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Installing the Firmware 3-3
Ver. 2.0 Copyright © 2002 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved.
manages all link exceptions, which serves to isolate the host driver from
Fibre Channel unique exceptions. With the Fusion-MPT architecture,
parallel SCSI host drivers can be used with the LSI Logic Fibre Channel
controllers with little or no additional functionality for Fibre Channel.
3.3 Installing the Firmware
The Fibre Channel firmware may be updated using the Fibre Channel
Flash Utility, which comprises an executable program called FCUTIL.EXE.
This section provides the procedure for installing this program.
3.3.1 Installing the FcUtil Program
Use the FcUtil program to update the LSI Logic FC Firmware on an
LSIFC929 or LSIFC919 Fibre Channel chip or host adapter. Locate the
FCUTIL.EXE program and FC929.ROM code on your distribution media, as
well as the DOS4GW.EXE file. Copy these files to a blank, formatted
diskette. Label it “FC Firmware diskette.”
To update the LSIFC929 (or LSIFC919) firmware, complete the following
steps:
Step 1. Ensure that the host adapter is properly installed in the system
PCI slot.
Step 2. Insert the LSI Logic FC Firmware diskette into drive A:.
Step 3. Boot the system to the DOS prompt A:\>.
Step 4. Execute the FCUTIL program directly from the DOS command
line by typing at the prompt:
A:\ fcutil
The FcUtil program identifies all LSI host adapters in the
system, and allows you to select which adapter to update.
Step 5. The FCUTIL program displays a menu of options.
To update the firmware, select the option a - Update
Firmware. The update process requires about 20–30 seconds.
Step 6. Exit the FCUTIL utility using the menu option q - Quit.