Changing the default al_pa, Figure 6-13 – Dell Emulex Family of Adapters User Manual

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Boot Version 10.2 for NIC, iSCSI, FCoE, and RoCE Protocols User Manual

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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

Enable or disable the environment variable

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 <Enter>. 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 <Enter>.

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 <Enter>. The adapter configuration menu is displayed

(Figure 6-13).

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