Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A
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Table of Contents
List of Figures ......................................................................................7
List of Tables .....................................................................................10
1. Introduction...................................................................................11
Abbreviations ........................................................................................ 11
Emulex Boot Code Files............................................................................ 14
2. Boot from SAN ................................................................................15
Windows Server 2008, 2008 R2, 2012 and 2012 R2......................................... 16
Configure Boot from SAN on Windows Server 2008, 2008 R2, 2012
and 2012 R2 (x64)................................................................................16
Configure Boot from SAN on Windows (EFI)..................................................16
Installing a Windows UEFI–aware Operating System on a UEFI-based x64 Server..........16
Direct a UEFI-based Server to a Windows Server 2008,2008 R2, 2012, or 2012 R2
Operating System Image (Installed as UEFI-Aware) Already Installed on the SAN.........17
The GUID Partition Table...........................................................................18
Install Windows Server 2008, 2008 R2, 2012 and 2012 R2 on an FC Boot Disk .........18
Linux and VMware .................................................................................. 19
Configure Boot from SAN on Linux or VMware (x86 and x64) .............................19
Configure Boot from SAN on Linux (PowerPC)...............................................19
Boot from a Non-Zero LUN Attached to an Emulex LPFC Adapter on Linux ............19
Solaris ................................................................................................. 20
Configure Boot from SAN on Solaris SFS (x86 and x64).....................................20
Determine LUNs to Select for Boot from SAN ...................................................20
Configure Boot from SAN on Solaris SFS (SPARC) ...........................................21
Configure Boot from SAN on Solaris LPFC (SPARC) .........................................21
Install Solaris from a Network Image .............................................................22
Install Solaris by Migrating an Image from a Local SCSI Disk..................................24
3. Update and Enable Boot Code.............................................................27
4. Emulex BIOS Utility ..........................................................................28
Start the Emulex BIOS Utility ..................................................................... 28
Enable an Adapter to Boot from SAN .........................................................29
Configure Boot Devices ............................................................................ 30
Configure Adapter Parameters ................................................................... 33
Change the Default ALPA (Arbitrated Loop Physical Address) ............................34
Change the PLOGI Retry Timer ................................................................36
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