Emulex® Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide Release 12.
Broadcom, the pulse logo, Connecting everything, Avago Technologies, Avago, the A logo, Brocade, Emulex, LightPulse, OneCapture, and OneCommand are among the trademarks of Broadcom and/or its affiliates in the United States, certain other countries, and/or the EU. The PowerPC name and logo are registered trademarks of IBM Corp. and used under license therefrom. Copyright © 2003–2019 Broadcom. All Rights Reserved. The term “Broadcom” refers to Broadcom Inc. and/or its subsidiaries.
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 6 1.1 Emulex Boot Code Files ...........................................................................................................................................6 1.2 Abbreviations ............................................................................................................
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide 4.4.11.1 View Trunking Configuration...............................................................................................................40 4.4.12 Changing the Link Speed..............................................................................................................................40 4.4.13 Resetting to Default Values .................................................................................................................
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide 6.10.4 Changing the Maximum LUNs per Target ....................................................................................................66 6.10.5 Changing the Boot Target Scan Method.......................................................................................................67 6.10.6 Changing the Device Discovery Delay..........................................................................................................69 6.10.
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide Chapter 1: Introduction This guide describes installing, updating, enabling, and configuring Emulex® FC boot code. This guide also describes the Emulex boot from SAN implementation and its operation with distinct hardware and operating system requirements. Boot from SAN is booting servers directly from disk operating system images located on a SAN by way of Emulex adapters using Emulex FC boot code.
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide Table 1: Acronyms and Abbreviations (Continued) Acronym/Abbreviation Description FCA Fibre Channel adapter FL_Port fabric loop port Gb/s gigabits per second GPT GUID partition table GUID globally unique identifier HPE Hewlett Packard Enterprise I/O input/output LPFC Light Pulse Fibre Channel MBR master boot record MPIO multipath I/O MSA Modular Smart Array NIS/NIS+ Network Information Service/Network Information Service Plus OB
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide Chapter 2: Booting from SAN This section provides instructions for installing and using all types of boot code provided by Emulex. When booting from SAN, the storage device is typically identified by its WWPN and a LUN. By extending the server system BIOS, boot from SAN capability is provided by the Boot BIOS contained on an Emulex adapter in the server.
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide 2.1.1.1 Installing Windows Server on an FC Boot Disk This installation procedure installs the Windows Server onto an unformatted FC disk drive and configures the system to boot from the SAN disk drive. The LUNs must be created in the SAN storage device and zoned appropriately to the host adapter WWN before starting the installation.
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide 2.1.1.2 Directing a UEFI-Based Server to a Windows Server Operating System Image (Installed as UEFI-Aware) Already Installed on the SAN This installation procedure assumes a LUN exists in the SAN storage device, is zoned appropriately to the host adapter WWN, and a UEFI-aware operating system resides on the target LUN. To direct a UEFI-based server to a Windows Server operating system image, perform these steps: 1.
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide 2.2 Linux, Citrix, and VMware This section describes configuring boot from SAN on Linux, Citrix, and VMware operating systems. 2.2.1 Configuring Boot from SAN on Linux or VMware (x86 and x64/UEFI) To configure boot from SAN on Linux or VMware, perform these steps: 1. If necessary, install or update the boot code on the adapter. For x86 and x64, see Chapter 3, Updating and Enabling Boot Code, and for UEFI, see Chapter 6 Configuring Boot Using UEFI HII.
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide NOTE: On Linux distributions, if the FC disk is not visible at this point, contact Broadcom Technical Support for the DUD. The DUD ISO image contains the drivers. 7. Restart the installation process. On the installation splash screen, press Tab and in the boot command line, add linux dd option to boot the command line. This action prompts you for driver disks, at which point you must provide the DUD ISO image. 8.
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide 3. Copy the part of the path statement for a drive. 4. In the terminal window, use the luxadm display command to show the WWPN or the LUN for which you selected the path in the prior step: luxadm display 5. Record this LUN or WWPN information for use in the procedure. 2.3.2 Configuring Boot from SAN on Solaris (SPARC) To configure boot from SAN, perform these steps: 1.
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide 4. Change to the Tools directory on the mounted disk. # cd /cdrom/cdrom0/Solaris_11/Tools 5. For Solaris 11 only: a. Remove the SUNWemlxu and SUNWemlxs from the //Solaris/Tools/Boot directory. b. Unzip the lpfc driver to a temporary directory: pkgadd -R//Solaris/Tools/Boot -d/tmp c. Modify the elxfc.conf file to use persistent binding.
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide 2.3.3.1 Installing Solaris by Migrating an Image from a Local SCSI Disk To install Solaris by migrating an image from a local SCSI disk, perform these steps: 1. Type the following at the OBP prompt: show-devs The ID information for each found adapter is displayed, such as: /pci@5d,700000/lpfc@1 select-dev 2.
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide 11. Create a file system for each partition that contains a mounted file system. newfs -v /dev/rdsk/clt1d0s0 (becomes root) newfs -v /dev/rdsk/clt1d0s6 (becomes usr) newfs -v /dev/rdsk/clt1d0s7 (becomes export/home) 12. Create temporary mount points for the new partitions. mkdir root2 mkdir usr2 mkdir export2 13. Mount, copy, and then unmount the usr2 file system.
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide 20. Change the dump device to the swap area of the FC drive. dumpadm -d /dev/dsk/c1t1d0s1 where /dev/dsk/c1t1d0s1 is a sample path to the swap area of the FC drive.
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide Chapter 3: Updating and Enabling Boot Code Use the Emulex utilities to update boot code to a newer version and enable boot code. The utility that you use depends on the operating system and, in some cases, the driver type or system architecture. Table 3 indicates the utilities you can use to install and update boot code.
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide Chapter 4: Emulex BIOS (x86) Utility Before using the Emulex BIOS utility, ensure that the boot code is loaded and enabled on the adapter as described in Section 3, Updating and Enabling Boot Code. NOTE: This section reflects the most recent release of the BIOS utility. Some selections might not be available if you are using an older version of the utility.
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide Figure 1: Adapter Listing Screen 2. Select the adapter to configure and press Enter. The main configuration menu is displayed (Figure 2). Figure 2: Main Configuration Menu Under normal circumstances, you would first configure boot devices using the BIOS utility (see Section 4.3, Configuring Boot Devices).
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide 4.2.1 Enabling an Adapter to Boot from SAN To enable an adapter to boot from SAN, perform these steps: 1. From the main configuration menu (Figure 2), select Enable/Disable Boot from SAN and press Enter. NOTE: Adapters are disabled by default. Boot from SAN must be enabled on one adapter to use remote boot functionality. After you enable an adapter, the status of the Boot BIOS changes to enabled as shown in Figure 3.
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide A list of eight boot devices is shown (Figure 4). The primary boot device is the first entry shown, and it is the first bootable device. If the first boot entry fails due to a hardware error, the system can boot from the second bootable entry. If the second boot entry fails, the system boots from the third bootable entry and so on, if it is configured in the system BIOS on a BBS system.
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide 3. Select 00 and press Enter to clear the selected boot entry, or select the WWPN or DID of a device to configure. Figure 6: Starting LUN Offset Screen 4. If you select a device, you are prompted for the starting LUN. Select the starting LUN, by using the up and down arrow keys (Figure 6). The starting LUN can be any number from 0 to 255. Figure 7: LUN Listing Screen You can define 256 LUNs per adapter.
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide Figure 8: Boot Devices Menu 6. Use the up arrow and down arrow keys to select the boot method you want. If you select to boot the device by WWPN, the WWPN of the earlier selected entry is saved in the flash memory. However, during the initial BIOS scan, the utility issues a Name Server Inquiry GID_PN (Get Port Identifier), converting the WWPN to a DID. Then, based on this DID, it continues with the remainder of the scanning.
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide 4.4 Configuring Adapter Parameters The BIOS utility has numerous options that can be modified to provide for different behavior. Use the BIOS utility to perform the following tasks: Change the default AL_PA of the adapter. Change the PLOGI retry timer. Select a topology. Enable or disable spin-up delay. Set autoscan. Enable or disable EDD 3.0. Enable or disable the start unit command. Enable or disable the environment variable.
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide Figure 11: Adapter Configuration Menu for LPe35002 Adapters Default settings are acceptable for most installations. To reset all values to their defaults, from the main configuration menu (Figure 2), select Reset Adapter Defaults and press Enter. 4.4.1 Changing the Default AL_PA NOTE: This option is available only on the LPe12000-series and LPe16000-series adapters and is not available on the LPe31000-series and LPe32000-series adapters.
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide Figure 12: Change Default ALPA Screen NOTE: To change the default AL_PA, use the up arrow and down arrow keys to scroll through the valid ALPAs. Table 4 lists the valid AL_PA values. If the adapter's AL_PA is changed, it does not appear on the NVRAM AL_PA until the system has been reset.
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide 4.4.2 Changing the PLOGI Retry Timer This option is useful for Tachyon-based RAID arrays. In rare situations, a Tachyon-based RAID array resets itself and the port goes offline temporarily. When the port returns to operation, the PLOGI scans the loop to discover this device. The PLOGI retry interval is the time it takes for one PLOGI to scan the whole loop (if 126 AL_PAs are on the loop).
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide On LPe12000-series adapters, you can configure these items: Auto topology with loop first – default Auto topology with point-to-point first FC-AL Fabric point-to-point NOTE: Direct attach point-to-point is not supported on LPe12000-series adapters.
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide Figure 15: Topology Menu for LPe31000-Series, LPe32000-Series, and LPe35000-Series Adapters 4.4.4 Enabling or Disabling the Spin-up Delay This option allows you to enable or disable the disk spin-up delay. The factory default setting is disabled. If at least one boot device has been defined, and the spin-up delay is enabled, the BIOS searches for the first available boot device. If a boot device is present, the BIOS boots from it immediately.
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide Figure 16: Enable or Disable Spin-up Delay Screen 3. Select whether to enable or disable spin-up delay. 4. Press Enter to accept the new value. 5. Press Esc until you exit the BIOS utility. 6. Reboot the system. 4.4.5 Setting Auto Scan This option allows you to set auto scan and enable the first device in the boot entry list to issue a Name Server Inquiry.
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide Figure 17: Set Auto Scan Menu 3. Select the desired auto scan setting. 4. Press Enter to accept the new option. 5. Press Esc until you exit the BIOS utility. 6. Reboot the system. 4.4.6 Enabling or Disabling EDD 3.0 EDD 3.0 provides additional data to the operating system bootloader during the INT-13h function 48h (get device parameters) call. This information includes the path to the boot device and disk size. The default setting for EDD 3.
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide Figure 18: Enable or Disable EDD 3.0 Screen 3. Select the desired EDD 3.0 setting. 4. Press Enter to accept the new setting. 5. Press Esc until you exit the BIOS utility. 6. Reboot the system. 4.4.7 Enabling or Disabling the Start Unit Command This option allows a start unit command to be sent to a particular disk. This option might be needed if the disk you want to boot from is not yet spun up or started.
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide Figure 19: Enable or Disable Start Unit Command Screen 3. Select the desired Start Unit Command setting. 4. Press Enter to accept the new setting. 5. Press Esc until you exit the BIOS utility. 6. Reboot the system. 4.4.8 Enabling or Disabling the Environment Variable This option sets the boot controller order if the system supports the environment variable. The default setting is disabled.
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide Figure 20: Enable or Disable Environment Variable Screen 3. Select the desired setting. 4. Press Enter to accept the new setting. 5. Press Esc until you exit the BIOS utility. 6. Reboot the system. 4.4.9 Enabling or Disabling Auto Boot Sector This option automatically defines the boot sector of the target disk for the migration boot process, which applies only to HP MSA1000 arrays.
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide Figure 21: Enable or Disable Auto Boot Sector Format Select Screen 3. Select the desired setting. 4. Press Enter to accept the new setting. 5. Press Esc until you exit the BIOS utility. 6. Reboot the system. 4.4.10 Enabling or Disabling Brocade FA-PWWN NOTE: Brocade FA-PWWN and Trunking features are mutually exclusive. You can enable either FA-PWWN or Trunking, but not both. D_Port and FA-PWWN cannot be enabled simultaneously.
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide Figure 22: Enable or Disable Brocade FA-PWWN Screen 3. Select the desired setting. 4. Press Enter to accept the new setting. 5. Press Esc until you exit the BIOS utility. 6. Reboot the system. 4.4.11 Selecting Trunking NOTE: Trunking (also referred to as FC port aggregation) is only supported on LPe35000-series adapters. Trunking is not supported at 8 Gb/s speeds, and the link will not come up at this speed.
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide The physical links comprising an aggregated port are referred to as lanes. Both 2-lane and 4-lane aggregated ports are supported. For LPe35002 adapters, only 2-lane port aggregation is possible. If 2-lane port aggregation is configured on a dual port adapter, the two physical links are combined to form a single 2-lane aggregated port whose aggregate speed is potentially 64 Gb/s, assuming both physical links are active.
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide Figure 24: Trunking Selection Menu in LPe35004 Adapters 3. Select the trunking mode from the available options; Disable Trunking, 2-Lane Trunk, 4-Lane Trunk. Disable Trunking disables trunking for the adapter. 4. Press Enter to accept the trunking selection. 5. Press Esc until you exit the BIOS utility. 6. Reboot the system. If trunking has been enabled, only the trunked ports are visible in the main configuration menu.
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide 4.4.11.1 View Trunking Configuration NOTE: When trunking is enabled, Boot from SAN must be enabled and the system must be reboot for the physical port status to be up and for the Link Speed to be shown. 1. From the Adapter Listing screen (Figure 1), select the adapter for which you want to view trunking information and press Enter. 2. From the main configuration menu (Figure 2), select Scan for Target Devices to bring the links up for the trunk. 3.
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide Figure 25: Link Speed Selection Menu for LPe32000-Series and LPe35000-Series Adapters 3. Use the up arrow and down arrow keys to select the desired FC link speed you would like to use. 4. Press Enter to accept the new link speed. 5. Press Esc until you exit the BIOS utility. 6. Reboot the system. 4.4.
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide Table 5: Adapter Defaults (Continued) Parameter Default Valid Values Auto Scan Disabled Start Unit Disabled Environmental Variable Disabled Auto Boot Sector Disabled Brocade FA-PWWN Disabled Trunking Disabled Topology Link Speed Auto Topology: Loop First (default) NOTE: On LPe31000-series,LPe32000-series, and LPe35000-series adapters, only Point-to-Point is available.
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide 4.4.14 Using Multipath Boot from SAN Multi-boot BIOS is in compliance with the BBS. The system must have a Multi-boot system BIOS to use this feature. Multi-boot system BIOS allows you to select any boot disk in the system BIOS setup menu. The boot disk can be an FC drive, a SCSI drive, an IDE drive, a USB device, or a drive. The Emulex BIOS supplies the first eight drives to the system BIOS menu.
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide Chapter 5: OpenBoot OpenBoot commands are supported on the SPARC systems. 5.1 Attribute Commands The following commands show the boot device ID, boot list, OpenBoot versions, and so on. 5.1.1 .boot-id Syntax .boot-id Description Shows the current boot device ID. Parameters None 5.1.2 devalias Syntax .devalias Description Shows the boot list. Parameters None 5.1.3 .fcode Syntax .fcode Description Shows the current version of OpenBoot.
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide 5.1.6 probe-scsi-all Syntax ..probe-scsi-all Description Shows the current SCSI and FC devices. Parameters None 5.1.7 show-devs Syntax .show-devs Description Shows a list of the devices found. Parameters None 5.1.8 .topology Syntax .topology Description Shows the current topology. Parameters None 5.2 Functional Commands The following commands remove boot IDs, resets default values, sets link speed, and so on. 5.2.
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide 5.2.4 set-link-speed NOTE: In LPe12000-series adapters, the Link Speed setting is overwritten by the FC driver and does not take effect during a regular boot into the local operating system. Therefore, the link speed BIOS setting works for the actual boot, but it is overwritten after the operating system loads. Syntax set-link-speed Description Sets the current link-speed setting. Changes and sets the link speed.
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide 5.2.9 OpenBoot Signature Target ID can be bound to either DID (destination ID) or WWPN and saved in an adapter NVRAM. It can also be saved in an environmental variable boot-device.
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide Chapter 6: Configuring Boot Using UEFI HII You can configure boot functions using the Emulex Configuration utility. If you have several adapters in your system, the UEFI system firmware or boot code uses the highest version present on your adapters. 6.
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide Figure 27: Device Configuration Screen Example 3. Select the adapter you want to configure and press Enter. The Emulex Adapter Configuration main menu screen (Figure 28) is displayed.
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide Figure 28: Emulex Adapter Configuration Main Menu Screen 6.3.1 Emulex Configuration Utility Conventions in UEFI/HII The Emulex Configuration utility has menus and configuration screens. Use the following methods to navigate them: Press the up arrow and down arrow keys on your keyboard to move through and select menu options or configuration fields.
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide NOTE: Changes made to parameters common to UEFI and x86 drivers are changed in both driver configuration utilities. 6.5 Setting Boot from SAN To set boot from SAN, perform these steps: 1. From the Device Configuration screen (Figure 27), select the adapter whose boot from SAN setting you want to change and press Enter. 2. From the Main menu (Figure 28), select Set Boot from SAN and press Enter.
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide Figure 30: New Boot from SAN Setting 4. Save changes with corresponding function key on your system or press Esc to exit, and save changes when prompted.
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide 6.6 Scanning for Fibre Devices NOTE: After you enter the Emulex Configuration utility using HII, any dynamic changes made to the SAN are not reflected unless the system is reset or the adapter is reconnected. For trunking SAN changes, the system must be reset. Re-enter the utility and perform a scan. The adapter link is brought up by either performing a scan for Fibre devices or by configuring boot devices.
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide 6.7 Adding Boot Devices NOTE: After you enter the Emulex Configuration utility using HII, any dynamic changes made to the SAN are not reflected unless the system is reset or the adapter is reconnected. The adapter link is brought up by either configuring boot devices or by performing a scan for Fibre devices. To add a boot device, perform these steps: 1.
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide Figure 33: Boot Device Screen 4. Select the boot device you want to add and press Enter. A menu appears that enables you to commit or discard your changes (Figure 34).
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide 5. Select Commit Changes and press Enter. 6.8 Deleting Boot Devices To delete boot devices, perform these steps: 1. From the Device Configuration screen (Figure 27), select the adapter from which you want to delete a boot device and press Enter. 2. From the Main menu (Figure 28), select Delete Boot Device and press Enter. A list of boot devices is displayed (Figure 35). Figure 35: Boot Device Screen 3.
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide Figure 36: Selected Boot Device Is Highlighted 4. Select Commit Changes and press Enter. The main menu is displayed. 6.9 Changing Boot Device Order NOTE: Changing the boot device order only changes the order that the targets are discovered by the boot driver. The system BIOS controls the order that prioritizes the available boot devices in a system. To change boot device order, perform these steps: 1.
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide Figure 37: Discovered Targets Screen 3. Select Boot Device Order. A screen appears that displays the boot device order (Figure 38).
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide 4. Press Enter. The Boot Device Order menu screen appears (Figure 39). Figure 39: Boot Device Order Menu 5. From the menu, select the device whose boot order you want to change. Use the + or - keys to change the order of the selected device and press Enter. A screen appears showing the new boot device order. 6. Select Commit Changes and press Enter to confirm the changes. 6.
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide NOTE: Brocade Boot LUN is not applicable on LPe12000-series adapters. Trunking mode NOTE: Trunking is applicable only on LPe35000-series adapters. Before you configure trunking on the Emulex adapter, follow the instructions from Brocade for configuring trunking on the switch.
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide Figure 41: LPe16000-Series and LPe3X000-Series Adapters with No Delay Device Discovery Figure 42: LPe35002 Adapters with Trunking Mode Broadcom BT-FC-LPE-UG124-100 61
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide 6.10.1 Changing the Topology NOTE: Point-to-point is the only topology supported on the LPe31000-series, LPe32000-series, and LPe35000-series adapters. By default, the LPe12000-series and LPe16000-series adapters use auto topology with loop first. If you want to use a topology other than the default, you must change the topology setting before configuring boot devices. For FC-AL, each adapter has a default AL_PA of 01 (hexadecimal).
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide 4. Select a topology and press Enter. The screen is refreshed with the new value. NOTE: The presence of a fabric is detected automatically. 5. Press Esc to return to the Emulex Configuration Utility menu. 6. Select Commit Changes and press Enter.
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide 6.10.2 Changing the PLOGI Retry Timer This option allows you to set the interval for the PLOGI retry timer. This option is especially useful for Tachyon-based RAID arrays. Under very rare occasions, a Tachyon-based RAID array resets itself, and the port goes offline temporarily in the loop. When the port comes to life, the PLOGI retry interval scans the loop to discover this device.
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide 6.10.3 Changing the Link Speed Use this feature to change, or force, the link speed between ports instead of auto negotiating. Supported link speeds are specific to the adapter model and the optics installed. The menu only displays options that are valid for the selected adapter. NOTE: In LPe12000-series adapters, the Link Speed setting is overwritten by the FC driver and does not take effect during a regular boot to the local operating system.
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide 4. Select a link speed and press Enter. The screen is refreshed with the new value. 5. Select Commit Changes and press Enter. 6.10.4 Changing the Maximum LUNs per Target The maximum number of LUNs represents the maximum number of LUNs that are polled during device discovery. The minimum value is 1, the maximum value is 4096. The default is 256. To change the maximum number of LUNs, perform these steps: 1.
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide 6. Select Commit Changes and press Enter. 6.10.5 Changing the Boot Target Scan Method This option is available only if none of the eight boot entries are configured to boot from DID or WWPN. The Configure Boot Devices menu configures up to eight boot entries for fabric point-to-point, public loop, or private loop configurations.
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide Figure 47: Boot Target Scan Method Menu Screen 4. Select a boot scan setting and press Enter. The screen is refreshed with the new value. If you have a large SAN and set the boot path to Boot Path Discovered Targets, discovery takes a long time. 5. Press Esc to return to the Emulex Configuration Utility menu. 6. Select Commit Changes and press Enter.
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide 6.10.6 Changing the Device Discovery Delay NOTE: This option is available only for LPe12000-series adapters. This parameter sets a delay to occur after an loop initialization and before a scan is initiated to discover the target. The default is off or 0 seconds.
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide 5. Press Esc to return to the Emulex Configuration Utility menu. 6. Select Commit Changes and press Enter. 6.10.7 Configuring the Brocade FA-PWWN NOTE: Brocade FA-PWWN and Trunking features are mutually exclusive. You can enable either FA-PWWN or Trunking, but not both. D_Port and FA-PWWN cannot be enabled simultaneously. When you enable or disable Brocade FA-PWWN in the boot code, the boot code automatically disables D_Port.
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide Figure 49: Enable or Disable Brocade FA-PWWN Menu 5. Make your selection and press Enter. The utility displays the new setting. 6. Select Commit Changes and press Enter. 7. Reboot the system. After enabling the feature in the Configure HBA and Boot Parameters screen, the Port WWPN obtains the configured FA-PWWN from the switch. 6.10.8 Configuring the Brocade Boot LUN NOTE: This feature is not available for LPe12000-series adapters.
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide To enable or disable the Brocade Boot LUN, perform these steps: 1. From the Device Configuration screen (Figure 27), select the adapter whose Brocade Boot LUN you want to enable or disable and press Enter. 2. From the Main menu (Figure 28), select Configure HBA and Boot Parameters and press Enter. 3. From the Configure HBA and Boot Parameters menu (Figure 41), navigate to Brocade Boot LUN. The current setting is displayed. Press Enter.
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide 6.10.9 Selecting Trunking NOTE: Trunking (also referred to as FC port aggregation) is only supported on LPe35000-series adapters. Trunking is not supported at 8 Gb/s speeds, and the link will not come up at this speed. Brocade FA-PWWN and Trunking features are mutually exclusive. You can enable either FA-PWWN or Trunking, but not both. D_Port and FA-PWWN cannot be enabled simultaneously.
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide Figure 51: Trunking Selection Menu in LPe35002 Adapters Figure 52: Trunking Selection Menu in LPe35004 Adapters Broadcom BT-FC-LPE-UG124-100 74
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide 5. Select the trunking mode from the available options; Disable, 2-Lane, 4-Lane. Disable mode disables trunking for the adapter. 6. Make your selection and press Enter. The utility displays the new setting. 7. Select Commit Changes and press Enter. 8. Reboot the system. If trunking has been enabled, only the trunked ports are visible in the main configuration menu.
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide 6.11 Resetting Emulex Adapters to their Default Values NOTE: The reconnect feature is not applicable while configuring the Brocade FA-PWWN, configuring the Brocade Boot LUN, and selecting Trunking as all these procedures require a system reboot. Resetting the adapter to default setting clears all entries made while configuring the boot device, as detailed in Section 4.3, Configuring Boot Devices.
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide To set Emulex adapters to their default settings, perform these steps: 1. From the Device Configuration screen (Figure 27), select the adapter whose default settings you want to change and press Enter. 2. From the Main menu (Figure 28), select Set Emulex Adapters to Default Settings and press Enter. A menu screen appears that enables you to set defaults or cancel default settings (Figure 54). 3. Select Set Adapter Defaults and press Enter.
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide To display adapter information, perform these steps: 1. From the Device Configuration screen (Figure 27), select the adapter whose information you want to view and press Enter. 2. From the Main menu (Figure 28), select Display Adapter Info and press Enter. A screen appears that displays information about the selected adapter (Figure 55). NOTE: Only Dell adapters show the firmware family version. Figure 55: Adapter Information Screen 6.
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide Figure 56: Legacy Only Configuration Settings Screen 3. Make the desired changes to any of these settings and select Esc or Commit Changes. See Chapter 4, Emulex BIOS (x86) Utility for a description of the legacy-only settings displayed in Figure 56. 6.14 Requesting a Reset or Reconnect NOTE: This feature is not available for LPe12000-series adapters.
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide Figure 57: Request RESET or RECONNECT to Make Changes Active Screen – Reset Figure 58: Request RESET or RECONNECT to Make Changes Active Screen – Reconnect Broadcom BT-FC-LPE-UG124-100 80
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide 3. Do one of the following: To request a reset: a. Set Request RESET to YES to notify the system BIOS that you want to perform a system reset. b. Exit the UEFI Boot (HII) utility and return to the system BIOS setup screens. A popup window prompts you to reset the system. Any changed Emulex adapter settings become active during the subsequent reboot.
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide 4. After you select the storage device, press Enter. The Select File or Folder screen appears. Figure 60: Select File or Folder Screen 5. Browse and select the folder that contains the firmware image. 6. Select the firmware file and press Enter. The Start Update screen appears (Figure 61).
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide Figure 61: Start Update Screen 7. Select Start Downloading and press Enter. When the operation is complete, the Update Status indicates the completion status.
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide 6.16 Enabling or Disabling HPE Shared Memory Feature (HPE Systems Only) During a POST, this setting causes the EFIBoot driver to register (ENABLED), or not register (DISABLED), the device (that is, to add any entries) in the HPE Shared Memory Feature, as defined in the Option Card Sensor Data Reporting specification. NOTE: This menu is for HPE systems only and does not appear on other systems.
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide Figure 63: HPE Shared Memory Feature Menu Screen 3. Make your selection and press F10 to save it.
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide Chapter 7: Troubleshooting Circumstances exist in which your system might operate in an unexpected manner. This section describes several of these circumstances and offers one or more workarounds for each situation. 7.1 x86 Boot BIOS The following table lists x86 Boot BIOS issues and their resolutions.
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide 7.2 OpenBoot The following table lists OpenBoot issues and their resolutions. Table 9: OpenBoot Troubleshooting Issue Situation The system cannot mount or fsck /etc/vfstab an FC boot disk (Solaris LPFC driver) During the boot process, the Make sure that persistent binding is implemented correctly. system cannot mount or fsck /etc/vfstab an FC boot disk.
Emulex Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Guide 7.3 UEFI Boot The following table lists UEFI Boot issues and their resolutions. Table 10: UEFI Boot Troubleshooting Issue Situation Link is down due to Unsupported Optic Installed or Unsupported Optic This message appears while Replace any unsupported optics with supported optics. scanning for targets or configuring boot devices.
