LightPulse Fibre Channel PCI Host Adapter Management
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From the LightPulse Utility/NT main window,
1. Select the desired host adapter.
2. Expand the Category list and select Configuration Data.
3. Expand the Region list and select region 5, 6, or 7.
4. Click Download button.
5. Enter the path to the PCI configuration data file (*.cfl).
6. Click Open.
File is downloaded into the selected region.
Modify driver parameters in the Windows NT registry
This display provides information about device driver parameters that are maintained in the
Windows/NT registry, and allows those values to be modified. All available device driver
parameters are listed in the data display, along with the current, minimum, maximum, and
default values. Parameters that have their value specified in the system registry are denoted
with either a
G
or an
L
in the leftmost column of the display. The
G
indicates that the value
is set in the global registry entry, which applies to all adapters that do not have a local
registry entry. The
L
indicates that the value is set in a registry entry specific to the selected
adapter, which overrides the value settings in the global entry. A column labeled Dynamic
indicates if a parameter change takes effect immediatly. Values for this parameter are
yes
,
restart
, and
reboot
.
Modifying Driver Parameters
From the LightPulse Utility/NT main window,
1. Select the desired host adapter.
2. Expand the Category list and select Driver Parameters.
3. Double click on a parameter name.
4. Enter desired value in the New Value field.
5. Select Permanent or Global checkbox.
Select Permanent to cause the new value to be written to the system registry. If Permanent is
not selected, the parameter will revert to its default value when the driver is reset.
Select Global to change the global registry entry. Otherwise, the change is made to the
adapter-specific registry entry.
Update Device Driver
Device drivers are updated periodically and can be obtained from the Emulex website at
ftp.emulex.com/pub/fibre/. In the Windows NT environment, you should remove the
existing driver before installing a new driver. Follow the steps below to remove an existing
driver and then refer to the
installation section
to install a new driver.
