Dell Emulex Family of Adapters - Manual (Page 1403)

Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-01A Rev. A
1. Introduction
Emulex Boot Code Files
1403
VLAN virtual local area network
VM virtual machine
VMQ virtual machine queue
WDS Windows Deployment Services
WWN world wide name
WWNN world wide node name
WWPN world wide port name
x Used to designate a variable. For example, SPx includes SP1, SP2, etc.
ZB zettabyte
Emulex Boot Code Files
Emulex is unique in providing Universal Boot images that contain x86 BootBIOS,
OpenBoot, and EFIBoot boot code and Pair Boot boot code images that contain x86
BootBIOS and EFIBoot boot code. These images provide multi-platform support for
boot from SAN. Universal Boot and Pair Boot transparently determine your system
platform type and automatically execute the proper boot code image in the adapter.
These code images reside in adapter flash memory, allowing easier adapter portability
and configuration between servers.
Emulex provides the following types of boot code:

x86 BootBIOS works with the existing system BIOS on x64 and x86 systems.

OpenBoot works with the existing system firmware on Sun SPARC systems.
OpenBoot is also called FCode.

EFIBoot provides system boot capability through the use of the EFI (Extensible
Firmware Interface) Shell. It also functions on UEFI 2.1-based x64 platforms
through the HII (Human Interface Infrastructure) interface.
Note:
Universal Boot contains the following types of boot code:

x86 BootBIOS

OpenBoot

EFIBoot
Pair Boot contains the following types of boot code:

x86 BootBIOS

EFIBoot