
Select the appropriate .bin file, and then click Open.
8.
A message box asks if you want to apply this BIOS image to all HBAs in the same family. To use the
selected BIOS image for all the HBAs in the same family, including HBAs on other servers, click Yes. To
apply the BIOS image to only the selected HBA, click No.
The wizard’s BIOS File column shows the file name selected in
9.
Click Server Agent Password. (You must enter a valid password to complete this procedure.)
NOTE:
The default server agent password is config. To change this password for each server,
see