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EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in the Windows Environment
Configuring an EMC Boot Device
Setting Up the HBA BIOS
After the HBA is installed in the host and the EMC array is connected
to the fabric (FC-SW) or directly connected to the HBA (FC-AL), you
can configure an EMC-qualified QLogic HBA for boot support using
Fast!UTIL
, as described below:
1. Boot the server, and press
CTRL-Q
when you see the QLogic
banner:
Different HBA models may display different banners. Be sure to select
CTRL-Q
for the HBA you wish to configure.
2. After
Fast!UTIL
loads, the display depends on whether there are
multiple QLogic HBAs installed:
• If there is only one QLogic HBA, the
Fast!UTIL
Options
menu appears.
• If there are multiple QLogic HBAs, a list of addresses occupies
by those HBAs appears. Use the arrow keys to select the
desired HBA; then press
ENTER
. The
Fast!UTIL
Options
menu
appears.
3. Select
Configuration Settings
from the menu.
4. Select
Host Adapter Settings
, and enable
Host Adapter BIOS
.
Refer to
EMC HBA Settings
on page 2-8 for a table of EMC-configured
NVRAM settings.
5. Press
ESC
to return to the previous menu.
6. Select
Selectable Boot Settings,
and enable
Selectable Boot
Device
.
7. For any entry that is not blank (all zeros), highlight the entry, and
press
C
to clear any previous values.
8. When all parameters are set correctly, press
ESC
to return to the
Fast!UTIL
Options
menu; then select
Save Changes
to save the
changes you made to the current adapter.
QLogic Corporation
QLA2300 PCI Fibre Channel ROM BIOS Version 1.17
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Press <CTRL - Q> for Fast!UTIL
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