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Boot Code Chapter 4 In this chapter •Boot support 117 •Boot code updates 118 •Network boot 120 •Boot over SAN 127 •Fabric-based boot LUN discovery 163 •Boot systems over SAN without operating system or local drive 167 •Updating Windows driver on adapter used for boot over SAN 170 Boot support Boot support is provided for Brocade adapters and drivers installed on your host. • To note changes to boot support and procedures detailed in this chapter, please download the current release notes for your adapter software version from the Brocade adapters website using the following steps: a. Go to the adapters website at www.brocade.com/adapters. b. Navigate to the adapters Downloads page. c. Select your operating system from the Downloads list to display appropriate download files. d. Download the release notes from the "Documentation" section. The following system BIOS and platforms support Brocade adapters: • Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) firmware 3.0 and earlier PCI BIOS versions Boot code for PCI system • BIOS Boot code for x86 and x86_x64 platforms • Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) Boot code for UEFI systems NOTE UEFI is not supported on the Brocade 804 adapter. • PXE (preboot eXecution environment) and UNDI (universal network device interface) Network boot support for x86 and x86_x64 platforms. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 117 53-1002144-01

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Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual
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Chapter
4
Boot Code
In this chapter
•
Boot support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
117
•
Boot code updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
•
Network boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
•
Boot over SAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
•
Fabric-based boot LUN discovery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
•
Boot systems over SAN without operating system or local drive . . . . . . . . 167
•
Updating Windows driver on adapter used for boot over SAN . . . . . . . . . . 170
Boot support
Boot support is provided for Brocade adapters and drivers installed on your host.
•
To note changes to boot support and procedures detailed in this chapter, please download the
current release notes for your adapter software version from the Brocade adapters website
using the following steps:
a.
Go to the adapters website at
www.brocade.com/adapters
.
b.
Navigate to the adapters
Downloads
page.
c.
Select your operating system from the
Downloads
list to display appropriate download
files.
d.
Download the release notes from the “Documentation” section.
The following system BIOS and platforms support Brocade adapters:
•
Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) firmware 3.0 and earlier PCI BIOS versions
Boot code for PCI system
•
BIOS
Boot code for x86 and x86_x64 platforms
•
Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI)
Boot code for UEFI systems
NOTE
UEFI is not supported on the Brocade 804 adapter.
•
PXE (preboot eXecution environment) and UNDI (universal network device interface)
Network boot support for x86 and x86_x64 platforms.