Dell Emulex Family of Adapters - Manual (Page 1418)

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4. Emulex BIOS Utility
Start the Emulex BIOS Utility
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(Figure 4-2)
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Figure 4-2 Main Configuration Menu
Under normal circumstances, you would first configure boot devices using the BIOS
Utility (page 1419). However, in the following two situations, you must perform the
indicated procedure first:

The adapter is not enabled to boot from SAN: You must enable the adapter’s
BIOS to boot from SAN (See “Enable an Adapter to Boot from SAN” on
page 1418).
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You want to use a topology other than the default (auto topology with loop
first): You must change the topology setting before configuring boot devices
(See “Change Topology” on page 1426).
Enable an Adapter to Boot from SAN
To enable an adapter to boot from SAN:
From the main configuration menu, select Enable/Disable Boot from SAN.
Adapters are disabled by default. At least one adapter must be enabled to boot from
SAN in order to use remote boot functionality.
Once you enable an adapter, the status of the boot BIOS changes as shown in
Figure 4-3.
Note: x86 BootBIOS supports a maximum of sixteen or thirty-two ports depending on
the adapter.