B–Solaris Driver, nxflash Utility, and Firmware Installation
nxflash Utility and Firmware Files Installation
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nxflash Utility and Firmware Files Installation
To extract and utilize the Solaris nxflash utility and firmware files using the
Sol<ver>_ntxn_<ver>_tools.tar.gz and
Sol_nxtn_<ver>_firmware_files.gz packages:
1. Unzip the firmware package using the
gunzip command.
2. Untar the firmware package using the
tar xfp command.
3. Unzip the tools package using the
gunzip command.
4. Untar the tools package using the
tar xfp command.
5. Type the following to navigate to the tools directory:
cd /tmp/Sol<ver>_ntxn_4.0.305_tools
6. Copy the QLogic romimage files into the tools directory by typing:
cp <path>/Sol_ntxn_<ver>_firmware_files/*
7. Perform the Flash update by using nxflash. For Solaris 10, type the
following command:
./nxflash –i /dev/ntxn0 –a <file>_romimage
8. After the nxflash utility has finished, reboot the system.