Grass Valley PROFILE FAMILY v.2.5 - Manual (Page 239)

Updating Fibre Channel Microcode
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Updating Fibre Channel Microcode
From time to time, it becomes necessary to reprogram microcode on your Fibre
Channel board. Updating the microcode ensures that software and hardware
will properly function together.
This release provides two versions of Fibre Channel board microcode. You
must choose which one to use depending on your environment. The two
versions are:
Loop compatible. This version is loaded on your Fibre Channel board at the
factory. Use this microcode with Fibre Channel hubs, when your Video
Network includes only Profile Systems and SGI Fibre Channel Servers. You
can reload this microcode with the FC Loop-mode Microcode icon in the
Profile Debug Tools folder.
Switch compatible. Use the FC Switch-mode Microcode to load this version
of microcode onto your Fibre Channel board if you are connecting your Profile
system to a Fibre Channel Switch. In addition, you must set switch mode on
with the fcconfig -s on command, or with the appropriate check box in
Configuration Managers Configure Fibre Channel dialog box. You should also
use the switch compatible version of microcode if you are connecting your
Profile system to Fibre Channel devices from other manufacturers. Please note
that this inter-operable microcode has not yet been optimized for loop
operations.
Follow these instructions to use either of these icons to load Fibre Channel
microcode.
1. Close any applications that may be running on the system.
2. At a command line, type vdrsvc -start and then press Enter. This starts the
PDR Access Service if it is not already started.
3. Choose Start | Programs | PDR Debug Tools | Update FC Microcode . A window
appears.
4. The program asks if you want to continue. Type Y .
5. The program now reads the new image of the microcode from
c:\profile\etc\gfcucode.img. The program automatically copies the old
microcode to the file c:\profile\etc\gfcucode.old.