Boot Code Updates - Dell Brocade Adapters Installation And Reference Manual

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Boot code updates

A single, updatable boot code image, stored in the adapter option read-only memory (option ROM)
memory, contains all boot code for supported host platforms.
NOTE
By default, BIOS and UEFI are enabled on adapter ports for booting over SAN.
Boot code updates
The adapter boot code contains the following:
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Update the adapter with the latest boot code image for installed Brocade adapters from the
Brocade adapters website at
1. Go to the adapters website at www.brocade.com/adapters.
2. Navigate to the adapters Downloads page.
3. Select your operating system from the Downloads list to display appropriate download files.
4. Download the boot code image from the "Boot Code" area.
Update the boot code image file to the adapter installed on your host system using the Host
Connectivity Manager (HCM) and BCU commands. Although BCU updates the file from the host's
local drive, you can use HCM to update from a remote system.
NOTE
All Brocade adapters installed in a host system must use the same boot code version.
NOTE
To keep drivers and boot code synchronized, be sure to update your adapter with the latest boot
image after you install or update adapter driver packages. Be sure to update drivers before updating
the boot code.
You can determine the current BIOS version installed on your adapter using the following methods:
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PCI BIOS 2.1 or later, PCI firmware 3.0
Boot code for PCI system
BIOS
Boot code for x86 and x64 platforms
Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI)
Boot code for UEFI systems
NOTE
UEFI is not supported on the Brocade 804 adapter.
Adapter firmware
using
Viewing the BIOS that displays on your system screen during hardware reinitialization, just
before you are prompted to press Ctrl and B or Alt and B to enter the Brocade adapter
Configuration Utility.
Entering the bcu adapter --query command. The installed BIOS version displays in the Flash
Information section of the command output.
the following steps.
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