Using The Flasutil Bios Update Utility Menu - IBM TotalStorage DS4000 FC2-133 Installation And User Manual

Table 9. Examples of flasutil command-line options
Command
flasutil /L
flasutil /W F600
flasutil /L f400
flasutil /L f800 /F f800
flasutil /L /F
flasutil /D
flasutil /U
flasutil /X

Using the flasutil BIOS Update Utility menu

Complete the following steps to update the DS4000 FC2-133 BIOS code and
NVRAM by using the flasutil BIOS Update Utility menu:
1. Insert the IBM TotalStorage DS4000 FC2-133 Dual Port Host Bus Adapter
2. Type the following command: flasutil
3. A list of adapters and I/O addresses displays. At the command prompt, type the
4. The following option menu displays:
5. Type the letter for the option that you want and press Enter.
6. If you have additional adapters installed, if you want to program the other port of
7. Repeat steps 2 through 5 for each additional adapter or port.
8. Remove the CD from the CD-ROM drive and restart the server.
9. Go to "Installing the DS4000 FC2-133 device drivers" on page 15.
Support CD into the CD-ROM drive. Restart the server. Your server displays a
DOS prompt.
Press Enter.
appropriate I/O address and press Enter.
F = Write Flash
W = Copy Flash to file: QLxxROM.SAV
S = Display serial number
V = Display current BIOS version
C = Verify Flash
Y = Display port name
L = Write NOVRAM
A = Write NOVRAM and defaults
D = Copy NOVRAM to file:QLxxNVRM.SAV
U = Update BIOS NOVRAM defaults
X = Verify NOVRAM
Notes:
a. All of the listed options are supported and you can run them from the
command line. Options L, A, D, U, and X might not display. The
command-line option is not case-sensitive.
b. You can configure each adapter with more than one option.
the adapter, or if you want to configure your adapter with more than one option,
continue with step 7. Otherwise, go to step 8.
Chapter 2. Updating the DS4000 FC2-133 BIOS code and installing device drivers
Description
Write NVRAM on all DS4000 host bus adapters in a system
without being prompted for an I/O address.
Save the existing flash code to file QL2312RM.SAV.
Write NVRAM to the adapter at I/O address f400.
Write NVRAM and flash an adapter at I/O address f800.
Write NVRAM and flash all adapters.
Save NVRAM to file QL23NVRM.SAV.
Update BIOS NVRAM defaults.
Verify NVRAM in all adapters.
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