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Emulex Fibre Channel manual available for free PDF download: User Manual
Emulex Fibre Channel User Manual (119 pages)
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
List of Figures
7
List of Tables
10
1 Introduction
11
Abbreviations
11
Emulex Boot Code Files
14
2 Boot from SAN
15
Table 2-1 Boot from SAN Procedures
15
Windows Server 2008, 2008 R2, 2012 and 2012 R2
16
Configure Boot from SAN on Windows (EFI)
16
Configure Boot from SAN on Windows Server 2008, 2008 R2, 2012 and 2012 R2 (X64)
16
Installing a Windows UEFI-Aware Operating System on a UEFI-Based X64 Server
16
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
17
Install Windows Server 2008, 2008 R2, 2012 and 2012 R2 on an FC Boot Disk
18
The GUID Partition Table
18
Linux and Vmware
19
Boot from a Non-Zero LUN Attached to an Emulex LPFC Adapter on Linux
19
Configure Boot from SAN on Linux (Powerpc)
19
Configure Boot from SAN on Linux or Vmware (X86 and X64)
19
Solaris
20
Configure Boot from SAN on Solaris SFS (X86 and X64)
20
Determine Luns to Select for Boot from SAN
20
Configure Boot from SAN on Solaris LPFC (SPARC)
21
Configure Boot from SAN on Solaris SFS (SPARC)
21
Install Solaris from a Network Image
22
Install Solaris by Migrating an Image from a Local SCSI Disk
24
3 Update and Enable Boot Code
27
Table 3-1 Utilities that Install and Update Boot Code
27
Table 3-2 Utilities that Enable Boot Code
27
4 Emulex BIOS Utility
28
Start the Emulex BIOS Utility
28
Figure 4-1 Adapter Listing Screen
28
Enable an Adapter to Boot from SAN
29
Figure 4-2 Main Configuration Menu
29
Configure Boot Devices
30
Figure 4-3 BIOS Status Screen
30
Figure 4-4 List of Saved Boot Devices Screen
31
Figure 4-5 Device Selection List Example (Array) Screen
31
Figure 4-6 LUN Listing Screen
32
Figure 4-7 Boot Devices Menu
32
Configure Adapter Parameters
33
Figure 4-8 Primary Boot Device Set up Screen
33
Change the Default ALPA (Arbitrated Loop Physical Address)
34
Figure 4-9 Adapter Configuration Menu
34
Figure 4-10 Change Default ALPA Screen
35
Table 4-1 Valid ALPA Values
35
Change the PLOGI Retry Timer
36
Figure 4-11 Change the PLOGI Retry Timer Screen
36
Change Topology
37
Figure 4-12 Topology Menu
37
Enable or Disable the Spinup Delay
38
Figure 4-13 Enable or Disable Spinup Delay Screen
38
Set Auto Scan
38
Figure 4-14 Set Auto Scan Menu
39
Enable or Disable EDD 3.0
40
Enable or Disable the Start Unit Command
40
Figure 4-15 Enable or Disable EDD 3.0 Screen
40
Enable or Disable the Environment Variable
41
Figure 4-16 Enable or Disable Start Unit Command Screen
41
Figure 4-17 Enable or Disable Environment Variable Screen
41
Change Link Speed
42
Enable or Disable Auto Boot Sector
42
Figure 4-18 Enable or Disable Auto Sector Format Select Screen
42
Figure 4-19 Link Speed Selection Menu
43
Reset to Default Values
43
Table 4-2 Adapter Defaults
43
Figure 4-20 BIOS Utility Screen
45
Use Multi-Path Boot from SAN
45
5 Openboot
47
Attribute Commands
47
Boot-ID
47
Devalias
47
Fcode
47
Host-DID
47
Nvram
48
Probe-Scsi-All
48
Show-Devs
48
Topology
48
Functional Commands
49
Remove-Boot-ID
49
Set-Default-Mode
49
Set-Link-Speed
49
Set-Max-Lun
50
Set-Post-Linkup
50
Openboot Signature
50
Table 5-1 Openboot Signature Table
50
6 Efiboot
51
Install the EFI Utility
51
Figure 6-1 Boot Option Menu
51
Figure 6-2 Drive List Example
52
Start the EFI Utility
52
Figure 6-3 Driver Listing Screen
53
Figure 6-4 Adapter Listing Screen
53
EFI Utility Conventions
54
Figure 6-5 Main EFI - Bios Utility Menu
54
Configure Efiboot Via EFI Shell Invocation
55
Enable or Disable the BIOS
55
Figure 6-6 EFI - BIOS Setup Utility Menu
55
Figure 6-7 BIOS Status Screen
56
Figure 6-8 BIOS Enabled Screen
56
Configure Adapter Parameters
57
Change the Default ALPA
57
Figure 6-9 Adapter Configuration Menu
57
Change the Topology
58
Figure 6-10 Default ALPA Setup Screen
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Figure 6-11 Topology Options Screen
58
Change the PLOGI Retry Timer
59
Change the Link Speed
59
Figure 6-12 PLOGI Retry Timer Setup Screen
59
Figure 6-13 Force Link Speed Setup Screen
60
Configure Boot Parameters
61
Change the Device Path
61
Figure 6-14 Boot Configuration Menu
61
Change the Maximum Luns Per Target Setting
62
Figure 6-15 Device Path Screen
62
Figure 6-16 Current Maximum Luns Screen
62
Set up Boot Target Scan
63
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
Configure Boot Devices
65
Figure 6-20 Device Rows Screen
65
Figure 6-21 Boot Device Configuration Options Menu
65
Figure 6-22 Target Listing Screen
66
Figure 6-23 LUN Listing Screen
66
Figure 6-24 LUN Boot Options Menu
67
Figure 6-25 Device Rows with a Selected LUN to Boot with WWNN Screen
67
Cancel a Boot Device
68
Figure 6-26 Boot Luns
68
Figure 6-27 Selected Boot Device
68
Change Device Discovery Delay
69
Figure 6-28 Delay Device Discovery Screen
69
Reset to Default Values
70
Table 6-1 Adapter Defaults
70
Save and Restore Configurations
71
Figure 6-29 Force Defaults Dialog Screen
71
Figure 6-30 Save Configuration Menu
71
Figure 6-31 Save Configuration Path Screen
72
Figure 6-32 Completed Save Configuration to a File Screen
72
Save the Configuration to a File
72
Batch Configuration
73
Figure 6-33 Select Source for Adapter Configuration Data Menu
73
Figure 6-34 Select Source Adapter for Configuration Listing Screen
74
Figure 6-35 Select Adapters to be Batch Configured Listing Screen
74
Figure 6-36 Successful Batch Configuration Screen
75
Figure 6-37 Unsuccessful Adapter Configuration Screen
75
Update an Adapter's Firmware or Boot Code
76
Update a Single Adapter
76
Figure 6-38 Read Configuration Path Screen
76
Figure 6-39 Update Selected Adapter
77
Figure 6-40 Directory Path and Filename Information
77
Update Firmware or Boot Code Across Multiple Adapters
78
Figure 6-41 Successful Boot Code Update Screen
78
Figure 6-42 Compatible Adapter List
78
Figure 6-43 Batch Mode Update Path Screen
79
Figure 6-44 Boot Code Update Progress Screen
79
Efiboot Reference
80
Driver Handle Table Column Definitions
80
Figure 6-45 Successful Batch Update Screen
80
Figure 6-46 Driver Listing Screen
80
Driver Handle Table Column Definitions
81
Topology Information
81
Arbitrated Loop Operation
81
Point-To-Point Operation
81
7 Configure Efiboot Via UEFI HII (Human Interface Infrastructure) in a UEFI 2.1 System
83
Start the Emulex Configuration Utility
83
Figure 7-1 Storage Screen
83
EFI Utility Conventions in UEFI/HII
84
Figure 7-2 Emulex Adapter Configuration Main Menu
84
Configure Efiboot in UEFI/HII
85
Set Boot from SAN
85
Figure 7-3 Main Menu, Boot from SAN Options Menu
85
Scan for Fibre Devices
86
Figure 7-4 New Boot from SAN Setting
86
Add Boot Devices
87
Figure 7-5 Discovered Targets Screen
87
Figure 7-6 Discovered Targets Screen
88
Figure 7-7 Boot Device Screen
88
Delete Boot Devices
89
Figure 7-8 Commit/Discard Changes Menu
89
Figure 7-9 Boot Device Screen
90
Figure 7-10 Selected Boot Device Appears with an X
90
Change Boot Device Order
91
Figure 7-11 Discovered Targets Screen
91
Figure 7-12 Boot Device Order Screen
92
Figure 7-13 Boot Device Order Menu
92
Configure Adapter Parameters
93
Figure 7-14 Adapter Configuration Menu
93
Change the Topology
94
Figure 7-15 Topology Menu
94
Change the PLOGI Retry Timer
95
Figure 7-16 PLOGI Retry Timer Menu Screen
95
Change the Link Speed
96
Figure 7-17 Force Link Speed Menu Screen
96
Configure Boot Parameters
97
Change the Maximum Luns Per Target
97
Figure 7-18 Maximum Luns/Target Screen
97
Change Boot Target Scan Method
98
Change Device Discovery Delay
99
Figure 7-19 Boot Target Scan Method Menu Screen
99
Figure 7-20 Delay Device Discovery Screen
100
Reset Emulex Adapters to Default Values
101
Table 7-1 Adapter Defaults
101
Figure 7-21 Adapter Defaults Menu
102
Figure 7-22 Adapter Selection Screen
102
Display Adapter Information
103
Figure 7-23 Adapter Defaults Menu
103
Figure 7-24 Adapter Information Screen
104
8 Troubleshooting
105
X86 Bootbios
105
Table 8-1 X86 Bootbios Troubleshooting
105
Openboot
106
Table 8-2 Openboot Troubleshooting
106
Efiboot Diagnostic Utility
107
Conventions
107
Access the EFI Diagnostic Utility
107
Figure 8-1 Adapter Listing Screen
108
Figure 8-2 Diagnostic Main Menu
108
Run Loopback Tests
109
Figure 8-3 Diagnostic Tests Menu
109
Figure 8-4 PCI Loopback Test Data Patterns Menu
110
Figure 8-5 PCI Loopback Test Data Pattern Status Menu
110
Diagnostic Test Specifics
111
Figure 8-6 Internal Loopback Test Configuration Menu
111
Figure 8-7 Internal Loopback Link Speeds Menu
111
Internal and External Loopback Tests
111
PCI Loopback Test
111
Run Adapter Diagnostic Tests
112
Figure 8-8 Internal Loopback Test Progress Screen
112
Figure 8-9 Internal Loopback Test Data Pattern Results Screen
112
Figure 8-10 Running Adapter Diagnostic Tests in Progress Screen
113
Figure 8-11 Select Diagnostic Tests - Adapter Diagnostic Tests Passed Screen
113
Figure 8-12 Adapter Data Menu
113
View Adapter Data
113
Figure 8-13 Configuration Information Screen
114
Figure 8-14 Firmware Information Screen
114
Figure 8-15 Vendor Product Data (VPD) Screen
115
Figure 8-16 Controller Information Screen
115
Figure 8-17 Service Level Interface Memory (SLIM) Information Screen
115
Figure 8-18 Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) Information Screen
116
Figure 8-19 Device Data Target Selection Menu
116
View Device Data
116
Figure 8-20 Device Data Screen
117
Figure 8-21 LBA Data Screen
117
View the Results Log
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
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