Emulex 3.4 User Manual

Enabling the BIOS is a two-step process: 

1.

Enable the HBA BIOS (x86 BootBIOS, FCode or EFIBoot) to read the Emulex boot code on the 
HBA.

2.

Enable the HBA to boot from SAN (using the BIOS utility).

The Emulex boot code must be downloaded from the Emulex Web site and extracted to a local drive 
before you can perform this procedure.

To enable or disable the HBA BIOS:

1.

In the discovery-tree, select the HBA.

2.

Select the Firmware tab. 

3.

To enable the BIOS, click Enable. The button title changes from Enable to Disable.
Or
To disable the BIOS, click Disable. The button title changes from Disable to Enable. 

Note: If you are updating x86 BootBIOS, you must also enable the HBA to boot from SAN 

using the BIOS utility; see the documentation that accompanies the boot code for 
more information.

Note: If no boot code is present on the HBA, “Not Present” is displayed in the Boot BIOS 

field and the button is not be visible.

Note: If the BIOS state on the board changes, the change reflects immediately on the 

General tab, as well as the Firmware tab.