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[Notes]
(1) For the supported version of the driver, firmware and LPAR manager for this commands
from the guest of LPAR manager, refer to HITACHI Gigabit Fibre Channel Adapter USER'S
GUIDE (Support Matrix Edition) for details.
(2) Download the latest firmware from the web site.
(3) Back up the firmware before updating the firmware.
(4) When updating FLASH-ROM, do not close the working window, terminate the command
forcibly, turn the power off or reboot the system. There operation causes the disruption of
the FLASH-ROM and may lead the failure of the Hitachi Gigabit Fibre Channel Adapter.
(5) To update, back up or restore the FLASH-ROM usually requires 5 to 10 minutes on
Windows. However over 60 minutes may be required depending on your server
configuration. If your system does not complete these operations over the 10 minutes, refer
to the section 'How to shorten the firmware update processes
Channel Adapter USER'S GUIDE (Windows Driver Edition).
(6)
If you execute the update using 'all' option, the execution continues for the next port when the update
process failed for the current adapter port. You can specify only one update file. Hitachi Gigabit Fibre
Channel Adapter has its own binary file for FLASH-ROM depending on its device ID. If there are
multiple types of Hitachi Gigabit Fibre Channel Adapter exist on the same system and execute the
update command specifying 'all' option, the command always display the error. FLASH-ROM backup
file stored by backup command has WWN inside the file. So the error is displayed except for the target
adapter which has the same WWN.
(7) For error messages when executing update or backup commands, refer to [Error message]
in the section "hfcmcup-Back up and Update FLASH-ROM.
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