Navigating the fcoe bios utility, Starting the fcoe bios utility – Dell Emulex Family of Adapters User Manual

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Boot Version 10.2 for NIC, iSCSI, FCoE, and RoCE Protocols User Manual

P010097-01B Rev. A

6. Using the FCoE Boot BIOS Utility for x86 and x64 Architectures

Navigating the FCoE BIOS Utility

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6. Using the FCoE Boot BIOS Utility for x86 and

x64 Architectures

Before using the FCoE BIOS utility, ensure that the boot code is loaded and enabled on

the adapter as described in “Updating and Enabling Boot Code” on page 1595.

Note: This section reflects the most recent release of the FCoE BIOS utility. Some

selections may not be available if you are using an older version of the utility.

Note: After exiting the FCoE BIOS configuration utility, the system will reboot

whether or not any changes have been made.

Navigating the FCoE BIOS Utility

The FCoE BIOS utility has menus and configuration screens. Use the following

methods to navigate them:

Press the up/down arrows on your keyboard to move through and select menu

options or configuration fields. When multiple adapters are listed, use the

up/down arrows to scroll to the additional adapters.

Press <PageUp> to scroll to the previous page.

Press <PageDn> to scroll to the next page.

Press <Enter> to select a menu option, to select a changed value, to select a row

in a configuration screen or to change a configuration default.

Press <Esc> to go back to the previous menu.

Starting the FCoE BIOS Utility

Note: Links must be established before entering the FCoE BIOS utility; otherwise, you

will receive an error message.

To start the FCoE BIOS utility:
1. Turn on the computer and press and hold down <Alt> or <Ctrl> and press <E>

immediately (within five seconds) when the Emulex bootup message to start the

FCoE BIOS utility is displayed. An adapter listing is displayed (Figure 6-1).

Note: If the bootup message does not appear, you must enable x86 BootBIOS. For

more information, see “Updating and Enabling Boot Code” on page 1595.

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