Setting up the hba bios, Setting up the hba bios -14 – EMC Qlogic QLA23xx User Manual

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EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in Windows Hosts

Configuring an EMC Boot Device

Setting Up the HBA
BIOS

Once the HBA is installed in the host and the EMC array is connected
to the fabric (FC-SW) or directly connected to the HBA (FC-AL), you
can configure an EMC-qualified QLogic HBA for boot support using

Fast!UTIL

, as described below:

1. Boot the server, and press

CTRL-Q

when you see the QLogic

banner:

Different HBA models may display different banners. Be sure to select
CTRL-Q for the HBA you wish to configure.

2. After

Fast!UTIL

loads, the display depends on whether there are

multiple QLogic HBAs installed:

• If there is only one QLogic HBA, the

Fast!UTIL

Options

menu appears.

• If there are multiple QLogic HBAs, a list of addresses occupies

by those HBAs appears. Use the arrow keys to select the
desired HBA; then press

ENTER

. The

Fast!UTIL

Options menu

appears.

3. Select Configuration Settings from the menu.

4. Select Host Adapter Settings and enable Host Adapter BIOS.

Refer to EMC HBA Settings on page 2-8 for a table of EMC-configured
NVRAM settings.

5. Press

ESC

to return to the previous menu.

6. Select Selectable Boot Settings and enable Selectable Boot

Device

.

7. For any entry that is not blank (all zeros), highlight the entry and

press

C

to clear any previous values.

8. When all parameters are set correctly, press

ESC

to return to the

Fast!UTIL

Options menu; then select Save Changes to save the

changes you made to the current adapter.

QLogic Corporation
QLA2300 PCI Fibre Channel ROM BIOS Version 1.17
Copyright © Qlogic Corporation 1993-1999 All rights reserved
Press <CTRL - Q> for Fast!UTIL
www.qlogic.com

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