Chapter 18. Boot from SAN 247
BootBIOS firmware is disabled by default. To configure SAN booting, you must first enable
BootBIOS firmware and then configure it to boot from a SAN disk.
You can enable and configure BootBIOS on the HBA by using one of the following tools:
Emulex LP6DUTIL.EXE
The default configuration for the Emulex expansion card for x86 BootBIOS in the Universal
Boot Code image is not enabled at startup. This configuration prohibits access to the BIOS
Utility on power up. Otherwise, press Alt+E. In Figure 18-8, the x86 BootBIOS is enabled
at startup, so we press Alt+E to access the BIOS Utility.
QLogic Fast!UTIL
Enable BootBIOS for QLogic HBAs by using FastUTIL!.
Enabling and configuring Emulex BootBIOS
To enable BootBIOS, complete the following steps:
1. Power on your server and press Alt+L to open the Emulex BIOS Utility.
2. Select the appropriate adapter and press Enter, as shown in Figure 18-8.
Figure 18-8 Emulex BIOS Utility
3. Select 2 to configure the adapter’s parameters and press Enter, as shown in Figure 18-9.
Figure 18-9 Adapter 02 panel
Requirement: Ensure that you are using the version of firmware that is required by this
FCP Windows Host Utility.
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