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Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual

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4. Emulex BIOS Utility

Configure Boot Devices

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4. If you select a device, you are asked for the starting LUN. Enter the starting LUN

(Figure 4-6). The starting LUN can be any number from 0 to 255.

Figure 4-6 LUN listing Screen

You can define 256 LUNs per adapter, but the screen displays only 16 consecutive

LUNs at a time. In front of each entry, B#D or B#W specifies the boot entry number

and whether the device boots by DID or WWPN. For example, B1D means that boot

entry 1 boots from the DID. B2W means that boot entry 2 boots from WWPN.

5. Type the two digits corresponding to the entry you are selecting. The boot devices

menu (Figure 4-7) displays the following options:

Figure 4-7 Boot Devices Menu

6. Select the boot method you want. If you select to boot the device by WWPN, the

WWPN of the earlier selected entry is saved in the flash memory. However, during

the initial BIOS scan, the utility issues a Name Server Inquiry GID_PN (Get Port

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