Dell Emulex Family of Adapters - Manual (Page 1793)

Boot Version 10.2 for NIC, iSCSI, FCoE, and RoCE Protocols User Manual P010097-01B Rev. A
Appendix H. Configuring PXE Boot for NIC on Dell OCe14000-based Systems
Setting Up a PXE Bootable Network
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For additional information on NPar support, see “Configuring NPar” on
page 1794.
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SRIOV – if your system BIOS supports SR-IOV, you can select this
virtualization mode. SR-IOV support can only be enabled when NPar
support is disabled. For more information on SR-IOV configuration, see the
appropriate Emulex driver manual.
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None – when there is no virtualization mode selected, there is only one NIC
function on each port and there are no storage functions.
Note: A reboot will occur when you exit the PXESelect utility if the
virtualization mode has changed since the last boot.
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NParEP Support – when this option is enabled, each port may be partitioned
into isolated PFs (channels) up to total of 16 functions. See “Enabling NParEP
Support” on page 1796 for more information.
Note: NParEP support is available only on Dell 13G or newer systems.
2. Once you have set the options in the Controller Configuration screen, press <F7> to
save the current settings.
3. Press <F6> to proceed.
Note: If you want to erase the current configuration, press <F8>. See “Erasing
Ports and Controller Configuration” on page 1801 for more information.
The Port Selection Menu appears.
Figure H-3 Port Selection Menu
Note: The Port Selection Menu only appears if there are two or more ports
connected.
4. Select the port you want to configure and press <Enter>. The Port Menu appears.
5. From the Port Menu, you can select one of the following options:
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NPar Configuration – see “Configuring NPar” on page 1794 for additional
information.
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Boot Configuration – see “Configuring Boot Options” on page 1797 for
additional information.
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Port Configuration – see “Configuring Port Options” on page 1799 for
additional information.