118 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual53-1002144-01Boot code updates4A single, updatable boot code image, stored in the adapter option read-only memory (option ROM)memory, contains all boot code for supported host platforms.NOTEBy default, BIOS and UEFI are enabled on adapter ports for booting over SAN.Boot code updatesThe adapter boot code contains the following:• PCI BIOS 2.1 or later, PCI firmware 3.0Boot code for PCI system• BIOSBoot code for x86 and x64 platforms• Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI)Boot code for UEFI systemsNOTEUEFI is not supported on the Brocade 804 adapter.• Adapter firmwareUpdate the adapter with the latest boot code image for installed Brocade adapters from theBrocade adapters website at using the following steps.1. Go to the adapters website at www.brocade.com/adapters.2. Navigate to the adapters Downloads page.3. Select your operating system from the Downloads list to display appropriate download files.4. Download the boot code image from the “Boot Code” area.Update the boot code image file to the adapter installed on your host system using the HostConnectivity Manager (HCM) and BCU commands. Although BCU updates the file from the host’slocal drive, you can use HCM to update from a remote system.NOTEAll Brocade adapters installed in a host system must use the same boot code version.NOTETo keep drivers and boot code synchronized, be sure to update your adapter with the latest bootimage after you install or update adapter driver packages. Be sure to update drivers before updatingthe boot code.You can determine the current BIOS version installed on your adapter using the following methods:• Viewing the BIOS that displays on your system screen during hardware reinitialization, justbefore you are prompted to press Ctrl and B or Alt and B to enter the Brocade adapterConfiguration Utility.• Entering the bcu adapter --query command. The installed BIOS version displays in the FlashInformation section of the command output.
