Dell Emulex Family of Adapters - Manual (Page 1453)

Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-01A Rev. A
6. EFIBoot
Configure Boot Parameters
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the EFIBoot Configuration utility, or by using third-party software from the
EFI shell command prompt.
If you select Boot Scan from EFIFCScanLevel:
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If the EFIFCScanLevel variable already exists, the screen in Figure 6-18
shows the current setting and allows you to select a new setting.
Figure 6-18 Existing EFIFCScanLevel Variable Screen
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If the EFIFCScanLevel variable does not exist in the EFI BIOS NVRAM
store, the EFIBoot configuration utility prompts you to create it, as
shown in Figure 6-19.
Figure 6-19 No Existing EFIFCScanLevel Variable Screen
Press for Yes or for no. If you press to create the variable, the utility
creates it and presents you with a menu to select the initial value. Valid values are
NVRAM and Discovered Targets. A new variable is created and the boot path is
changed.
If you have a large SAN and set the boot path to “Boot Path Discovered Targets,”
discovery takes a long time.
3. Press to return to the EFI utility menu.