Dell Emulex Family of Adapters - Manual (Page 1522)

Boot Version 10.2 for NIC, iSCSI, FCoE, and RoCE Protocols User Manual P010097-01B Rev. A
2. Configuring PXE Boot for NIC on LPe16202, OCe10100, and OCe11100-series Adapters
Using the PXESelect Utility
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The menu only displays the available personalities, including both free and licensed
personalities.
The NIC personality implies that all the enabled functions provide NIC/TOE
functionality.
Note: TOE is not supported on LPe16202/OCe15000-series adapters.
iSCSI and FCoE personalities are enabled on one function per adapter port and include
NIC functionality on the other enabled functions. There can be only one storage
protocol on each port.
For information about custom personalities, see “Configuring the Custom Personality
Selection” on page 1522.
To select the personality of the adapter:
1. From the Controller Configuration menu, use the <Tab> key to select Personality
and a pop-up menu appears.
Figure 2-5 Controller Configuration Menu – Personality Selection
2. Select NIC, iSCSI, FCoE, or Custom and press <Enter>.
3. Select Save and press <Enter>.
Note: Changing the Personality setting requires a reboot before the change will
take effect. A reboot will occur when you exit the PXESelect utility if the
Personality setting has changed since the last boot.
Configuring the Custom Personality Selection
The Custom personality allows you to select the protocol type for each function (0–7).
iSCSI and FCoE personalities may only be enabled on one function per adapter port.
Note: There cannot be two iSCSI functions and two FCoE functions on a single port.
To select the Custom personality:
1. From the Controller Configuration menu, use the <Tab> key to select Personality
and a pop-up menu appears.
2. Select Custom and press <Enter>.