Dell PowerConnect Brocade 815 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manu - Page 164
Configuring BIOS using the Brocade configuration utility, Fabric Discovered
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4 Boot over SAN Configuring BIOS using the Brocade configuration utility NOTE "Brocade BIOS configuration utility" and "Brocade BIOS configuration menu" are used interchangeably in this manual. The Brocade BIOS Configuration Utility allows you to perform the following operations on selected adapters: • Enable or disable BIOS to support boot over SAN. - You must enable BIOS to support boot over SAN for an adapter port. If disabled, the host system cannot boot from Fibre Channel disk drives. - The default setting for the adapter boot BIOS is BIOS is enabled with Fabric Discovered on all adapter ports. • Enable one of the following Boot Options: NOTE For booting from direct-attached Fibre Channel targets, select the Flash Values or First LUN options. - Fabric Discovered Host boots from LUN information provided by the fabric. NOTE Fabric-based boot LUN discovery (Fabric Discovered) is not supported for booting from direct-attached targets. - Flash Values Host boots from LUN information stored in flash memory. - First LUN Host boots from the first visible LUN. • Set port speed for the adapter (HBAs and Fabric Adapter ports configured in HBA mode only). • Select boot LUNs from discovered targets. • Review adapter properties, such as the following: - Port speed - PWWN - NWWN - BIOS version To configure BIOS parameters using the Brocade BIOS Configuration Utility, use the following steps. 1. Power on the host system. 2. Watch the screen as the system boots. When "Brocade BIOS configuration utility" displays, press Alt+B or Ctrl+B. The Brocade BIOS Configuration Menu displays a list of installed adapter ports, similar to the following. 136 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01