Load Firmware (Batch Mode)
Using HBAnyware (UNIX)

Loading firmware in batch mode differs from its non-batch counterpart in that it enables you to install firmware on multiple HBAs in a single step. Batch firmware loading is restricted to a single firmware file and to all accessible HBAs for which that file is compatible.

Note No other HBAnyware functions can be performed while batch firmware loading is in progress.

Prerequisites

  • One of the following drivers is installed properly:

    • Emulex driver for Solaris

    • Emulex driver for Linux

  • HBAnyware has been installed properly.

  • The firmware file has been downloaded from the Emulex Web site and extracted.

Procedure

To batch load firmware:

  1. Start HBAnyware.

  2. From the menu bar, select Batch and click Download Firmware.

    Note You do not need to select a particular tree element for this operation.
     

  3. When the Batch Firmware File dialog box appears, browse to locate and select the firmware file to download. Click Open.

     

  4. A tree-view appears showing all HBAs and their corresponding hosts for which the selected firmware file is compatible.

  5. Check boxes next to the host and HBA entries are used to select or deselect an entry. Checking an HBA selects or removes that HBA; checking a host removes or selects all eligible HBAs for that host.

  6. When selection/deselection is complete, click Start Download.

  7. Once downloading begins, the tree-view displays the progress. As firmware for a selected HBA is being downloaded, it appears orange in the tree-view. Once successful downloading is complete, the entry changes to green. If the download failed, the entry is changed to red.

     

  8. When downloading is complete, you can click Print Log to get a hard copy of the activity log.

  9. Click Close to exit the batch procedure.

    

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