What to do if Emulex Fibre Channel FC Disk Is Not Found (Solaris LPFC Driver)?
If the FC disk is not found, you can type “cfgadm -a” to list the target. You can also type “cfgadm -vc configure c1::c5t2200002037AE0091” to configure the FC target or type “cfgadm -c unconfigure c1” to remove the FC target. Additionally, it may be necessary to add an entry for the boot drive to the sd.conf file.
Why does Emulex Fibre Channel hang or reboot after displaying driver information (Solaris LPFC Driver)?
The system might hang or reboot after displaying driver information due to a possible incorrect topology set in the /kernel/drv/lpfc.conf file on the target disk.
What to do if the Emulex Fibre Channel list ends with “fibre-channel” (Solaris LPFC Driver)?
If the displayed list of Emulex adapters ends with “fibre-channel”, it means that the OpenBoot code is not loaded in the adapter’s firmware. You must install OpenBoot before you can set up boot from SAN on the adapter.
How to fix Emulex Fibre Channel when system cannot mount or fsck /etc/vfstab a FC Boot Disk (Solaris LPFC Driver)?
If the system cannot mount or fsck /etc/vfstab a FC Boot Disk, make sure that persistent binding is implemented correctly.
What causes 'A Loaded File Is Not Executable' error for Emulex Fibre Channel (Solaris LPFC Driver)?
If a loaded file is not executable, it indicates that the boot block may not be installed correctly to the FC drive.
How to resolve 'Cannot Mount Root File System' message on Emulex Fibre Channel Controller (Solaris SFS Driver)?
If you get a 'Cannot Mount Root File System' message, ensure the correct storage device is identified in the scsi_vhci.conf file.
What to do if Emulex Fibre Channel shows 'Cannot Find UNIX Kernel' message (Solaris SFS Driver)?
If you receive a 'Cannot Find UNIX Kernel' message, set up the correct LUN to boot in the BIOS utility.
How to fix 'No Such Partition' message on Emulex Controller (Solaris SFS Driver)?
If you encounter a 'No Such Partition' message, make sure the correct boot device is selected at the GRUB menu.
How to troubleshoot when Emulex Fibre Channel bootup message does not appear?
If the bootup message does not appear as the system boots, make sure that x86 BootBIOS has been loaded and enabled.
General| Interface Type | Fibre Channel |
|---|---|
| RAID Support | No |
| Boot Support | Yes |
| Data Transfer Rate | 32Gbps |
| Interface | PCIe |
| Operating Systems Supported | Windows, Linux, VMware |
| Ports | Single, Dual, or Quad |
Steps to configure SAN booting for Windows Server on x64 architecture.
Steps to configure SAN booting for Windows Server using EFI.
Procedure for installing Windows Server onto an FC boot disk.
Steps to configure SAN booting for Linux or VMware on x86/x64 systems.
Steps to configure SAN booting for Solaris SFS on x86/x64 systems.
Guide to configuring up to eight boot devices within the BIOS utility.
Procedure to enable or disable the 'boot from SAN' setting.
Options to configure adapter parameters like topology and PLOGI retry timer.
Options to configure boot parameters like LUNs and target scan methods.
Common issues and resolutions related to x86 BootBIOS.
Information on using the EFI Diagnostic Utility for adapter testing.
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