Q-Logic 8100 SERIES ユーザーズマニュアル

3–Installation in a Windows Environment
Installing Management Tools

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You can update firmware without a first installing an operating system on the 
server. Such firmware upgrades are considered offline upgrades. 

To update firmware on BIOS-based servers:

1.

Boot the server into DOS using either a DOS bootable 3.5-inch disk or a 
USB memory stick containing the extracted multi-boot image. 

2.

Run the script update.bat.

3.

Verify the firmware installation as described in 

To update firmware on UEFI-based servers: 

1.

Boot the server into the UEFI shell using an in-built shell or a third-party 
UEFI shell from a USB memory stick containing the adapter multi-boot 
image.

2.

Run the script update.nsh.

3.

Verify the firmware installation as described in 

For information about using QLogic offline utilities, see 

QLogic 8100 Series Adapters can be managed with QLogic tools requiring a 
separate installation, or with built-in Microsoft Windows tools. 

The QLogic tools are:

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TM

 Web Management GUI, which is used to configure 

and manage QLogic Fibre Channel adapters, Intelligent Ethernet Adapters, 
and Converged Network Adapters within storage area networks (SANs). 

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TM

 CLI, which is used to configure and manage QLogic 

Intelligent Ethernet, Converged Network, and Fibre Channel Adapters within 
SANs. The QConvergeConsole CLI also includes the networking (NIC) 
commands, previously supported in a separate networking CLI utility.

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SuperInstallers. QLogic provides a Windows SuperInstaller Utility, which 
installs the following drivers, tools, and agents used to support QLogic 8100 
Series Adapters: 



FC-FCoE and Ethernet Networking (NDIS) drivers 

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VLAN/Teaming driver (Windows version only)

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QConvergeConsole Command Line (CLI) management tool 

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FC-FCoE and Ethernet networking management agents