Dell Brocade Adapters - Manual (Page 164)

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Boot over SAN
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Configuring BIOS using the Brocade configuration utility
NOTE
“Brocade BIOS configuration utility” and “Brocade BIOS configuration menu” are used
interchangeably in this manual.
The Brocade BIOS Configuration Utility allows you to perform the following operations on selected
adapters:
• Enable or disable BIOS to support boot over SAN.
- You must enable BIOS to support boot over SAN for an adapter port. If disabled, the host
system cannot boot from Fibre Channel disk drives.
- The default setting for the adapter boot BIOS is BIOS is enabled with Fabric Discovered on
all adapter ports.
• Enable one of the following Boot Options:
NOTE
For booting from direct-attached Fibre Channel targets, select the Flash Values or First LUN
options.
- Fabric Discovered
Host boots from LUN information provided by the fabric.
NOTE
Fabric-based boot LUN discovery (Fabric Discovered) is not supported for booting from
direct-attached targets.
- Flash Values
Host boots from LUN information stored in flash memory.
- First LUN
Host boots from the first visible LUN.
• Set port speed for the adapter (HBAs and Fabric Adapter ports configured in HBA mode only).
• Select boot LUNs from discovered targets.
• Review adapter properties, such as the following:
- Port speed
- PWWN
- NWWN
- BIOS version
To configure BIOS parameters using the Brocade BIOS Configuration Utility, use the following steps.
1. Power on the host system.
2. Watch the screen as the system boots. When “Brocade BIOS configuration utility” displays,
press Alt+B or Ctrl+B.
The Brocade BIOS Configuration Menu displays a list of installed adapter ports, similar to the
following.