
                      qlcfwupdate Readme Notes

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Table of Contents
 
1. Package Contents 
2. Supported Adapters/Controllers 
3. Supported Operating Systems
4. Installing the Application 
5. Additional Notes 
   5.1 Warning Messages on Startup
6. Contacting Support
 

1. Package Contents 

The qlcfwupdate package ontains the following files:

Windows x64:
   * qlcfwupdate_x64 -  main executable

   * Additional various DLL, configuration files and MBI files

Windows x86:	
   * qlcfwupdate - main executable

   * Additional various DLL, configuration files and MBI files


Linux:	

   * qlcfwupdate - main executable
   
   * Additional configuration files and MBI files



2. Supported Adapters/Controllers

   * 2400, 2500, 2600 and 2700 Series Fibre Channel Adapters
   * 80xx and 83xx Series Converged Network Adapters


3. Supported Operating Systems

The qlcfwupdate runs on the following operating system (OS) platforms:

   OS Name                       OS Type        Hardware Platform
   ---------------             ------------     --------------------
   * Windows Server 2012 R2       64-bit             -
   * Windows Server 2008          32-bit             -
   * Windows Server 2008          64-bit             -
   * Windows Server 2008 R2       64-bit             -
   * Windows PE                   64-bit             -
   * Windows PE                   32-bit             -

   * Red Hat RHEL AS/ES 7.x       32-bit            x86
   * Red Hat RHEL AS/ES 7.x       64-bit            x64
   * Red Hat RHEL AS/ES 7.x       32-bit            ppc64
   * Red Hat RHEL AS/ES 7.x       64-bit            ppc64
   * Red Hat RHEL AS/ES 7.x       32-bit            ppc64le
   * Red Hat RHEL AS/ES 7.x       64-bit            ppc64le
   * Red Hat RHEL AS/ES 6.x       64-bit            x64   
   * Red Hat RHEL AS/ES 6.x       32-bit            x86
   * Red Hat RHEL AS/ES 6.x       64-bit            x64
   * Red Hat RHEL AS/ES 5.8       32-bit            x86
   * Red Hat RHEL AS/ES 5.8       64-bit            x64
   * Red Hat RHEL AS/ES 5.7       32-bit            x86
   * Red Hat RHEL AS/ES 5.7       64-bit            x64
   * Red Hat RHEL AS/ES 5.6       32-bit            x86
   * Red Hat RHEL AS/ES 5.6       64-bit            x64

   * Novell SLES 11 SP2/SP1       32-bit            x86
   * Novell SLES 11 SP2/SP1       64-bit            AMD64
   * Novell SLES 11 SP2/SP1       64-bit            ppc64,ppc64le

   * XenServer 5.6, 6.x 
   
   * Ubuntu 14.x                  32-bit            x86
   * Ubuntu 14.x                  64-bit            AMD64
   * Ubuntu 14.x                  64-bit            ppc64, ppc64le


NOTE: For specific service packs (SP) and OS updates, refer to the
descriptions where this software version is posted on the QLogic 
Web site http://driverdownloads.qlogic.com/ or on your OEM website.

   
4. Installing the Application  

   Extract the package to a directory.

5. Additional Notes 


5.1 Warning Messages on Startup


6. Contacting Support

   For further assistance, contact QLogic Technical Support at:
   http://support.qlogic.com

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