Manually setting the hba data rate, Manually setting the hba data rate -12 – EMC QLogic User Manual

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EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in the Windows Environment

Installing and Configuring the HBA Driver

file name, note that some BIOS versions might require the /N
parameter (which allows an alternate NVRAM filename to be
specified) to load the NVRAM file correctly

Example:

FLASUTIL /L /F /N NVRAM2xx.DAT

where

NVRAN2xx.DAT

is the non-standard NVRAM file name.

5. When the procedure has finished, remove the diskette and reboot

the host.

Manually Setting the
HBA Data Rate

The HBA driver for a QLA2310 has a data rate setting that lets you
specify 1 Gb, 2 Gb, or Auto Select mode. (The EMC default setting is
Auto Select mode.)

For any device connected to the HBA, set the device data rate (if applicable)
before setting the HBA data rate.

Current 64-bit systems can be updated only from within Windows 2003 using
the SANSurfer SANBlade Manager. Refer to QLogic SANSurfer SANBlade
Manager
on page A-2
for instructions.

For every HBA on which you want to manually set the HBA data
rate, follow these steps.

1. Reboot the system.

2. At startup, watch for the QLogic BIOS screen and when

prompted to enter Fast!Util, press

CTRL-Q

.

3. Select host adapter.

4. Select Configuration Settings.

5. Select Extended Firmware Settings.

6. Press the Down Arrow until you select Data Rate; then press

ENTER

.

7. Select the appropriate speed for the device to which the HBA

connects. EMC recommends using the default setting of option 2,
Auto Select.

8. Press

ESC

repeatedly until you reach the

Save Changes

prompt,

and save the changes for this adapter.

9. Repeat steps 3 through 8 for each adapter.

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