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1. 11 Change the Default AL_PA 0 cceeeeccseeeeeeeeeeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaeeeeeeeseeseccaaeeeeeees 12 Change the PLOGI Retry Timer 13 Change TOPOLOGY 13 Enable Disable the Spinup Delay 14 Set AUO sii Gr ite ae aaa ene base 15 Enable Disable EDD 16 Enable Disable the Start Unit Command 16 Enable Disable the Environment 17 Enable Disable Auto Sector Format 17 Configure Boot 18 Install Windows 2000 Server on a Fibre Channel 19 Use Multi Boot BIOS 0 0 cece cence etree reece 20 Troubleshooting x86 BootBlOS 22 21 The x86 BootBIOS Message Does Not Appear on 21 Retry This Adapter Message 0 ll ll nn i nl i ni ln i lillie 21 The File Fails During 21 x86 BootBIOS User Manual Page i2. AS EMULEX We network storage x86 BootBIOS Version 1 70a1 User Manual lt EMULEX We network storage Copyright 2005 Emulex Corporation All rights reserved worldwide No part of this document may be reproduced by any means nor translated to any electronic medium without the written consent of Emulex Corporation Information furnished by Emulex Corporation is believed to be accurate and reliable However no responsibility is assumed by Emulex Corporation for its use or for any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties which may result from its use No license is granted by implication or otherwise under any patent or patent rights of Emulex Corporation Emulex and LightPulse are registered trademarks and AutoPilot Installer AutoPilot Manager BlockGuard FibreSpy HBAnyware InSpeed MultiPulse and SBOD are trademarks of Emulex Corporation All other brand or product names referenced herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or organizations Emulex provides this manual as is without any warranty of any kind either expressed or implied including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose Emulex Corporation may make improvements and changes to the product described in this manual at any time and without any notice Emulex Corporation assumes no responsibility for its use nor for any infringements of patents or ot
3. 04 Spin Up delay 6 Diz abled Enable Press 1 Dis able Pres Previous hlenu Figure 15 Enable or Disable Spinup Delay Screen x86 BootBIOS User Manual Page 14 4 Select 1 to enable the spinup delay or press 2 to disable it 5 Press lt x gt to exit the BIOS utility and reboot the system Set Auto Scan This option allows you to set auto scan The factory default setting is disabled Auto Scan is available only if none of the eight boot entries is configured to boot via DID or WWPN It is strongly recommended that you use the Configure Boot Devices menu to configure eight boot entries for fabric point to point public loop or private loop configurations With auto scan enabled the first device will issue a Name Server Inquiry The boot device will be either the first DID LUN 0 or not LUN 0 device returned depending on the option you select Only this device will be the boot device and it will be the only device exported to the Multi boot menu To set auto scan 1 Start the BIOS utility and select the adapter for which you want to set auto scan 2 When the main menu opens select 2 Configure This Adapter s Parameters The adapter configuration menu is displayed Figure 11 3 Select 6 Auto Scan Setting Advanced Option Figure 16 Set Auto Scan Screen 4 Select the auto scan option e Select 1 to disable auto scan e Select 2 to scan for any first device The first adapter issues a name server inquiry
4. a floppy drive The Emulex BIOS supplies the first eight drives to the system BIOS menu The Multi boot BIOS can override the Fibre Channel drive that is selected in the BIOS utility For example the system has only eight Fibre Channel disks The boot disk has AL_PA 02 However you can select AL_PA 23 in the system BIOS setup menu The boot device will be the Fibre Channel disk with AL_PA 23 instead of AL_PA 02 as is set in the BIOS utility If your system supports Multi boot BBS the boot disk drive C is the first entry in Multi boot on the system BIOS setup menu The list of entries is determined by the list of configured boot entries in the BIOS utility For example Adapter 1 boot _entry0 boot _entryl Adapter 2 boot_entry2 boot _entry3 The order of boot entries that is exported to Multi boot BBS is boot_entry0 boot_entryl boot _entry2 and boot_entry3 However Multi boot can overwrite this order by using the following command boot_entry2 boot _entry0 boot _entryl boot_entry3 In this case drive C is boot _entry2 x86 BootBIOS User Manual Page 20 2S EMULEX Troubleshooting x86 BootBIOS There are circumstances in which your system may operate in an unexpected manner This Troubleshooting section explains several of these circumstances and offers one or more workarounds for each situation The x86 BootBIOS Message Does Not Appear on Bootup Situation You want to access the x86 BootBIOS but on bo
5. 17 for more information Change the Default AL_PA This option allows you to change the AL_PA Arbitrated Loop Physical Address of the selected adapter The default value of the AL_PA for the adapter BIOS is 01 hex Note This option applies only to arbitrated loop FC AL To change the default AL_PA Start the BIOS utility and select the adapter When the main menu opens select 2 Configure This Adapter s Parameters The adapter configuration menu is displayed Figure 11 Select 2 Change Default ALPA of this adapter Adapter 01 FCI Bus 00 PCI Device 04 The Adapter ALFA 01 Change Adapter ALPAACH ES To Cin put to Reset the board after change Ente lt Previous Figure 12 Change Default ALPA Screen 4 Type the AL_PA in hexidecimal notation to which you want to change the default 5 Press lt x gt to exit the BIOS utility and reboot the system Note If the host adapter s AL_PA is changed it will not show on the NVRAM until the system has been reset x86 BootBIOS User Manual Page 12 Change the PLOGI Retry Timer This option allows you to set the interval for the PLOGI port login retry timer This option is especially useful for Tachyon based RAID arrays Under very rare occasions a Tachyon based RAID array will reset itself and the port will go offline temporarily in the loop When the port comes to life the PLOGI retry interval scans the loop to discover th
6. a compatible HBA installed Enough free space on the intended Fibre Channel target disk to hold all system files and the swap slice of the current local boot disk Topology Supports FC AL Fibre Channel arbitrated loop private and public and fabric point to point topologies Options in auto topology e Auto topology default Loop first if it fails it will try fabric point to point e Auto topology fabric point to point first if it fails it will try loop e FC AL loop only e Fabric point to point only For FC AL topology the AL_PA PCI bus number and PCI device number can be viewed on the welcome screen or in the BIOS utility menu In this way you can know exactly which HBA is in which PCI slot in the system For fabric point to point or public loop topology the S_ID source ID PCI bus number and PCI device number are displayed on the screen x86 BootBIOS User Manual Page 1 Xc EMULEX Ina fabric environment the maximum number of devices D_ID is 90 when configuring the boot device in the BIOS utility e Ona private loop the maximum number of devices AL_PA is 99 when configuring the boot device in the BIOS utility Things to Know Before You Download e As a measure of protection ensure that critical files on your local boot disk are backed e The PRG files included in this release contain only the boot code overlay no firmware e If your system does not support Multi boot BBS the b
7. of maintenance can be performed activity on the bus has been quieted e Cluster software or any other software that relies on the HBA to be available has been stopped or paused To load x86 BootBIOS using Iputilnt Start lputilnt Click Start Programs Emulex and Iputilnt Select the desired HBA Select Firmware Maintenance from the Category list Click Download and locate the new x86 BootBIOS file Click Open The new boot code is transferred to flash ROM Ot Or x86 BootBIOS User Manual Page 4 6 Click Boot Bios Firmware Figure 1 Test Program YW Functional Firmw YW SLI 1 Overlay Y 511 2 Overlay Boot Bios Firmware Figure 1 Iputilnt Program Type list 7 If the Disable button appears the boot code is already enabled skip to step 9 Otherwise continue with step 8 8 Click Enable the Enable button changes to Disable and the letter W appears to the left of Boot Bios Firmware in the Program Type list This indicates that x86 BootBIOS is in use 9 Continue by enabling x86 BootBIOS on HBAs page 8 Load x86 BootBIOS Using elxcfg Prerequisites e FC Port driver for Windows Server 2003 Windows 2000 Server or Windows NT is installed e elxcfg is installed properly The x86 BootBIOS file has been downloaded from the Emulex Web site and extracted to a folder on your local hard drive The system is a state in which this type of maintenance can be performed I O a
8. the BootBIOS bootup message in order to make the HBA bootable e If there are any hardware changes such as replacing drives or re configuring a fabric switch environment be sure to re configure the BIOS using the BIOS utility e Boot Fail Over Sixty four boot entries can be configured if the first boot entry fails the system boots from the second configured boot entry and so on If the message Retry this Adapter appears during BIOS scanning check the hardware configuration or re configure the BIOS using the BIOS utility x86 BootBIOS User Manual Page 2 Xc EMULEX Known Issues The following issue has been reported at the time of publication e BIOS Downloading Issue This version of BIOS has increased in size from 44 KB to 49 KB As a result it might fail during download of the BIOS prg file To correct this problem first download the firmware awc file without BIOS image for example dd390a7 awc then download the BIOS prg file Files Included in This Release This kit includes the following files File Name Description readme txt Release notes for x86 BootBIOS version 1 70a1 tb170a1 prg LP10000DC LP10000 and LP10000ExDC x86 BootBIOS mb170a1 prg LP1050Ex LP1050DC and LP1050 x86 BootBIOS hb170a1 prg LP9802DC and LP9802 x86 BootBIOS lb170a1 prg LP982 x86 BootBIOS cb170a1 prg LP9402DC LP9002DC LP9002L and LP9000 x86 BootBIOS rb170a1 prg LP952L x86 BootBIOS db170a1 prg LP8000 and
9. LP8000DC x86 BootBIOS qb170a1 prg LP850 x86 BootBIOS x86 BootBIOS User Manual Page 3 XE EMULEX We network storage Loading x86 BootBIOS Before you update x86 BootBIOS decide which utility to use Emulex offers a variety of utilities that you can use to update x86 BootBIOS The utilities that you can use depend on your operating system and in some cases driver Operating System IputilInt elxcfg Iputil Ip6dutil Windows X X X Linux X X Solaris x86 system X X SCSlport Miniport and Storport Miniport drivers only Port driver only Requires DOS will not in a DOS window After you decide which utility to use see the appropriate update procedures e putilnt See Load x86 BootBIOS Using Iputilnt on page 4 e elxcfg See Load x86 BootBIOS Using elxcfg on page 5 e Iputil See Load x86 BootBIOS Using on page 6 e p6dutil Loading x86 BootBIOS Using Ip6dutil on page 6 Load x86 BootBIOS Using Iputilnt Prerequisites e One of the following drivers is installed and loaded properly e SCSlport Miniport driver for Windows Server 2003 Windows 2000 Server or Windows NT e Storport Miniport driver for Windows Server 2003 e Iputilnt is installed properly The x86 BootBIOS file has been downloaded from the Emulex Web site and extracted to a folder on your local hard drive The system is a state in which this type
10. ain menu enter 3 Firmware Maintenance From the list that appears choose the HBA onto which you want to load x86 BootBIOS Enter 1 Load Firmware Image Enter the full path to the remote boot image file The new boot code is transferred to flash ROM From the Firmware Maintenance menu press 6 Boot BIOS Maintenance Press 1 Enable Boot BIOS to enable the Boot message If item 1 is Disable Boot BIOS the BIOS message is already enabled 8 Continue by enabling x86 BootBIOS on HBAs page 8 Loading x86 BootBIOS Using Ip6dutil o po Prerequisites e x86 BootBIOS file has been downloaded from the Emulex Web site and extracted to a directory on your local hard drive All lp6dutil tasks can be performed using the graphical user interface GUI screen menus All screens require navigation and selection using the keyboard Note You cannot start lp6dutil at the screen s command prompt To load x86 BootBIOS using Ip6dutil 1 Start lp6dutil a Boot up your system with DOS b From the directory where the Ip6dutil exe file resides enter the following command lp 6dutil 2 Press and hold down the lt Alt gt key and press L The flash menu is displayed Display lash Download D rect Download ile dapter nfo est ebug elp oot Bios Soft umpers akeup Parms onfiguration Regions Figure 3 Flash Menu x86 BootBIOS User Manual Page 6 EMULEX We network sto
11. and the first D_ID from the inquiry becomes the boot device The adapter attempts to log in to a public loop first If it fails it logs in to a private loop The first successfully scanned device becomes the boot device Only this device is exported to the Multi boot menu e Select 3 to scan for the first LUN 0 device e Select 4 to scan for the first device that is not LUN 0 5 Press lt x gt to exit the BIOS utility and reboot the system x86 BootBIOS User Manual Page 15 Enable Disable EDD 3 0 This option allows you to enable or disable the Enhanced Disk Drive EDD option which is available on Intel Itanium servers only Enabling EDD 3 0 displays the path to the boot device The default setting is disabled Note An x86 system could hang during Windows 2000 Server installation if EDD 3 0 is enabled To enable or disable EDD 3 0 1 Start the BIOS utility and select the adapter for which you want to enable or disable EDD 3 0 2 When the main menu opens select 2 Configure This Adapter s Parameters The adapter configuration menu is displayed Figure 11 3 Select 7 Enable or Disable EDD 3 0 Advanced Option Adapter 1 PC Bus 00 PCI D o Previous hlenu Figure 17 Enable or Disable EDD 3 0 Screen 4 Select 1 to enable EDD 3 0 or press 2 to disable it 5 Press lt x gt to exit the BIOS utility and reboot the system Enable Disable the Start Unit Command This command is used to issue the SCSI start uni
12. ctivity on the bus has been quieted e Cluster software or any other software that relies on the HBA to be available has been stopped or paused To load x86 BootBIOS using elxcfg 1 Start elxcfg Click Start Programs Emulex and elxcfg 2 Locate and select an HBA from the Available Adapters list Figure 2 Available Adapters SCSI Targets Figure 2 elxcfg Utility Available Adapters List 3 Select Download Firmware from the Tools menu A browse window is displayed Browse to the folder into which you extracted the x86 BootBIOS file and select the file Click Open The file is downloaded and a confirmation window is displayed Click OK to close the confirmation window Enable the x86 BootBIOS Bootup Message Using Ip6dutil if necessary page 6 Continue by enabling x86 BootBIOS on HBAs page 8 x86 BootBIOS User Manual Page 5 EMULEX We network storage Load x86 BootBIOS Using Iputil Prerequisites Emulex driver for Linux or Solaris is installed and loaded properly x86 BootBIOS file has been downloaded from the Emulex Web site and extracted to a directory on your local hard drive is installed properly To load x86 BootBIOS using Iputil 1 Start by entering the complete path The path in the example reflects the default installation path If the installation path was modified adjust the command appropriately usr sbin lpfc lputil From the M
13. either the Emulex Web site or the CD ROM that accompanies your Emulex product download the latest version of the Emulex driver for Windows 2000 Server Extract the driver files onto a formatted floppy disk Boot with the Windows 2000 Setup Media This procedure assumes you are using CD ROM medium See Microsoft documentation for details The following message is displayed in the status bar Setup is detecting your hardware 4 Press lt F6 gt The following message is displayed in the status bar Specify additional storage driver x86 BootBIOS User Manual Page 19 lt EMULEX We network storage Press lt S gt to specify additional drivers Select Other Insert the floppy disk onto which you unzipped the Emulex driver in step 2 ONDA If you downloaded the port driver select a topology from the list and press lt Enter gt If you downloaded the miniport driver select your adapter from the list and press lt Enter gt 9 Follow the instructions to complete the Emulex installation 10 Remove the floppy disk that contains the driver files 11 Complete the Windows 2000 Server installation Use Multi Boot BIOS Multi boot BIOS is in compliance with BIOS Boot Specification BBS The system must have a Multi boot system BIOS in order to take advantage of this feature Multi boot BIOS allows you to select any boot disk in the system BIOS setup menu The boot disk can be a Fibre Channel drive a SCSI drive an IDE drive or
14. for the selected HBA 12 to OK and press lt Enter gt to close the window 13 Continue by enabling x86 BootBIOS on HBAs page 8 x86 BootBIOS User Manual Page 7 Enable x86 BootBIOS on HBAs Using the BIOS Utility To use any of its features x86 BootBIOS must be enabled at least one installed HBA Prerequisites e x86 BootBIOS is loaded the HBA e The BIOS message is enabled To enable BootBIOS on the HBA 1 Boot the system 2 Press lt Alt E gt immediately within five seconds when the x86 BootBIOS message is displayed to start the BIOS utility A menu displays a list of HBAs Figure 6 Figure 6 BIOS Utility HBA Listing 3 Select the HBA by entering the appropriate number 4 The main configuration menu is displayed Figure 7 Adapter 1 PC Bus 00 PCI Device 04 00 1 40 Bas i sia tha oC 44 Node Name Topol tau E Enter a Enter Walues Figure 7 BIOS Utility Main Configuration Menu x86 BootBIOS User Manual Page 8 lt EMULEX We network storage 5 Press 2 to configure the HBA The adapter configuration menu is displayed Figure 8 Enable Enable Enable Figure 8 BIOS Utility Adapter Configuration Menu 6 Press 1 to Enable or Disable BIOS 7 Exit the BIOS utility and reboot the system After x86 BootBIOS is enabled on the HBAs refer to the Configuration section for information on other adapter configuration menu options x86 Bo
15. her rights of third parties that may result Periodic changes are made to information contained herein although these changes will be incorporated into new editions of this manual Emulex Corporation disclaims any undertaking to give notice of such changes x86 BootBIOS User Manual Page ii Table of Contents 22 EMULEX MVOC CULO aa E E 1 1 PETEGUISITES 1 1 Things to Know Before You Download 2 Known ESS10 gt 3 Files Included in This 3 Loading x86 BootBIOS 4 Load x86 BootBIOS Using 4 Load x86 BootBIOS Using 1 5 Load x86 BootBIOS Using 6 Loading x86 BootBIOS Using Ip6dutil cece eee 6 Enable x86 BootBIOS on HBAs Using the BIOS Utility 8 Configuratio M 10 MOGUCU hh Oe OR EERE 10 Start the 10 Adapter Configuration Menu
16. ii Xc EMULEX Introduction x86 BootBIOS works with the existing basic input output system BIOS on x86 systems x86 BootBIOS allows you to designate a Fibre Channel drive as the boot drive Compatibility x86 BootBIOS is compatible with the following Emulex Fibre Channel Peripheral Component Interconnect PCI host bus adapters HBAs e LP10000ExDC LP1050Ex minimum firmware version 1 90a4 e LP10000DC LP10000 LP1050 and LP1050DC minimum firmware version 1 80a1 e LP9802DC LP9802 and LP982 minimum firmware version 1 00a4 e LP9402DC LP9002DC LP9002L LP9000 and LP952 minimum firmware version 3 82a1 e 1 8000 and LP8000DC minimum firmware version 2 81 e LP850 minimum firmware version 1 01 Supports multiple HBAs Multiple HBAs on different systems in a loop must be connected through one or more hubs For multi adapter support use the FC Port driver for Windows NT version 1 24 or above Supports multi LUNs up to 256 LUNs A maximum of 256 LUNs is supported LUN 0 through 255 per target ID D_ID or AL_PA These 256 LUNs can be scanned in different stages using the BIOS utility However only 64 entries can be seen during BIOS initialization Supports Multi boot complies with BIOS Boot Specification BBS Supports Enhanced Disk Drive Services EDD supports both EDD 3 0 and EDD 2 1 depending on how the BIOS utility is configured Prerequisites x86 BootBIOS requires the following Have a system with
17. is device This default setting is No PLOGI Retry 0 msec To set the interval for the PLOGI retry timer 1 Start the BIOS utility and select the adapter 2 When the main menu opens select 2 Configure This Adapter s Parameters The adapter configuration menu is displayed Figure 11 3 Select 3 Change PLOGI Retry Timer Advanced Option Adapter 1 PC Bus 00 PC Device 04 PLO R etry Timer iz 000 4 Select the PLOGI retry timer interval The time it takes for one PLOGI to scan the whole loop if 126 AL_PA are on the loop is shown below 50 msec will take 5 to 6 seconds per device e 100 msec will take 12 seconds per device 200 msec will take 22 seconds per device 5 Press lt x gt to exit the BIOS utility and reboot the system Change Topology This option allows you to select the topology for the host adapter Note The default topology is auto topology with loop first Change this topology setting if necessary before configuring boot devices To select the host adapter topology 1 Start the BIOS utility and select the adapter 2 When the main menu opens select 2 Configure This Adapter s Parameters The adapter configuration menu is displayed Figure 11 x86 BootBIOS User Manual Page 13 3 Select 4 Topology Selection Advanced Option op first D Ptto Pt first 4 Fabric Pointto Point Enter a Selection Enter lt x to Exit lt Esc gt to Previous hlenu Fig
18. nable Press 1 Disable Press 2 Previous hlenu Figure 19 Enable or Disable Environment Variable Screen 4 Select 1 to enable the Environment Variable or 2 to disable it 5 Press lt x gt to exit the BIOS utility and reboot the system Enable Disable Auto Sector Format Select This option automatically defines the boot sector 32 sector or 63 sector of the target disk If there is no partition on the target the default boot sector format is 63 sectors The default setting is enabled To enable or disable auto sector format select do the following 1 Start the BIOS utility and select the adapter for which you want to enable or disable the command 2 When the main menu opens select 2 Configure This Adapter s Parameters The adapter configuration menu is displayed Figure 11 3 Select A Enable or Disable Auto Sector Format Select For MSA1000 Array Use Only Enable Press 1 Disable Press 2 Enter o Exi lt Esc gt to Previous Menu Figure 20 Enable or Disable Auto Sector Format Select Screen 4 Select 1 to enable auto sector format select or 2 to disable it 5 Press lt x gt to exit the BIOS utility and reboot the system x86 BootBIOS User Manual Page 17 Configure Boot Devices This option supports FC_AL public loop and private loop and fabric point to point When operating in loop FC_AL topology the system automatically determines whether you are configured for a public or private loop The BIOS look
19. oot disk drive C is determined by the first configured boot entry primary boot entry If you want to configure the second HBA do not configure any boot entry on the first HBA Example 1 Adapter 1 boot_entryO boot_entry1 Adapter 2 boot_entry2 boot_entry3 Drive boot_entry0 Example 2 Adapter 1 Adapter 2 boot_entry2 boot_entry3 Drive C boot_entry2 e f your system supports Multi boot BBS the boot disk drive C is the first entry in Multi boot on the system BIOS setup menu The entries that are exported to the Multi boot menu are determined by the list of configured boot entries in the BIOS utility For example Adapter 1 boot_entryO boot_entry1 Adapter 2 boot_entry2 boot_entry3 The order of boot entries that are exported to the Multi boot is boot_entry0 boot_entry1 boot_entry2 and boot_entry3 However Multi boot can overwrite this order by boot_entry2 boot_entryO boot_entry1 and boot_entry3 In this case Drive C is boot_entry2 You may have any number of HBAs in your system and these can be any combination of compatible HBAs However only the first 64 HBAs can be configured as boot HBAs Any HBA after the 64th one will not be visible during the boot process If the HBA s BootBIOS bootup message is not enabled or activated this HBA will not be configured Also BIOS support message appears next to the HBA in the BIOS utility when you boot the system You must enable activate
20. otBIOS User Manual Page 9 Configuration Introduction The BIOS utility allows you to change HBA parameters such as topology PLOGI retry timer and auto scan setting and configure boot devices e Default settings are acceptable for most installations Inthe BIOS utility press lt d gt to reset the selected adapter to default values e default topology is auto topology with loop first For FC AL each HBA has a default AL_PA of 01 Hex Change this topology setting if necessary before configuring boot devices All HBAs or boot drives can be configured to other AL_PAs than their default values If more than one HBA is the system with the same PCI bus number and each has a boot drive attached the first PCl scan HBA will be the boot HBA The first HBA is usually in the lowest slot in the system This information can be viewed from the BIOS utility Start the BIOS Utility Prerequisites e x86 BootBIOS must be loaded and the bootup message enabled on at least one of the host bus adapters in your system to run the BIOS Utility To start the BIOS utility to configure your adapters 1 Turn on the computer 2 Press lt Alt E gt immediately within five seconds when the x86 BootBIOS message displays to start the BIOS Utility An HBA listing is displayed 3 Select the adapter to configure by entering the appropriate number Figure 9 BIOS Utility HBA Listing Note If the x86 BootBIOS message doe
21. otup the x86 BootBIOS message does not appear Resolution Make sure that x86 BootBIOS has been loaded and enabled Retry This Adapter Message Situation The message Retry This Adapter appears during BIOS scanning Resolution Check the hardware configuration or reconfigure the HBA BIOS using the BIOS utility The prg File Fails During Downloading Situation The prg file fails during downloading The 1 70a1 version of the BIOS image is 48k which may cause the file to fail during downloading Resolution 1 Download the firmware awc file without the BIOS image 2 Download the BIOS image file Note This problem may occur with LP9402DC LP9002L LP9002DC LP9000 LP952L LP8000 LP8000DC or LP850 host bus adapters x86 BootBIOS User Manual Page 21
22. rage 3 Press D The Download Image window is displayed Download Image File ame LFi N8 ALL C FW D ives ILF1 BONS ALL LF166AG ALL irectories HD166AG ALL 1 LP8K y2 gt Reset After Download 2 1 982 Yes lt gt No OK Cancel Figure 4 Ip6dutil Download Image Window 4 Specify the location of the image file and the adapter to be updated 5 Specify the Reset After Download setting Defaults to Yes If you are updating a single file to one HBA keep the default setting e Ifyou are updating several HBAs or several files to one HBA select No 6 Tab to the OK button and press lt Enter gt The screen closes and the load process begins Various steps of the download process are displayed along with the results of the download success or error Press and hold down the lt Alt gt key and press L The flash menu is displayed Figure 3 8 Press B The Change Boot BIOS State window is displayed This window is used to change the x86 BootBIOS state for an adapter Change Boot BIOS State dapters BIOS mages 1 LPBKCY2 3001 BIOS disabled DB1 70Al 2 LPSK 2GB Change lt a Help J OK a Figure 5 Change Boot BIOS State Window Disabled BootBIOS Message 9 Highlight the HBA in the Adapters list 10 Highlight the x86 BootBIOS image in the BIOS Images list 11 Tab to Change and press lt Enter gt The BootBIOS message is enabled
23. s for a fabric loop FL_Port first If a fabric loop is not detected the BIOS looks for a private loop For the Configure Boot Devices option the 64 boot entries will be zero by default lt d gt key To configure boot devices 1 Start the BIOS utility and select the adapter for which you want to configure boot devices 2 When the Main menu opens select 1 Configure Boot Devices A list of 8 boot devices is shown We recommend that only the bootable devices be configured The primary boot device is the first entry shown and it is the first bootable device e Ifthe first boot entry fails due to a hardware error the system can boot from the second bootable entry If the second boot device fails the system will boot from the third bootable entry and so on 0 Primary Boot LUN LUN LUN LUN 0 gt to Previous Page Figure 21 List of Saved Boot Devices 3 Select a boot entry The following screen opens Figure 22 Device Selection List Note We recommend that you select the drive with the lowest AL_PA as the boot device 4 Select 00 to clear the selected boot entry or select a device to configure booting via WWPN or DID If you select a device you will be asked for the starting LUN x86 BootBIOS User Manual Page 18 gt gt gt EMULEX 5 Enter the starting LUN The starting LUN can be any number between 0 and 255 Figure 23 LUN Listing There are a po
24. s not appear enable this message See Enable x86 BootBIOS on HBAs Using the BIOS Utility on page 8 for more information x86 BootBIOS User Manual Page 10 Enter Selection Ente sit sd to Default Values Previous Figure 10 BIOS Utility Main Configuration Menu 5 lf you select to configure the adapter s parameters the adapter configuration menu is displayed Adapter 1 PCI Bus 00 PCI Device 04 LPgOOO Wi 9 Enable Auto Enter Selection Enter x gt to Exit 65 to Previous Menu Figure 11 Adapter Configuration Menu Adapter Configuration Menu Summaries 1 Enable or Disable BIOS Enable or disable x86 BootBIOS on the selected adapter To use any of its features x86 BootBIOS must be enabled on at least one installed HBA See Enable x86 BootBIOS on HBAs Using the BIOS Utility on page 8 for more information 2 Change Default ALPA of this adapter This option applies only to arbitrated loop FC AL The factory default is 01 hexadecimal See Change the Default AL_PA on page 12 for more information 3 Change PLOGI Retry Timer Advanced Option Set the interval for the port log in retry timer The factory default is No PLOGI Retry 0 msec See Change the Retry Timer on page 13 for more information 4 Topology Selection Advanced Option If it is necessary to change the topology do so before you configure boot devices See Change Topology on page 13 for more informa
25. ssible 256 LUNs that can be defined per adapter but the screen displays up to 16 consecutive LUNs at a time In front of each entry B D or B W specifies the boot entry number and whether the device boots via DID or WWPN For example B1D means that boot entry one will boot via DID B2W means that boot entry two will boot via WWPN 6 Select an entry Another menu displays the following options 1 Boot this device via WWPN 2 Boot this device via DID 7 Select the desired boot method If you select to boot the device via WWPN the WWPN of the earlier selected entry is saved in the flash However during the initial BIOS scan it will issue a Name Server Inquiry GID_PN Get Port Identifier Then based on this DID it will continue with the remainder of the scanning If you select to boot this device via DID the earlier selected entry will be saved in the flash Install Windows 2000 Server on a Fibre Channel Disk This procedure installs the Windows 2000 Server operating system onto a previously unformatted Fibre Channel disk drive that is connected to the Emulex adapter Note Your computer s system BIOS may require that another controller take precedence over the Emulex adapter during boot If this occurs you must disconnect or disable the other adapter This will allow you to configure and build your operating system on the drive connected to the Emulex adapter To install Windows 2000 Server on a Fibre Channel disk 1 From
26. t command You must know the specific LUN to issue the SCSI start unit command The default setting is disabled To enable or disable the start unit command 1 Start the BIOS utility Select the HBA for which you want to enable or disable the start unit command 2 When the main menu opens select 2 Configure This Adapter s Parameters The adapter configuration menu is displayed Figure 11 3 Select 8 Enable or Disable Start Unit Command Advanced Option Adapter 1 PCI Bus 00 PC Device 04 Start Unit ommand is D abled Enable Press 1 Disable Press 2 Enter x lt Esc gt to Previous Menu Figure 18 Enable or Disable Start Unit Command Screen 4 Select 1 to enable the start unit command or 2 to disable it 5 Press lt x gt to exit the BIOS utility and reboot the system x86 BootBIOS User Manual Page 16 Enable Disable the Environment Variable This option allows you to set the boot controller order if the system supports the environment variable The default setting is disabled To enable or disable the environment variable 1 Start the BIOS utility and select the adapter for which you want to enable or disable the environment variable 2 When the main menu opens select 2 Configure This Adapter s Parameters The adapter configuration menu is displayed Figure 11 3 Select 9 Enable or Disable Environment Variable Advanced Option Adapter 1 PC Bus Environment Variable is D E abled E
27. tion 5 Enable or Disable Spinup Delay Advanced Option Enable or disable the spinup delay The factory default is disabled See Enable Disable the Spinup Delay page 14 for more information x86 BootBIOS User Manual Page 11 gt gt gt EMULEX Auto Scan Setting Advanced Option Enable the first device in the boot entry list to issue a Name Server Inquiry The factory default is disabled See Set Auto Scan on page 15 for more information Enable or Disable EDD 3 0 Advanced Option Enable or disable the Enhanced Disk Driver EDD option which is available on Itanium 64 bit servers only The factory default is disabled See Enable Disable EDD 3 0 on page 16 for more information Enable or Disable Start Unit Command Advanced Option You must know the specific LUN to issue the SCSI Start Unit Command The factory default is disabled See Enable Disable the Start Unit Command on page 16 for more information Enable or Disable Environment Variable Advanced Option Enable or disable the ability to set the boot controller order if the system supports the environment variable The factory default is disabled See Enable Disable the Environment Variable on page 17 for more information Auto Sector Format Select For MSA10000 Array use Only This option automatically defines the boot sector 32 sector or 63 sector of the target disk The factory default is enabled See Enable Disable Auto Sector Format Select on page
28. ure 14 Topology Menu 4 Select the topology for the HBA e Select 1 for auto topology with loop first e Select 2 for auto topology with point to point first e Select 3 for FC AL e Select 4 for fabric point to point 5 Press lt x gt to exit the BIOS utility and reboot the system Enable Disable the Spinup Delay This option allows you to enable or disable the spinup delay The factory default setting is disabled If at least one boot device has been defined and the spinup delay is enabled the BIOS searches for the first available boot device e If a boot device is present the BIOS boots from it immediately e boot device is not ready the BIOS waits for the spinup delay and for up to three additional minutes continues the boot scanning algorithm to find another Multi boot device If no boot devices have been defined and auto scan is enabled then the BIOS waits for five minutes before scanning for devices e Ina private loop it attempts to boot from the lowest target AL_PA it finds In an attached fabric it attempts to boot from the first target found the NameServer data To enable or disable the spinup delay do the following 1 Start the BIOS utility and select the adapter 2 When the main menu opens select 2 Configure This Adapter s Parameters The adapter configuration menu is displayed Figure 11 3 Select 5 Enable or Disable Spinup Delay Advanced Option Adapter 1 PC Bus 00 PCI Device
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