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Emulex Connects™ Servers, Storage and People

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  • Page 1 Boot Version 10.3 for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A Emulex Connects™ Servers, Storage and People...
  • Page 2 Information furnished by Emulex is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, no responsibility is assumed by Emulex for its use; or for any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties which may result from its use. No license is granted by implication or otherwise under any patent, copyright or related rights of Emulex.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Configure Boot from SAN on Linux or VMware (x86 and x64) ......19 Configure Boot from SAN on Linux (PowerPC)..........19 Boot from a Non-Zero LUN Attached to an Emulex LPFC Adapter on Linux ....19 Solaris ....................20 Configure Boot from SAN on Solaris SFS (x86 and x64)........20 Determine LUNs to Select for Boot from SAN ...........
  • Page 4 Enable or Disable the BIOS ................ 55 Configure Adapter Parameters ..............57 Change the Default ALPA ...............57 Change the Topology ................58 Change the PLOGI Retry Timer ..............59 Change the Link Speed................59 Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...
  • Page 5 Change the Topology ................94 Change the PLOGI Retry Timer ..............95 Change the Link Speed................96 Configure Boot Parameters................ 97 Change the Maximum LUNs per Target ............97 Change Boot Target Scan Method .............98 Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...
  • Page 6 PCI Loopback Test ................. 111 Internal and External Loopback Tests ............111 Run Adapter Diagnostic Tests..............112 View Adapter Data................113 View Device Data ................116 View the Results Log ................117 Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 7: List Of Figures

    Device Path Screen ...............62 Figure 6-16 Current Maximum LUNs Screen ............62 Figure 6-17 Boot Scan Options Screen..............63 Figure 6-18 Existing EFIFCScanLevel Variable Screen ..........64 Figure 6-19 No Existing EFIFCScanLevel Variable Screen ..........64 Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...
  • Page 8 Selected Boot Device Appears with an X ..........90 Figure 7-11 Discovered Targets Screen...............91 Figure 7-12 Boot Device Order Screen..............92 Figure 7-13 Boot Device Order Menu ..............92 Figure 7-14 Adapter Configuration Menu.............93 Figure 7-15 Topology Menu................94 Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...
  • Page 9 Figure 8-21 LBA Data Screen ................. 117 Figure 8-22 Results Log Screen ..............118 Figure 8-23 Log to File screen ............... 118 Figure 8-24 Successful Log to File Screen............119 Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 10: List Of Tables

    Table 5-1 OpenBoot Signature Table ...............50 Table 6-1 Adapter Defaults ................70 Table 7-1 Adapter Defaults ................ 101 Table 8-1 x86 BootBIOS Troubleshooting ............105 Table 8-2 OpenBoot Troubleshooting ............106 Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 11: Introduction

    This manual describes installing, updating, enabling, and configuring Emulex Fibre Channel (FC) boot code. This manual 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 ®...
  • Page 12 MPIO multipath I/O message signaled interrupts MSI-X message signaled interrupts - extended maximum transmission unit network bootstrap program NIS/NIS+ Network Information Service/Network Information Service Plus Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...
  • Page 13 Trivial File Transfer Protocol UCNA universal converged network adapter User Datagram Protocol Unified Fabric Protocol UEFI Unified Extensible Firmware Interface UNDI Universal Network Device Interface Universal Serial Bus virtual function Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 14: Emulex Boot Code Files

    Emulex Boot Code Files Emulex is unique in providing Universal Boot images that contain x86 BootBIOS, OpenBoot, and EFIBoot boot code and Pair Boot boot code images that contain x86 BootBIOS and EFIBoot boot code. These images provide multi-platform support for boot from SAN.

  • Page 15: Boot From San

    This document provides instructions for installing and using all of the types of boot code provided by Emulex. Note: Not all procedures are required. Emulex host bus adapters (HBAs) usually ship from the factory with the latest version of boot code installed and enabled, so you do not need to install or enable boot code in those cases.

  • Page 16: Windows Server 2008, 2008 R2, 2012 And 2012 R2

    2. Enable boot from SAN in the Emulex UEFI configuration utility. 3. Configure the boot target and LUN in the Emulex UEFI configuration utility to point to the desired target. Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual...

  • Page 17: Direct A Uefi-Based Server To A Windows Server 2008,2008 R2, 2012, Or 2012 R2 Operating System Image (Installed As Uefi-Aware) Already Installed On The San

    LUN. 1. Enable boot from SAN in the Emulex UEFI configuration utility. 2. Configure the boot target and LUN in the Emulex UEFI configuration utility to point to your desired target. 3. Select Boot Manager from the System UEFI configuration manager.

  • Page 18: The Guid Partition Table

    This allows you to configure and build your operating system on the drive connected to the Emulex adapter. 1. Install the Emulex driver for Windows as described in the Emulex Drivers Version for Windows User Manual.

  • Page 19: Linux And Vmware

    This section describes how to configure SLES 10 SPx or SLES 11 SPx to boot from an FC-attached disk device other than /dev/sda. This example uses /dev/sdb. To boot from a non-zero LUN attached to an Emulex LPFC adapter: 1. Configure the Emulex adapter to boot from the desired LUN.

  • Page 20: Solaris

    (not the local drive) using the luxadm probe command. This shows all the available LUNs. Record this LUN information, which is used throughout this procedure. LUN 0 is used in the example: luxadm probe Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 21: Configure Boot From San On Solaris Sfs (Sparc)

    The ID information for each found adapter is displayed, such as: /pci@5d,700000/lpfc@1 4. Enable boot from SAN on each Emulex adapter in the system by typing the following set of commands, replacing “adapter_id” with the ID information (as shown above), for each Emulex adapter in turn. There is a space between the first quotation mark and the first character of the adapter ID.

  • Page 22: Install Solaris From A Network Image

    The ID information for each found adapter is displayed, such as: /pci@5d,700000/emlx@2 4. Enable boot from SAN on each Emulex adapter in the system by typing the following set of commands, replacing adapter_id with the ID information for each Emulex adapter in turn. There is a space between the first quotation mark and the first character of the adapter ID.
  • Page 23 Solaris c. Modify the lpfc.conf file to use persistent binding. For more information, refer to the Emulex Drivers for Solaris User Manual available on the Emulex website. 5. Copy the DVD image in the drive to the install server's hard disk.

  • Page 24: Install Solaris By Migrating An Image From A Local Scsi Disk

    The ID information for each found adapter is displayed, such as: /pci@5d,700000/lpfc@1 select-dev 2. Select the Emulex adapter on which you want to enable boot from SAN by entering the path to the adapter, for example: " /pci@5d,700000/lpfc@1" select-dev 3.
  • Page 25 FC boot disk. For example, if the FC boot disk is c1t1d0, replace all local disk entries of c0t0d0 with c1t1d0. Currently the file shows: Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...
  • Page 26 20. Change the dump device to the swap area of the FC drive: dumpadm -d /dev/dsk/c1t1d0s1 where is a sample path to the swap area of the FC drive. /dev/dsk/c1t1d0s1 Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 27: Update And Enable Boot Code

    3. Update and Enable Boot Code 3. Update and Enable Boot Code Use Emulex utilities to install boot code, update boot code to a newer version, and enable boot code. The utility that you will use depends on the operating system and, in some cases the driver type or system architecture.

  • Page 28: Emulex Bios Utility

    Start the Emulex BIOS Utility 4. Emulex BIOS Utility Before using the Emulex BIOS utility, ensure that the boot code is loaded and enabled on the adapter as described in “Update and Enable Boot Code” on page 27. Note: This section reflects the most recent release of the BIOS utility. Some selections may not be available if you are using an older version of the utility.

  • Page 29: Enable An Adapter To Boot From San

    Once you enable an adapter, the status of the boot BIOS changes as shown in Figure 4-3. Note: x86 BootBIOS supports a maximum of sixteen or thirty-two ports depending on the adapter. Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 30: Configure Boot Devices

    BIOS on a BBS system. Note: The Emulex BIOS utility only presents the boot devices to the system BIOS. The system BIOS must enumerate and attempt to boot from the drive as the primary hard drive from which to boot.

  • Page 31: Figure 4-4 List Of Saved Boot Devices Screen

    2. Select a boot entry. A screen similar to Figure 4-5 is displayed. Figure 4-5 Device Selection List Example (Array) Screen Note: To minimize the amount of time needed to locate the boot device, Emulex recommends that you select the drive with the lowest ALPA as the boot device when connected to devices on a FC arbitrated loop.

  • Page 32: Figure 4-6 Lun Listing Screen

    6. 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 Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 33: Configure Adapter Parameters

    Select a link speed  Note: The default topology is auto topology with loop first. Change this topology setting, if necessary, before configuring boot devices. To access the adapter configuration menu: Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 34: Change The Default Alpa (Arbitrated Loop Physical Address)

    Note: This option applies only to arbitrated loop (FC-AL). To change the default ALPA: 1. On the main configuration menu (Figure 4-2), select Configure Advanced Adapter Parameters. The adapter configuration menu is displayed (Figure 4-9). Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 35: Figure 4-10 Change Default Alpa Screen

    0x63 0x65 0x66 0x67 0x69 0x6A 0x6B 0x6C 0x6D 0x6E 0x71 0x72 0x73 0x74 0x75 0x76 0x79 0x7A 0x7C 0x80 0x81 0x82 0x84 0x88 0x8F 0x90 0x97 0x98 0x9B Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 36: Change The Plogi Retry Timer

    Parameters. The adapter configuration menu is displayed (Figure 4-9). 2. Select Change PLOGI Retry Timer. Information similar to Figure 4-11 is displayed. Figure 4-11 Change the PLOGI Retry Timer Screen Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 37: Change Topology

    5. Reboot the system Change Topology Emulex drivers support arbitrated loop and point-to-point topologies. If it is necessary to change the topology, do so before you configure boot devices. The default topology is auto topology with loop first. For FC-AL, each adapter has a default ALPA of 01 (Hex).You can configure:...

  • Page 38: Enable Or Disable The Spinup Delay

    This option allows you to set auto scan and enable the first device in the boot entry list to issue a Name Server Inquiry. Auto scan is available only if none of the eight boot Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 39: Figure 4-14 Set Auto Scan Menu

    2. Select Auto Scan Setting. Figure 4-14 is displayed. Figure 4-14 Set Auto Scan Menu 3. Select the auto scan option. 4. Press <Esc> until you exit the BIOS utility. 5. Reboot the system. Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 40: Enable Or Disable Edd 3.0

    To enable or disable the start unit command: 1. From the main configuration menu (Figure 4-2), select Configure Advanced Adapter Parameters. The adapter configuration menu is displayed (Figure 4-9). Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 41: Enable Or Disable The Environment Variable

    2. Select Enable or Disable. The Enable or Disable Environment Variable screen (Figure 4-17) is displayed. Figure 4-17 Enable or Disable Environment Variable Screen 3. Press <Esc> until you exit the BIOS utility. Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 42: Enable Or Disable Auto Boot Sector

    BIOS utility should only be used with boot from SAN. Possible link speeds (depending upon your adapter model): Auto Select – default  1 Gb/s  2 Gb/s  4 Gb/s  Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 43: Reset To Default Values

    16 Gb/s  Note: Emulex 8 Gb/s adapters do not support 1 Gb/s link speed. Emulex 16 G/bs adapters do not support 1 Gb/s or 2 Gb/s link speed. Additionally, some older devices do not support auto link speed detection, therefore the link speed must be forced to match the speed of those devices.
  • Page 44 Environmental Variable Disabled Enabled Disabled Auto Boot Sector Disabled Enabled Disabled Topology Auto (start FC-AL) Auto (start FC-AL) Point-to-Point Auto (start Point-to-Point) FC-AL Link Speed Auto (highest successfully negotiated speed) Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 45: Use Multi-Path Boot From San

    FC drive, a SCSI drive, an IDE drive, a USB device, or floppy drive. The Emulex BIOS supplies the first eight drives to the system BIOS menu. The Multi-boot BIOS can override the FC drive that is selected in the BIOS utility.
  • Page 46 4. Emulex BIOS Utility Configure Adapter Parameters However, Multi-boot allows changing the boot order in the server BIOS, which allows any disk to become the C drive. Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 47: Openboot

    Shows the boot list. Parameters None .fcode Syntax ..fcode Description Shows the current version of OpenBoot. Parameters None host-did Syntax .host-did Description Shows the actual current ALPA of the adapter. Parameters None Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 48: Nvram

    Shows the current SCSI and FC devices. Parameters None show-devs Syntax .show-devs Description Shows a list of the devices found. Parameters None .topology Syntax ..topology Description Shows the current topology. Parameters None Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 49: Functional Commands

    1=1 Gb/s Link Speed – Only 2=2 Gb/s Link Speed – Only 4=4 Gb/s Link Speed – Only 8=8 Gb/s Link Speed – Only 16=16 Gb/s Link Speed – Only Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 50: Set-Max-Lun

    ID number Lnk_timer internal use for OpenBoot Plogi_timer internal use for OpenBoot shows boot LUN in use shows boot ID in use WWPN shows boot WWPN in use Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 51: Efiboot

    Figure 6-1 Boot Option Menu 2. Select EFI Shell from the menu. An EFI shell starts and the shell prompt is displayed. 3. Change to the drive where the Emulex EFIBoot file was extracted. To see a list of drives, type map -r <Enter>...

  • Page 52: Start The Efi Utility

    Start the EFI Utility To access the main EFI utility: 1. View Emulex driver image handle information. At the shell prompt type drivers <Enter> Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual...

  • Page 53: Figure 6-3 Driver Listing Screen

    A list of drivers is displayed (Figure 6-3). Figure 6-3 Driver Listing Screen 2. Run the drvcfg command followed by the driver image handle for the Emulex SCSI Pass Thru Driver, for example, C2 (your driver image handle number may be different): drvcfg -s c2 <Enter>...

  • Page 54: Efi Utility Conventions

    Usually, press <Esc> to return to the previous menu. There are a few exceptions  to this convention. Press <F1> to view online help for a menu item.  Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 55: Configure Efiboot Via Efi Shell Invocation

    1. From the Main EFI – Bios Utility menu, select 1. Setup Utility and press <Enter>. The EFI – BIOS Setup Utility menu is displayed (Figure 6-6). Figure 6-6 EFI – BIOS Setup Utility Menu Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 56: Figure 6-7 Bios Status Screen

    Figure 6-8 BIOS Enabled Screen You can configure EFIBoot systems for up to eight boot devices. Configure one boot device at a time. Press <Esc> to return to the EFI utility menu. Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 57: Configure Adapter Parameters

    ALPA to a host adapter. This does not alter the adapter flash memory. The default for this parameter is 0x00. All valid ALPA values are listed in Table 4-1, Valid ALPA Values, on page 35. Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 58: Change The Topology

    2. Use the up/down arrows to select a different topology and press <Enter>. The screen is refreshed with the new value. The presence of a fabric is detected automatically. Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 59: Change The Plogi Retry Timer

    Note: The Link Speed setting will be overwritten by the FC driver and will not take effect during a regular boot into the local OS. Therefore, setting the link speed from the BIOS utility should only be used with boot from SAN. Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 60: Figure 6-13 Force Link Speed Setup Screen

    4, 8, and 16 Gb/s  Note: Emulex 8 Gb/s adapters do not support 1 Gb/s link speed. Emulex 16 G/bs adapters do not support 1 Gb/s or 2 Gb/s link speed. Additionally, some older devices do not support auto link speed detection, therefore the link speed must be forced to match the speed of those devices.

  • Page 61: Configure Boot Parameters

    This option allows you to make the FC driver appear as a SCSI driver. This is useful for older systems that do not have native support in the EFI system firmware or boot code for FC device paths. Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 62: Change The Maximum Luns Per Target Setting

    Figure 6-16 Current Maximum LUNs Screen 2. Use the up/down arrows to change the maximum LUN value (between 1 and 4096) and press <Enter>. The screen is refreshed with the new value. Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 63: Set Up Boot Target Scan

    If EFIFCScanLevel is selected, the scan is determined by the value of the EFIFCScanLevel variable maintained by the EFI system firmware or boot code. The value of this variable can be changed either by using the menu in Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 64: Figure 6-18 Existing Efifcscanlevel Variable Screen

    If you have a large SAN and set the boot path to “Boot Path Discovered Targets,” discovery takes a long time. 3. Press <Esc> to return to the EFI utility menu. Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 65: Configure Boot Devices

    2. Select a device row and press <Enter>. The screen shown in Figure 6-21 displays the selected device row. Figure 6-21 Boot Device Configuration Options Menu 3. Press <Esc> to return to the list of devices. Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 66: Figure 6-22 Target Listing Screen

    Figure 6-23 LUN Listing Screen Eight LUNs are displayed per screen. If more than eight LUNs are configured for the target, press the right arrow key to view more LUNs. Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 67: Figure 6-24 Lun Boot Options Menu

    8. Select 1. Boot this device via WWN and press <Enter>. Figure 6-25 shows the LUN selected in step 5. Figure 6-25 Device Rows with a Selected LUN to Boot with WWNN Screen 9. Press <Esc> until you return to the EFI utility menu. Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 68: Cancel A Boot Device

    2. Select a device row and press <Enter>. The screen shown in Figure 6-27 is displayed. Figure 6-27 Selected Boot Device 3. Select 2. Clear Flash Boot Info and press <Enter>. The system clears the target as the remote boot device. Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 69: Change Device Discovery Delay

    <Enter>. The screen shown in Figure 6-28 is displayed. Figure 6-28 Delay Device Discovery Screen 2. Use the left /right arrows to select values in 10-second increments and press <Enter>. Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 70: Reset To Default Values

    Delay Device Discovery 0000 0000–0255 Link Speed 0 = Auto select 1 = 1 Gb/s 2 = 2 Gb/s 4 = 4 Gb/s 8 = 8 Gb/s 16 = 16 Gb/s Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 71: Save And Restore Configurations

    From the EFI-BIOS Setup Utility menu (Figure 6-6), select 5. Save/Restore Adapter Config and press <Enter>. The screen shown in Figure 6-30 is displayed. Figure 6-30 Save Configuration Menu Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 72: Save The Configuration To A File

    2. After you enter the directory path, you are prompted to enter the file name. Do so, and then press <Enter>. The screen shown in Figure 6-32 displays the status of the save. Figure 6-32 Completed Save Configuration to a File Screen Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 73: Batch Configuration

    1. On the Save Configuration menu, select 2. Batch Configure Adapters. You are prompted to select a source for the configuration (Figure 6-33). Figure 6-33 Select Source for Adapter Configuration Data Menu Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 74: Figure 6-34 Select Source Adapter For Configuration Listing Screen

    Figure 6-35 Select Adapters to be Batch Configured Listing Screen 4. Select (check) the adapters that are to be batch configured. To select an adapter, highlight the row and press the space bar. Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 75: Figure 6-36 Successful Batch Configuration Screen

    To migrate the configuration stored in a configuration file to the adapters in the system: 1. On the Save Configuration menu, select, 2. Batch Configure Adapters. You are prompted to select a source for the configuration (Figure 6-33). Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 76: Update An Adapter's Firmware Or Boot Code

    OneCommand Manager application, to perform the update. To update the boot code using the EFI utility: 1. On the main EFI utility menu, select 2. Firmware Update and press <Enter>. Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 77: Figure 6-39 Update Selected Adapter

    Figure 6-39 Update Selected Adapter 3. Enter the directory path and filename in the screen that is displayed (Figure 6-40). Press <Enter>. Figure 6-40 Directory Path and Filename Information Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 78: Update Firmware Or Boot Code Across Multiple Adapters

    Figure 6-42 Compatible Adapter List 3. Check the adapters you want to update. To select an adapter, use the up/down arrow keys to highlight it, and press the space bar. Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 79: Figure 6-43 Batch Mode Update Path Screen

    Figure 6-43 Batch Mode Update path Screen The boot code update begins on the first adapter. Information similar to Figure 6-44 is displayed for each adapter: Figure 6-44 Boot Code Update Progress Screen Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 80: Efiboot Reference

    (Figure 6-45). Figure 6-45 Successful Batch Update Screen EFIBoot Reference Driver Handle Table Column Definitions To view Emulex driver handle information, at the shell prompt type: drivers A list of drivers is displayed. Figure 6-46 Driver Listing Screen Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual...

  • Page 81: Driver Handle Table Column Definitions

    Simple Name Server Query for devices (the registry parameter SnsAll  determines whether all N_PORTS are requested or only SCSI FCP N_PORTS). Discovery/device creation occurs for each target device described by the  name server. Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...
  • Page 82 However, any devices that have been assigned a device letter through the disk administrator continue to use that letter regardless of the physical device number. Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 83: Configure Efiboot Via Uefi Hii (Human Interface Infrastructure) In A Uefi 2.1 System

    Emulex Utility is found under “System Settings->Storage.” To start the Emulex Configuration utility: 1. From the System Storage screen, select the Emulex HBA port and press <Enter>. Figure 7-1 Storage Screen Note: This screen is different for LPe16000 adapters, but the functionality is the same.

  • Page 84: Efi Utility Conventions In Uefi/Hii

    7. Configure EFIBoot via UEFI HII (Human Interface Infrastructure) in a UEFI 2.1 System Start the Emulex Configuration Utility The Emulex Adapter Configuration Main Menu is displayed. Select the function you want and press <Enter>. Figure 7-2 Emulex Adapter Configuration Main Menu EFI Utility Conventions in UEFI/HII The EFI utility has menus and configuration screens.

  • Page 85: Configure Efiboot In Uefi/Hii

    2. From the Main menu, select Boot from SAN. The current boot setting is displayed. Press <Enter>. A Disable/Enable menu appears. Figure 7-3 Main Menu, Boot from SAN Options Menu Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 86: Scan For Fibre Devices

    2. From the Main menu, select Scan for Fibre Devices and press <Enter>. A list of the discovered targets is displayed. This is only a list of discovered target devices to Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 87: Add Boot Devices

    Add Boot Devices To add a boot device: 1. From the Adapter Selection screen, select the adapter to which you want to add a boot device and press <Enter>. Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 88: Figure 7-6 Discovered Targets Screen

    Figure 7-6 Discovered Targets Screen 3. Select the target you want and press <Enter>. A list of bootable LUNS is displayed. Figure 7-7 Boot Device Screen Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 89: Delete Boot Devices

    5. Select Commit Changes and press <Enter>. Delete Boot Devices To delete boot devices: 1. From the Adapter Selection screen, select the adapter from which you want to delete a boot devices and press <Enter>. Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 90: Figure 7-9 Boot Device Screen

    3. Select the boot device you want to delete and press the space bar. The device appears with an X beside it. Figure 7-10 Selected Boot Device Appears with an X Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 91: Change Boot Device Order

    <Enter>. 2. From the Main menu, select Change Boot Device Order and press <Enter>. A screen displaying the discovered targets appears. Figure 7-11 Discovered Targets Screen Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 92: Figure 7-12 Boot Device Order Screen

    3. Select Boot Device Order and press <Enter>. A screen appears displaying the boot device order. Figure 7-12 Boot Device Order Screen 4. Press <Enter>. The Boot Device Order menu screen appears. Figure 7-13 Boot Device Order Menu Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 93: Configure Adapter Parameters

    <Enter>. 2. From the main menu (Figure 7-3), select Configure HBA and Boot Parameters and press <Enter>. The Configuration menu screen appears. Figure 7-14 Adapter Configuration Menu Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 94: Change The Topology

    7. Configure EFIBoot via UEFI HII (Human Interface Infrastructure) in a UEFI 2.1 System Configure Adapter Parameters Change the Topology Emulex drivers support arbitrated loop and point-to-point topologies. You can configure: Auto Loop first – default  Auto point to point first ...

  • Page 95: Change The Plogi Retry Timer

    3. Select a retry timer option and press <Enter>. The screen is refreshed with the new value. 4. Press <Esc> to return to the EFI utility menu. 5. Select Commit Changes and press <Enter>. Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 96: Change The Link Speed

    2. From the Configure HBA Parameters menu, navigate to Force Link Speed and press <Enter>. The Force Link Speed menu appears. Figure 7-17 Force Link Speed Menu Screen 3. Select a link speed and press <Enter>. Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 97: Configure Boot Parameters

    7. Configure EFIBoot via UEFI HII (Human Interface Infrastructure) in a UEFI 2.1 System Configure Boot Parameters Note: Emulex 8 Gb/s adapters do not support 1 Gb/s link speed. Emulex 16 Gb/s adapters do not support 1Gb/s or 2 Gb/s link speed.

  • Page 98: Change Boot Target Scan Method

    EFIBoot Configuration utility, or by using third-party software. To change the boot target scan method: 1. From the Adapter Selection screen, select the adapter whose boot target scan method you want to change and press <Enter>. Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 99: Change Device Discovery Delay

    Do not change the delay device discovery time if your MSA array is connected to a fabric switch. Setting it to any other time guarantees that the maximum delay time is seen on every loop initialization. Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 100: Figure 7-20 Delay Device Discovery Screen

    <Enter>. The screen is refreshed with the new value. 4. Press <Esc> to return to the EFI utility menu. 5. Select Commit Changes and press <Enter>. Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 101: Reset Emulex Adapters To Default Values

    <16> = 16 Gb/s To set Emulex adapters to their default settings: 1. From the Adapter Selection screen, select the adapter whose default settings you want to change and press <Enter>. Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 102: Figure 7-21 Adapter Defaults Menu

    7. Configure EFIBoot via UEFI HII (Human Interface Infrastructure) in a UEFI 2.1 System Reset Emulex Adapters to Default Values 2. From the Main menu, select Set Emulex Adapters to Default Settings and press <Enter>. A menu screen appears enabling you to set defaults or cancel default settings.

  • Page 103: Display Adapter Information

    4. Select the adapter whose setting you want to return to their defaults and press <Enter>. The Main Configuration Menu appears. 5. Select Set Emulex Adapter to Default Settings and press <Enter>. The Adapter Default Settings menu screen appears. Figure 7-23 Adapter Defaults Menu 6.

  • Page 104: Figure 7-24 Adapter Information Screen

    <Enter>. A screen appears displaying information about the selected adapter. Figure 7-24 Adapter Information Screen Note: This screen is different for LPe16000 adapters, but the functionality is the same. Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 105: Troubleshooting

    Resolution: Make sure the correct boot device is selected Message (Solaris SFS message “No Such at the GRUB menu. See the GRUB documentation from Sun Driver) Partition” appears and the /boot/grub/menu.lst for more information. during bootup. Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 106: Openboot

    Enable Boot Code” on page 22. (Solaris LPFC Driver) the path to an Emulex adapter ends with “fibre-channel”, for example: /pci@1f,2000/fibre-channel instead of “lpfc@#”, for example: /pci@1f,4000/lpfc@2 Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 107: Efiboot Diagnostic Utility

    Note: Before you can use the EFI utility for the first time, you must install it. To access the main EFI utility: 1. To view Emulex driver image handle information, at the shell prompt type: fs0:\> drivers A list of drivers is displayed (Figure 6-3 on page 53.) 2.

  • Page 108: Figure 8-1 Adapter Listing Screen

    Figure 8-1 Adapter Listing Screen 4. Use the up/down arrows and to select (highlight) an adapter and press <Enter>. The Diagnostic Main menu is displayed. Figure 8-2 Diagnostic Main Menu Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 109: Run Loopback Tests

    1. Access the Diagnostic Main menu (Figure 8-2) and select <1>. Diagnostic Tests. Press <Enter>. The Diagnostic Tests menu is displayed (Figure 8-3). 2. Use the up/down arrow keys to highlight a test. Press <Enter>. Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 110: Figure 8-4 Pci Loopback Test Data Patterns Menu

    <Enter>. The selected tests run. After tests are performed, the status of each selected pattern is displayed. For example: Figure 8-5 PCI Loopback Test Data Pattern Status Menu Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 111: Diagnostic Test Specifics

    Internal and external loopback link speeds have the same three options. Link speed defaults to 1 Gb for both internal and external tests. Figure 8-7 Internal Loopback Link Speeds Menu Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 112: Run Adapter Diagnostic Tests

    These actions cannot be selected individually. If any one of these tests fail, Failed is displayed on the Diagnostic Test menu (Figure 8-3). Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 113: View Adapter Data

    To view data for a specific adapter: Access the Diagnostic Main menu (Figure 8-2) and select <2>. Adapter Data. Press <Enter>. The Adapter Data menu is displayed: Figure 8-12 Adapter Data Menu Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 114: Figure 8-13 Configuration Information Screen

    8. Troubleshooting Run Adapter Diagnostic Tests Examples Figure 8-13 Configuration Information Screen Figure 8-14 Firmware Information Screen Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 115: Figure 8-15 Vendor Product Data (Vpd) Screen

    8. Troubleshooting Run Adapter Diagnostic Tests Figure 8-15 Vendor Product Data (VPD) Screen Figure 8-16 Controller Information Screen Figure 8-17 Service Level Interface Memory (SLIM) Information Screen Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 116: View Device Data

    Figure 8-19 Device Data Target Selection Menu Note: Up to eight devices are displayed per page. If there are more than eight devices, use the left/right arrow keys to scroll to the previous/next page. Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 117: View The Results Log

    8k of data (about 1,600 rows). Once the buffer is full, no more data is logged. Note: There is no reminder when the buffer is full. Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 118: Figure 8-22 Results Log Screen

    Figure 8-23 Log to File screen 3. Enter the directory path and press <Enter>. The Filename field is displayed. 4. Enter the filename and press <Enter>. The filename must be unique. Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

  • Page 119: Figure 8-24 Successful Log To File Screen

    Figure 8-24 Successful Log to File Screen To clear the log result, press <F2>. The results on the diagnostic tests are erased, and a new time and date is written to the log. Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A...

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