Dell Brocade Adapters Installation And Reference Manual page 108

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Using the Brocade Adapter Software Installer
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Select Download ISO Image and download an ISO 9660 (.iso) optical disk image. This
contains the Brocade Adapter Software Installer, individual driver packages containing
installer scripts, HCM, and documentation. You can use this ISO file to create a CD
that you can carry to your system for installation.
To enter these commands, first change to the directory where the adapter software is installed
(cd <install directory>). Default install directories are the following;
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Windows systems
C:\Program Files\BROCADE\Adapter
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Linux and Solaris systems
/opt/brocade/adapter
On Windows XP, Vista, NT, 2000, and Windows 2003 service pack1, only the GUI will install for
all DCHOSEN_INSTALL_SET values (DRIVER, GUI, or BOTH).
To launch the installer in silent mode, you must use and provide values for the following
parameters:
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DCHOSEN_INSTALL_SET
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-i silent
By default, the initrd file will backed up automatically during Linux installations. During
installation, a dialog box displays with the location of the file. If a file exists, a dialog box
displays with its current location and allows you to overwrite the file, not overwrite the file, or
quit.
To make sure that the drivers and adapter boot code are synchronized, be sure to update your
adapter with the latest boot image from after you install or update adapter driver packages.
using the following steps.
a. Go to the adapters website at www.brocade.com/adapters.
b. Navigate to the Downloads page.
c. Select your operating system from the Downloads list.
d. Download the boot code image from the "Boot Code" area.
Refer to "Boot code updates"
Installing management utilities on Windows systems creates a Brocade BCU desktop shortcut
on your system desktop. Use this to launch the BCU> command prompt and enter BCU
commands. If installation fails (possibly devices are not present on the system), the shortcut is
still created. The BCU shortcut provides quick access to the installation folder where you can
perform the following tasks:
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Run the Support Save feature
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Reinstall drivers
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Run adapter utilities
NOTE
Launching BCU on Windows systems through methods other than through the desktop
shortcut is not recommended and may result in display of inconsistent information.
Because the ESX 5.0 driver installation process does not enforce maintenance mode, it is
recommended that you put the host in maintenance mode since a system reboot is required
after installation.
on page 118 for instructions to install the boot code image.
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