Dell Emulex Family of Adapters - Manual (Page 1422)

Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-01A Rev. A
4. Emulex BIOS Utility
Configure Adapter Parameters
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Identifier). Then, based on this DID, it continues with the remainder of the
scanning.
If you select to boot this device by DID, the earlier selected entry is saved in the
flash memory.
Figure 4-8 Primary Boot Device Set Up Screen
7. Press until you exit the BIOS utility.
8. Reboot the system for the new boot path to take effect.
Configure Adapter Parameters
The BIOS utility has numerous options that can be modified to provide for different
behavior. Use the BIOS utility to perform the following tasks:

Change default ALPA of the adapter
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Change PLOGI retry timer
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Select a topology
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Enable or disable spinup delay

Set autoscan
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Enable or disable EDD 3.0
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Enable or disable the start unit command
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Enable or disable the environment variable
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Enable or disable auto boot sector
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Select a link speed
Note: The default topology is auto topology with loop first. Change this topology
setting, if necessary, before configuring boot devices.
To access the adapter configuration menu: