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Configuring the adapter
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For details on how to activate and use the BIOS Configuration Utility, refer to
"Configuring adapters with BIOS and UEFI
You can also perform many of these tasks using the Host Connectivity Manager (HCM) and Brocade
Command Line Utility (BCU) commands. Refer to the Boot Code chapter in the Brocade Adapters
Installation and Reference Manual for more details on the following topics:
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Access the Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual from
www.brocade.com/adapters-ibm-flex.
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Flash Values
Host boots from LUN information stored in flash memory.
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First LUN
Host boots from the first visible LUN.
NOTE
To boot from direct-attached targets, you must use the First LUN or Flash Values options.
Select a boot device and LUN from discovered targets.
Configure adapter properties, such as the following:
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Port speed
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Port topology
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LUN mask
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Bootup delay (BIOS Configuration Utility only)
Review adapter information, such as the following:
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PWWN
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NWWN
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BIOS version (BIOS Configuration Utility only)
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Option ROM version (UEFI setup screens only)
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HBA firmware version (UEFI setup screens only)
Configuring BIOS using BCU commands or HCM
Configuring boot over SAN
Using the Brocade BIOS Configuration Utility for legacy BIOS.
Configuring UEFI setup screens
Installing operating systems and adapter drivers on boot LUNs
Installing full driver packages on boot LUNs
Fabric-based boot LUN discovery
Booting systems without operating systems or local drives
Updating the Windows driver on adapters used for boot over SAN
utilities".
IBM Flex System FC5024 4-Port 16Gb FC Adapter User's Guide
Appendix A,