Dell Emulex Family of Adapters - Manual (Page 1625)

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11. Configuring UEFI for Ethernet
Overview
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11. Configuring UEFI for Ethernet
Overview
UEFIBoot supports:
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uEFI version – uEFI 2.3.1 compatible drivers (backward compatible with 2.1)
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EDK version – EDK2 compatible drivers
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Supported EFI protocols – NII protocol, Configuration Access protocol,
Component Name2 protocol, Driver Diagnostics protocol, Platform to Driver
Configuration protocol, and Firmware Management Protocol
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Operating systems – Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows
Server 2012 R2, RHEL 6.x and newer, and SLES 11 SP2 and newer
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Multi-mode – Switch personalities from the HII menus
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Multichannel – Enable or disable multichannel and configure multichannel
parameters from HII
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Blade Open Firmware Management Protocol and Universal Configuration
Manager
Note: Only applies to IBM products.
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Maximum controllers and ports (support for up to 96 physical controllers or 192
ports)
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Single driver – Single latest driver version supports all controllers in the system
This version of UEFIboot is loaded from flash into system memory.
For more information on loading and unloading UEFIBoot, see appendix E., “Loading
and Unloading UEFIBoot from the UEFI Shell,” on page 1761.
When UEFIBoot is loaded in an EFI Shell, type “
drivers
” and press to see if
the driver is loaded.
Note: If you are using Dell adapters, refer to appendix F., “Dell UEFI,” on page 1762
for information on using the Dell UEFI utility.
Navigating the Emulex NIC Configuration Utility
Use the following methods to navigate the Emulex NIC configuration utility:
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Press the up/down arrows on your keyboard to move through menu options or
fields. When multiple adapters are listed, use the up/down arrows to scroll to
the additional adapters.
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Press the <+>, <->, or keys to change numeric values.
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Press to select a menu option, to select a row in a configuration screen,
or to change a configuration default.
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Use the navigation entries on the page to move about the utility.
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Press to exit the current screen and show the previous screen.