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OpenBoot BIOS

4-7

Ver. 2.0

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The following messages may appear during the boot process:

Adapter

removed from boot order, parameters will be updated

accordingly!

appears when an adapter is removed from the system

or is relocated behind a PCI bridge. This message is for information
only, and no further user action is required.

Configuration

data invalid, saving default configuration!

appears if none of the information in nonvolatile random access
memory (NVRAM) is valid. This message is for information only, and
can occur when the BIOS is upgraded, or when some external event
has rendered the NVRAM temporarily unreadable.

Found

FC Controller not in following Boot Order List, to Add:

Press

Ctrl-C to start LSI Logic Configuration Utility...

appears when fewer than four adapters are in the boot order, and
adapters exist in the system which are not in the boot order. This
message is for information only, and indicates that more than four
adapters exist in the system. The additional adapters are not
managed by the Configuration Utility.

4.7

OpenBoot BIOS

LSI Logic Solaris-capable, Fusion-MPT host adapters have Fcode
resident on board, allowing operation under the Sun Microsystems
OpenBoot console. All basic functionality is available in an OpenBoot
environment, including the ability to display devices connected to the
adapter, and to boot devices on the adapter.

4.7.1

OpenBoot BIOS Features

The LSI Logic FC OpenBoot BIOS supports the following:

Solaris SPARC Open Firmware environments, version 2.6 or later

Root Boot device selection from any target device

Standard command line interface, with help query

Configuration options and selection capability for each host adapter