Dell Emulex Family of Adapters - Manual (Page 1588)

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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Enabling or Disabling the Spinup Delay
This option allows you to enable or disable the disk spinup delay. The factory default
setting is disabled.
If at least one boot device has been defined, and the spinup delay is enabled, the boot
BIOS searches for the first available boot device.
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If a boot device is present, the boot BIOS boots from it immediately.
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If a boot device is not ready, the boot BIOS waits for the spinup delay and, for
up to three additional minutes, continues the boot scanning algorithm to find
another multi-boot device.
If boot devices have not been defined, and auto scan is enabled, then the boot BIOS
waits for five minutes before scanning for devices.
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In a private loop, the boot BIOS attempts to boot from the lowest target AL_PA
it finds.
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In an attached fabric, the boot BIOS attempts to boot from the first target found
in the NameServer data.
To enable or disable the spinup delay:
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).
2. Select Enable or Disable Spinup Delay and press . Information similar to
Figure 6-16 is displayed.
Figure 6-16 Enable or Disable Spinup Delay Screen
3. Select whether to enable or disable spinup delay.
4. Press to accept the new value.
5. Press to return to the advanced adapter configuration menu.
6. For changes to take effect, reboot the system.