EMC QLA22xx User Manual
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Configuring an EMC Boot Device
Setting Up the HBA
BIOS
BIOS
Once the HBA is installed in the host and the EMC array is connected
to the fabric (FC-SW) or directly connected to the HBA (FC-AL), you
can configure an EMC-qualified QLogic HBA for boot support using
to the fabric (FC-SW) or directly connected to the HBA (FC-AL), you
can configure an EMC-qualified QLogic HBA for boot support using
Fast!UTIL
, as described below:
1. Boot the server, and press
CTRL-Q
when you see the QLogic
banner:
Different HBA models may display different banners. Be sure to select
CTRL-Q for the HBA you wish to configure.
CTRL-Q for the HBA you wish to configure.
2. After
Fast!UTIL
loads, the display depends on whether there are
multiple QLogic HBAs installed:
• If there is only one QLogic HBA, the
Fast!UTIL
Options
menu appears.
• If there are multiple QLogic HBAs, a list of addresses occupies
by those HBAs appears. Use the arrow keys to select the
desired HBA; then press
desired HBA; then press
ENTER
. The
Fast!UTIL
Options menu
appears.
3. Select Configuration Settings from the menu.
4. Select Host Adapter Settings and enable Host Adapter BIOS.
Refer to EMC HBA Settings on page 2-8 for a table of EMC-configured
NVRAM settings.
NVRAM settings.
5. Press
ESC
to return to the previous menu.
6. Select Selectable Boot Settings and enable Selectable Boot
Device
.
7. For any entry that is not blank (all zeros), highlight the entry and
press
C
to clear any previous values.
8. When all parameters are set correctly, press
ESC
to return to the
Fast!UTIL
Options menu; then select Save Changes to save the
changes you made to the current adapter.
QLogic Corporation
QLA2300 PCI Fibre Channel ROM BIOS Version 1.17
Copyright © Qlogic Corporation 1993-1999 All rights reserved
Press <CTRL - Q> for Fast!UTIL
www.qlogic.com
QLA2300 PCI Fibre Channel ROM BIOS Version 1.17
Copyright © Qlogic Corporation 1993-1999 All rights reserved
Press <CTRL - Q> for Fast!UTIL
www.qlogic.com