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Combined Boot User Manual

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Introduction

Combined Boot contains two types of boot code: x86 BootBIOS for x86 systems, and OpenBoot for 
SPARC Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) and AIX systems. Combined Boot determines your 
system platform (x86 or SPARC) and automatically downloads the proper boot code image to the host 
bus adapter (HBA).

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.

OpenBoot is a set of FCode instructions in the HBA flash read-only memory (ROM) that allows you to 
designate a Fibre Channel hard drive as the boot drive. OpenBoot works with the existing system BIOS 
on SPARC PCI systems.

Compatibility

Combined Boot is compatible with the following Emulex

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 Fibre Channel PCI HBAs:

LP9402DC, LP9002DC, LP9002L and LP9000 (minimum firmware version 3.82a1)

LP8000 and LP8000DC (minimum firmware version 2.81)

Things to Know Before You Download

Combined Boot is a complete single boot image. Therefore, the HBA utility software enables or 
disables two types of boot code (x86 BootBIOS and OpenBoot).

This download assumes that there is already a local boot disk.

As a measure of protection, ensure that critical files on your local boot disk are backed up.

The .PRG files included in this release contain only the boot code overlay (no firmware).

Known Issues

The following issue has been reported at the time of publication. 

None at this time.

Files Included in This Release

This kit includes the following files:

File Name

Description

readme.txt

Release notes for Combined Boot version 5.01a0

cc501a0.prg

LP9402DC, LP9002DC, LP9002L and LP9000 Combined Boot image

dc501a0.prg

LP8000 and LP8000DC Combined Boot image

Summary of Contents for Combined Boot 5.01a0

Page 1: ...Combined Boot Version 5 01a0 for Emulex HBAs User Manual...

Page 2: ...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 compa...

Page 3: ...EDD 3 0 14 Enable Disable the Start Unit Command 14 Enable Disable the Environment Variable 15 Enable Disable Auto Sector Format Select 15 Configure Boot Devices 16 Install Windows 2000 Server on a F...

Page 4: ...with the following Emulex Fibre Channel PCI HBAs LP9402DC LP9002DC LP9002L and LP9000 minimum firmware version 3 82a1 LP8000 and LP8000DC minimum firmware version 2 81 Things to Know Before You Downl...

Page 5: ...000 Server or Windows NT Storport Miniport driver for Windows Server 2003 lputilnt is installed properly The x86 BootBIOS file has been downloaded from the Emulex Web site and extracted to a folder on...

Page 6: ...tracted to a folder on your local hard drive The system is in a state in which this type of maintenance can be performed I O activity on the bus has been quieted Cluster software or any other software...

Page 7: ...The new boot code is transferred to flash ROM 6 From the Firmware Maintenance menu press 6 Boot BIOS Maintenance 7 Press 1 Enable Boot BIOS to enable the Boot message If item 1 is Disable Boot BIOS th...

Page 8: ...Various steps of the download process are displayed along with the results of the download success or error 7 Press and hold down the Alt key and press L The flash menu is displayed Figure 3 8 Press B...

Page 9: ...A The BIOS message is enabled To enable BootBIOS on the HBA 1 Boot the system 2 Press Alt E immediately within five seconds when the x86 BootBIOS message is displayed to start the BIOS utility A menu...

Page 10: ...nu is displayed Figure 8 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 re...

Page 11: ...bus number and each has a boot drive attached the first PCI scan HBA will be the boot HBA The first HBA is usually in the lowest PCI slot in the system This information can be viewed from the BIOS ut...

Page 12: ...or 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 10 for more infor...

Page 13: ...able Disable the Environment Variable on page 15 for more information A Auto Sector Format Select For MSA10000 Array use Only This option automatically defines the boot sector 32 sector or 63 sector o...

Page 14: ...displayed Figure 11 3 Select 3 Change PLOGI Retry Timer Advanced Option Figure 13 Change the PLOGI Retry Timer Screen 4 Select the PLOGI retry timer interval The time it takes for one PLOGI to scan t...

Page 15: ...BIOS boots from it immediately If a 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 boo...

Page 16: ...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 se...

Page 17: ...able it 5 Press x to exit the BIOS utility and reboot the system Enable Disable the Start Unit Command This command is used to issue the SCSI start unit command You must know the specific LUN to issue...

Page 18: ...disable it 5 Press x 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...

Page 19: ...n 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 i...

Page 20: ...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...

Page 21: ...drive or 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 examp...

Page 22: ...re 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 reconfi...

Page 23: ...want to load OpenBoot 4 Enter 1 Load Firmware Image 5 Enter the full path to the remote boot image file The new boot code is transferred to flash ROM 6 From the Firmware Maintenance menu press 6 Boot...

Page 24: ...Emulex adapter Select the second adapter shown above by entering the path to the adapter The path you enter will be similar to but different from the one entered in this sample command ok pci 1f 4000...

Page 25: ...set boot id ok unselect dev where wwpn did alpa enter the device WWPN point to point DID public loop or ALPA private loop lun enter the LUN number in hex To enter the decimal LUN number enter d lun t...

Page 26: ...uname i lib fs ufs bootblk dev rdsk c1t1d0s0 7 Create a filesystem for each partition that will contain a mounted filesystem newfs v dev rdsk c1t1d0s0 will become root newfs v dev rdsk c1t1d0s6 will...

Page 27: ...unt points usr tmp proc export root2 export2 usr2 opt if a separate mount point and any other apparent filesystems displayed by the df command Your goal in editing this file is to have the root_copy p...

Page 28: ...ould boot to the Fibre Channel disk 22 View the current dump device setting dumpadm 23 Change the dump device to the swap area of the Fibre Channel drive dumpadm d dev dsk c1t1d0s1 where dev dsk c1t1d...

Page 29: ...n of OpenBoot ok topology Displays current topology ok nvram Displays current flags for OpenBoot ok host did Displays actual current AL_PA of adapter ok set default mode Resets to default value mode o...

Page 30: ...ot executable Resolution The boot block may not be installed correctly to the Fibre Channel drive See the make bootable system disk procedure The System Hangs or Reboots After Displaying Driver Inform...

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