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Boot BIOS Specifications
Boot BIOS is a set of x86 instructions in the Host Bus Adapter (HBA) flash ROM
that lets you designate a Fibre Channel attached drive as the boot drive. Boot
BIOS works with the existing system BIOS on Intel Pentium class PCI system
boards.
Boot BIOS supports:
Enabling Boot BIOS and External Boot
All HBAs have the BIOS firmware installed as a factory default. However, the
BIOS functionality is not enabled.
In addition, you can optionally eliminate server-based, internal boot devices and
boot from an external device to improve performance.
Refer to the BIOS Readme file on the HBA software kit as well as the
documentation for your StorageWorks product for the following up-to-date
information for enabling boot BIOS and external Boot:
In addition, the HP website has the latest information on Boot BIOS upgrades.
Access the HP website at: http://www.hp.com/support/itaniumservers.
Host Bus Adapter for Windows and Linux Installation Guide
Multiple topologies: Fabric Point-to-Point and FC-AL Private Loop
Multiple boot compliance
Supports Enhanced Disk Driver Services (EDD) Version 3.0
A maximum of four Fibre Channel HBAs per server, depending on which
StorageWorks product you are using.
Up to 256 LUNs, with up to eight LUN entries per target ID
Detecting up to 99 devices per HBA
Displaying a maximum of 16 devices during the boot process
Enabling boot BIOS on an HBA
Attaching HBAs in a supported configuration
Enabling external boot for supported configurations
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