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Configuring the HBA
This appendix describes how to configure the Q2300 HBA on Linux systems using the
Configuration protocol Driver Configuration menu.
NOTE:
This process is for advanced users who want to customize the configuration of the Q2300
HBA and the connected devices.
This appendix includes:
• Starting the Configuration
• Using the Driver Configuration
Starting the Configuration protocol
To configure the HBA on Linux, access the Configuration protocol as follows:
1.
Use the fibreutils RPM package to obtain efiutil (efiutil.efi) and the auxiliary driver,
efiaux.drv as described in
2.
Power-on the server to the EFI shell.
3.
Start efiutil as follows (efiaux.drv is automatically loaded if it is needed):
a. Set the drive to the boot device (for example, fs1:).
b. Change to the directory containing efiutil. For example, enter:
cd efi\qla2300
c. Run efiutil:
efiutil.efi
Enter help at any time for information about commands.
d. Select the HBA channel that you want to configure by selecting adapter.
e. Select configure.
4.
Configure the HBA's NVRAM by selecting the menu items for the parameters to be changed as
described in
5.
Write the new configuration to NVRAM.
6.
Exit the utility (select quit).
7.
Reboot the system.
Using the Driver Configuration menu
This section describes the Configuration protocol's Driver Configuration menu. The menu contains
the following sections and functions:
•
NVRAM—Modify settings that are stored in the HBA's NVRAM.
•
Information—View device, HBA, and Help information.
•
Operation—Write or discard NVRAM data and exit the Configuration protocol.
protocol, page 29
menu, page 29
"Installing the fibreutils
"Using the Driver Configuration
Q2300 PCI-X host bus adapter for Itanium Linux systems installation guide
RPM" on page 21.
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