Selecting a boot device (setbootdevice), See “selecting a boot – Dell Emulex Family of Adapters User Manual

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Offline and Online Adapter Management Utilities Version 10.2 User Manual

P010071-01A Rev. A

4. Offline Adapter Management Utility Command Line Interface

Boot Code Commands

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oslpcfg enableboot n=<adapter number> i=<index>

The following example enables BootBIOS on adapter #6:

oslpcfg enableboot n=6 i=1

To disable BootBIOS, type

oslpcfg disableboot n=<adapter number>

The following example disables BootBIOS on adapter #6:

oslpcfg disableboot n=6

Selecting a Boot Device (setbootdevice)

This command sets the boot device specified by its WWN, LUN, and desired topology.

Set t to 0 for arbitrated loop.

Set t to 1 for point-to-point.

The selected device boots when the system reboots.
The boot code must be enabled before issuing the setbootdevice command.
To set the boot device, type (all on one line)

oslpcfg setbootdevice n=<adapter number> w0=<wwpn word 0> w1=<wwpn

word 1> l=<Decimal ID of LUN> t=<topology>

Note: Enter the LUN number in decimal format.

The following example sets the boot device on adapter #1, LUN #46 with a desired

topology of arbitrated loop:

oslpcfg setbootdevice n=1 w0=a1b2c3d4 w1=b946a4e8 l=46 t=0

Note: If port login fails after 50 msecs, the command is retried once.

Enabling or Disabling Boot Devices
(enablebootdevice/disablebootdevice)

After using the setBootDevice command, you can enable or disable the boot device by

using the enablebootdevice or disablebootdevice command.
To enable the boot device, type

oslpcfg enablebootdevice n=<adapter number>

To disable the boot device, type

oslpcfg disablebootdevice n=<adapter number>

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