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Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual

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6. EFIBoot

Configure Boot Parameters

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the EFIBoot Configuration utility, or by using third-party software from the

EFI shell command prompt.

If you select Boot Scan from EFIFCScanLevel:

If the EFIFCScanLevel variable already exists, the screen in Figure 6-18

shows the current setting and allows you to select a new setting.

Figure 6-18 Existing EFIFCScanLevel Variable Screen

If the EFIFCScanLevel variable does not exist in the EFI BIOS NVRAM

store, the EFIBoot configuration utility prompts you to create it, as

shown in Figure 6-19.

Figure 6-19 No Existing EFIFCScanLevel Variable Screen

Press <Y> for Yes or <N> for no. If you press <Y> to create the variable, the utility

creates it and presents you with a menu to select the initial value. Valid values are

NVRAM and Discovered Targets. A new variable is created and the boot path is

changed.
If you have a large SAN and set the boot path to “Boot Path Discovered Targets,”

discovery takes a long time.

3. Press <Esc> to return to the EFI utility menu.

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