Dell Emulex Family of Adapters - Manual (Page 1440)

Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-01A Rev. A
6. EFIBoot
Install the EFI Utility
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6. EFIBoot
The Emulex EFIBoot boot code can be used on server platforms with EFI or UEFI-based
system firmware, with or without an EFI shell. If your system firmware is EFI version
1.1 or UEFI version 2.0, the EFI utility can be invoked from the EFI Shell prompt. If your
system firmware is UEFI 2.1 or newer, it expects the HII (Human Interface
Infrastructure) interface to be present and implemented by the server manufacturer.
Using EFIBoot code with the HII interface is described later in the chapter.
If you have several adapters in your system, the EFI system firmware or boot code
uses the highest version driver that is on one of your adapters. Adapters with older
versions of EFIBoot are managed by the more recent version, but only as long as the
adapter with the most recent version is in the system. The adapters must be updated
to actually update and not just use the most recent version available.
Note: This section reflects the most recent release of the EFI utility. Some selections
may not be available if you are using an older version of the utility. EFIBoot is
not supported on legacy converged network adapters (CNAs) such as the
LP21000 and LP21002.
Install the EFI Utility
Before you install the EFI utility, download the applicable boot kit and extract the
contents to a floppy disk, CD, USB device, or hard drive. The boot kit includes the .prg
file and the elxcli.efi file (where version corresponds to the EFIBoot code
version). The elxcli.efi file contains the EFI utility.
To install the EFI utility:
1. Start your system. A menu similar to Figure 6-1 is displayed. The menu items vary
depending on the configuration of your system.
Figure 6-1 Boot Option Menu
2. Select EFI Shell from the menu. An EFI shell starts and the shell prompt is
displayed.
3. Change to the drive where the Emulex EFIBoot file was extracted. To see a list of
drives, type
map -r