Boot Code; In This Chapter; Boot Support - Dell Brocade Adapters Installation And Reference Manual

Boot Code

In this chapter

Boot support

Boot support is provided for Brocade adapters and drivers installed on your host.
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The following system BIOS and platforms support Brocade adapters:
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Boot support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
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Boot code updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
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Network boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
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Boot over SAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
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Fabric-based boot LUN discovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
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Boot systems over SAN without operating system or local drive . . . . . . . . 167
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Updating Windows driver on adapter used for boot over SAN . . . . . . . . . . 170
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.
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.
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