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Combined Boot User Manual

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6.

Auto Scan S Advanced )

. 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 13 for more 

information.

7.

Enable or Disable EDD 3.0(+ Advanced )

. 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 14 for more information.

8.

Enable or Disable Start Unit C Advanced )

. 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 14 for more information.

9.

Enable or Disable Environment Va Advanced )

. 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 15 for more information.

A.

Auto Sector Format  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 15 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).

To change the default AL_PA:

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 

2

,

 

Change Default ALPA of this adapter.

Figure 12: Change Default ALPA Screen

4.

Type the AL_PA, in hexidecimal notation, to which you want to change the default.

5.

Press <x> to exit the BIOS utility and reboot the system.

Note: 

This option applies only to arbitrated loop (FC-AL).

Note: 

If the host adapter's AL_PA is changed, it will not show on the NVRAM AL_PA until 

the system has been reset. 

Содержание Combined Boot 5.01a0

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

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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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