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5. After a few seconds, a confirmation window appears.
6. Reboot the server in order to activate the new HBA BIOS.
Update Emulex HBA firmware using Emulex HBAnyware
You can update firmware or boot code with either HBAnyware or lputilnt.
HBAnyware allows you to update firmware or boot code on remote and local HBAs.
lputilnt allows you to update firmware or boot code on local HBAs only.
Prerequisites
You must meet the following prerequisites
The SCSIport Miniport driver is properly installed.
The HBAnyware utility is properly installed.
The firmware or boot code file has been downloaded from the Emulex Web site and
extracted to a directory on your local drive.
You can find the latest version at the IBM storage support site at the following address:
http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/storage/support/disk
Procedure
To update firmware or boot code using HBAnyware, perform the following steps:
1. Start the HBAnyware utility.
2. In the discovery-tree (left pane), click the HBA entry you want to update. In the menu bar,
click Batch and select Download Firmware (see Figure 7-30).
3. A Select Firmware File window appears (Figure 7-30). Select the firmware you want to
update and click Open.
Figure 7-30 HBAnyware: Download firmware
4. The Firmware Download dialog box appears. Click Yes. Next, the adapter reset notice
appears. Click Yes.
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