Dell Emulex Family of Adapters - Manual (Page 1585)

Boot Version 10.2 for NIC, iSCSI, FCoE, and RoCE Protocols User Manual P010097-01B Rev. A
6. Using the FCoE Boot BIOS Utility for x86 and x64 Architectures
Configuring Advanced Adapter Parameters
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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 the auto boot sector
To access the adapter configuration menu, from the main configuration menu
(Figure 6-2), select Configure Advanced Adapter Parameters and press . The
adapter configuration menu is displayed.
Figure 6-13 Advanced Adapter Configuration Menu
Default settings are acceptable for most installations.
To reset all values to their defaults, from the main configuration menu (Figure 6-2),
select Reset Adapter Defaults and press .
Changing the Default AL_PA
The default value of the AL_PA for the adapter BIOS is 00 (hex). All adapters or boot
drives can be configured to other AL_PAs rather than their default values.
Note: This option applies only to arbitrated loop (FC-AL). The FCoE protocol does not
support FC-AL.
To change the default AL_PA:
1. On the main configuration menu (Figure 6-2), select Configure Advanced Adapter
Parameters and press . The adapter configuration menu is displayed
(Figure 6-13).