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Configuring adapters with BIOS and UEFI utilities
You can use setup screens in the following interfaces to configure adapter storage options, such as boot
over SAN, port speed, LUN masking, boot delay, and to display adapter properties such as the BIOS
version, PWWN, and NWWN:
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Using the Brocade BIOS Configuration Utility
Use the Brocade BIOS Configuration Utility on Legacy BIOS systems or UEFI-capable systems in
Legacy BIOS mode to configure boot over SAN options, port speed, and boot delay, and to display
adapter properties such as the BIOS version, PWWN, and NWWN.
NOTE
"Brocade BIOS configuration utility" and "Brocade BIOS configuration menu" are used interchangeably
in this manual.
To configure BIOS parameters using the Brocade BIOS Configuration Utility, use the following steps.
NOTE
When you change a setting on a BIOS Configuration Utility screen, the setting is saved to the adapter
whenever you change to a new screen or close the utility.
1. Power on the host system.
2. Watch the screen as the system boots. When "Brocade BIOS configuration utility" displays, press
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Brocade BIOS Configuration Utility. Use the Brocade BIOS Configuration Utility on Legacy BIOS
systems or UEFI-capable systems in Legacy BIOS mode.
Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI). This interface is applicable to UEFI-capable IBM
servers.
Alt+B or Ctrl+B.
The Brocade BIOS Configuration Menu displays a list of installed adapter ports, similar to the
screen in
Figure 1
on page 34.
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