Dell Emulex Family of Adapters - Manual (Page 1419)

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4. Emulex BIOS Utility
Configure Boot Devices
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Figure 4-3 BIOS Status Screen
Configure Boot Devices
This option supports FC_AL: (public and private loop) and fabric point-to-point. When
operating in loop (FC_AL) topology, the system automatically determines whether you
are configured for a public or private loop. The BIOS looks for a fabric loop (FL_Port)
first. If a fabric loop is not detected, the BIOS looks for a private loop. For the
“Configure Boot Devices” option, the eight boot entries are zero by default ( key).
Note: If it is necessary to change the topology, do so before you configure boot
devices. The default topology is auto topology with loop first. For FC-AL, each
adapter has a default ALPA of 01 (Hex).
To configure boot devices:
1. On the main configuration menu (Figure 4-2), select Configure Boot Devices.
A list of eight boot devices is shown (Figure 4-4). Emulex recommends that you
configure only the bootable devices. The primary boot device is the first entry
shown, and it is the first bootable device.
If the first boot entry fails due to a hardware error, the system can boot from the
second bootable entry. If the second boot entry fails, the system boots from the third
bootable entry and so on, if it is configured in the system BIOS on a BBS system.
Note: The Emulex BIOS utility only presents the boot devices to the system BIOS. The
system BIOS must enumerate and attempt to boot from the drive as the primary
hard drive from which to boot. See “Use Multi-Path Boot from SAN” on
page 1434.