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2. If necessary install or update the boot code on the adapter see Install Update and Enable Boot Code on page 25 If necessary enable the boot code on the adapter see Install Update and Enable Boot Code on page 25 Note Ifyou are installing SLES 10 step 3 can be eliminated as the install process updates the system s boot order to point to the newly installed device Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 2 Boot from SAN 18 Solaris DG EMULEX 3 See the system documentation for instructions on accessing the System Management Services SMS feature to set the boot list SMS is resident in the system firmware Configure Boot from SAN on Linux Itanium 1 If necessary install or update the boot code on the adapter see Install Update and Enable Boot Code on page 25 2 Ifnecessary enable the boot code on the adapter see Install Update and Enable Boot Code on page 25 3 Configure boot devices see Configure Boot Devices on page 62 If desired configure the boot options on the adapter see Configure Adapter Parameters on page 54 and Configure Boot Parameters on page 58 5 Use the driver on the operating system distribution disk to boot the system If necessary you can then update the driver to the desired version Solaris Configure Boot from SAN on Solaris SFS x86 and x64 1 If necessary install or update the boot code on the
3. cccceceeeeee eect eeeeeeeeeeeeneneenes 110 Internal Loopback Test Data Pattern Results SCreen cece cece seen eee eees 110 Running Adapter Diagnostic Tests In Progress Screen cceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 111 Select Diagnostic Tests Adapter Diagnostic Tests Passed Screen 111 Adapter Data MeN re 112 Configuration Information Screen issssssssem nns 112 Firmware Information Screen sssssssssee mme nennen 112 Vendor Product Data VPD Screen ssssssssss nnn 113 Controller Information Screen ssssssss mnes 113 Service Level Interface Memory SLIM Information Screen 113 Peripheral Component Interconnect PCI Information Screen 114 Device Data Target Selection Menu sesssss n 114 Device Data OOG erea T T TIS 115 LBA DITO CCN ee eE EAE TAERE 115 Results Log Screen issssssssssssee Hee nnns 116 OP TN Ra E cae n C dgPI ERE LIES PEINE 116 Successful Log to File Screen sssessssssessss menn 117 P008025 01A Rev A List of Figures 9 DE EMULEX List of Tables 10 List of Tables Table 2 1 Boot from SAN ProCe dureS ccccsccccceeuecueeceuvesseeueuveeeeuueuvesteugeueertegas 13 Table 3 1 Utilities that Install and Update Boot Code ssssesseeennn eel 25 Table 3 2 Utilities that Enable Boot Code ssssssssnnnm mmn 25 Table 4 1 Vad ALPA QEU c Ate ea eee 33 Table 4
4. i 6 EFIBoot 64 DE EMULEX Configure Boot Parameters 6 Select a LUN and press lt Enter gt The screen shown in Figure 6 24 is displayed BL LP11062 PCI 135MHz Segl BB Busli CB Devil B1 Funct O Boot Bios Enabled Firmware BS2 11H7 170 Base 3000 Port Mame 180080008C94 9681 Node Hane 20000000C94A9681 5 ID BLOGHER Link Speed amp Gh s Topology PtPt Selected Boot Device 01 DID 010400 HWH 58B305F3 BOO4C699 Mode Per LUN 0000 1 Boot this device via WHN rd MALE EN ft Au Sri rms che E I 111 CALI L Figure 6 24 LUN Boot Options Menu 7 Press lt Esc gt to return to the list of devices 8 Select 1 Boot this device via WWN and press lt Enter gt Figure 6 25 shows the LUN selected in step 5 il LF1100Z PCI X 133HHz SegH 00 Bust CB Deva 01 FuncH 80 Boot Bios Enabled Firmware B52 11H7 I 0 Base 3000 Port Nome 10060000C96N9681 Hode Hame 20000000C94N9661 s BLAG D Link Speed E TTE Topology PtPt OL DIN 000000 WHN 5QBSOSF3 ONOKC699 Mode Per LUN Gnd Figure 6 25 Device Rows with a Selected LUN to Boot with WWNN Screen 9 Press lt Esc gt to return to the EFI utility menu Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 6 EFIBoot 65 Configure Boot Parameters 2G EMLILEX Cancel a Boot Device To cancel boot device 1 Onthe Boot Configuration menu select 4 Configure Boot Devices and press Enter The screen shown in Figure 6 26 is d
5. The EFI utility enables you to configure the following adapter parameters e Default ALPA e Topology e Port login PLOGI retry timer e Link speed To configure adapter parameters From the EFI BIOS Setup Utility menu Figure 6 6 select 2 Configure HBA Parameters and press lt Enter gt The Adapter Configuration Figure 6 9 is displayed TE A s ME EIS a m a EE ME EEE 001 LP11002 PCI K 133MHz Segl OG Bush CO Devil Q1 Funch 00 Boot Bios Enabled Firmware BS2 11H7 I U Base ON Port Hamne 160000000094A9681 Hode Name 200000006 3456 24 ID D10800 Link Speed amp 6b s Topology PtP 1 Default HL uil rs his adapter Figure 6 9 Adapter Configuration Menu Change the Default ALPA When a device is connected to an FC arbitrated loop the loop initialization process LIP automatically assigns an ALPA to the device This number is assigned to the device as long as it is connected to the loop and powered up When the device is removed from the loop or turned off as it is reconnected or when another LIP occurs the device may be assigned a different ALPA The Hard ALPA 0xn parameter allows you to permanently assign an ALPA to a host adapter This does not alter the adapter flash memory The default for this parameter is 0x00 All valid ALPA values are listed in Table 4 1 Valid ALPA Values on page 33 Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 6 EFIBoot 55 2G EMULEX Configure Adapter Para
6. 8 Troubleshooting There are circumstances in which your system may operate in an unexpected manner This section explains several of these circumstances and offers one or more workarounds for each situation x86 BootBIOS Table 8 1 x86 BootBIOS Troubleshooting Issue The Bootup Message Does Not Appear As the System Boots Situation You want to access the BIOS utility but the bootup message does not appear Resolution Make sure that x86 BootBIOS has been loaded and enabled Retry This Adapter Message The message Retry This Adapter appears during BIOS scanning Check the hardware configuration or reconfigure the adapter BIOS using the BIOS utility Cannot Mount Root File System Message Solaris SFS Driver Cannot Find UNIX Kernel Message Solaris SFS Driver The message Cannot Mount Root File System appears during bootup The message Cannot Find UNIX Kernel appears during bootup Make sure the correct storage device is identified in the scsi vhci conf file The XP128 storage array is used in the following example cd kernel drv pg scsi vhci conf Copyright 2004 Sun Microsystems Inc All rights reserved Use is subject to license terms ft pragma ident e f scsi vhci conf 19 04 08 26 SMI names scsL vier classs root device type scsi options list HP OPEN 3 4 symmetric option symmetric option 0x1000000 H Set up the
7. c EMULEX Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual for Emulex Adapters P008025 01A Rev A Emulex Connects Servers Storage and People 2C EMULEX Copyright 2003 2012 Emulex All rights reserved worldwide No part of this document may be reproduced by any means or translated to any electronic medium without the prior written consent of Emulex Information furnished by Emulex is believed to be accurate and reliable However no responsibility is assumed by Emulex for its use or for any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties which may result from its use No license is granted by implication or otherwise under any patent copyright or related rights of Emulex Emulex the Emulex logo AutoPilot Installer AutoPilot Manager BlockGuard Connectivity Continuum Convergenomics Emulex Connect Emulex Secure EZPilot FibreSpy HBAnyware InSpeed LightPulse MultiPulse OneCommand OneConnect One Network One Company SBOD SLI and VEngine are trademarks of Emulex All other brand or product names referenced herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or organizations Emulex provides this manual as is without any warranty of any kind either expressed or implied including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose Emulex may make improvements and changes to the product described in this manual at any time and witho
8. 21000011 C691098E ar U LILTLEEELS EE EFTE kr EFTE Se ee EFTE FE SM PWWH B Max Frame Size UN BBA TIT BIST BHPHEBHBHHEHODBHEEBHO JA m He 2 Ghee ZIBBBHIIC 21880881106 Figure 8 17 Service Level Interface Memory SLIM Information Screen Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 8 Troubleshooting 114 Conventions 2G EMLILEX Liz Ld Gar Gen Gar GE GET GE SPE GR TE GE Gr Em GE Figure 8 18 Peripheral Component Interconnect PCI Information Screen Note View up to 256 bytes of PCI configuration space using paging 128 bytes are displayed at a time Use the lt F2 gt key to select byte word or dword display View Device Data The device data is stored in the results log and is displayed on the console in ASCII and hexadecimal format To view data for attached block devices 1 Access the Diagnostic Main menu Figure 8 2 and select lt 3 gt Device Data Press lt Enter gt The Device Data Target Selection menu is displayed Here are targets numbers PAL thru 4 S64 DISK DEV SBAGATE ST336854FG Enulex SC81 Fass Thru Driver Figure 8 19 Device Data Target Selection Menu Note Up to eight devices are displayed per page If there are more than eight devices use the left right arrow keys to scroll to the previous next page Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 8 Troubleshooting 115 Conventions 2G EMLILEX 2 Us
9. BF gagag p4 BAABAA B5 Haga Gh BHOBHH B BHBBHE BB phanh Emulex FG EFI Bios HEL E LPei 1880 21688011 Ch41008F HARARE BAGBHGGBGABH GH N HAPRPP RHAPA PAA Haad EC HARA RAR RAR RAs BAGBH GBAGH GEN mnaapngamiapmmamael Firmware Information LUH aesae aes sels selst AGHA BHABHA AGH GBGGHGGLG LG ARREARS BiaHaBBHBBHEBBBBHE ARAB BARBRA BBHBHBHBBHEBBHBBHE apmnabmHabmgamaama nz Z2D2 7 Universal Firnware Fort Hane 232 2005 1BBHBBBBRCOSOH773 Kernel 1 2042 Figure 8 14 Firmware Information Screen Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 8 Troubleshooting 113 Conventions 9G EMULEX E e e e o e EE EE ES SE gt SE E a gt E gt EE EE El EE EE SE EE SE gt EE SE EE SEE EE EE EE EE gt EE EE EE EE EE PM Enulex FC EPI Bios UPD Information We Product ID Froduct Hane Fart Hunbsr Eng Date Gode ferial Hunbher 1808BHHBBHBC959 B7 Hisc Info Ple 2 5 h s 4 1123 Date MA Checks un 38 EFI Version 25 H2A1 hzzet Tay AA Firmuare Wer 252 AA 3nd i 14000MD809698773 ee ID z PERG Total Checksum EF Figure 8 15 Vendor Product Data VPD Screen BH TEHHBPEBEBHDBOS RT R2 RS Fw Hajor Fu minor Fu sub minor Fu Chip Rev Pci Bue Speed Speed 2 56Gh z Width xd nag wd mnax self Topology Loop Private ammaBgBHBBHBHO SM AWWA Fort Id Loop Id Link Spasd 53 p4 BE i 1 WUJH ZIBBHBBITICGOSIBRHHP 3 UVM
10. Device Path Selection and press Enter The screen shown in Figure 6 15 is displayed 01 LP11002 dM ELEM ERIT SegH OG Bust Ch Devt Bl Funct 0 Boot Bios Enabled Firmware BS 11A I 0 Base 3000 Port Hame 19000000C9 A9681 Hode Mame 2 00g0880945n9681 S ID BLAG A Link Speed Gb s Topology PtPt FIBRE default Figure 6 15 Device Path Screen 2 Use the up down arrows to change the path and press lt Enter gt The screen is refreshed with the new value The device path is typically not changed The SCSI device path is used for legacy systems 3 Press lt Esc gt to return to the EFI utility menu Change the Maximum LUNs per Target Setting The maximum number of LUNs represents the maximum number of LUNs that are polled during device discovery The minimum value is 1 the maximum value is 4096 The default is 256 To change the maximum number of LUNs 1 On the Boot Configuration menu select 2 Maximum LUNs Target and press lt Enter gt The screen shown in Figure 6 16 is displayed 01 LPLIBE PCI X 133HHz Seg OG Bust CO Devi OL Funct OG Boot Bios Enabled Firmware BS 11N7 I 0 Base 3000 Port Name 10000000C9409681 Hode Name 2A000000094 49681 S ID ZEN Link Speed 4Gbrs Topology PtPt E ag LH I Maximum Luns Target 0256 Figure 6 16 Current Maximum LUNs Screen 2 Use the up down arrows to change the maximum LUN value between 1 and 4096 and press lt Enter gt The scr
11. Enable Disable Figure 4 13 Enable or Disable Spinup Delay Screen 3 Enable or disable spinup delay 4 Press lt Esc gt until you exit the BIOS utility 5 Reboot the system Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 4 Emulex BIOS Utility 37 DE EMULEX Configure Adapter Parameters Set Auto Scan This option allows you to set auto scan and enable the first device in the boot entry list to issue a Name Server Inquiry Auto scan is available only if none of the eight boot entries are configured to boot from DID or WWPN The factory default is disabled If there is more than one adapter with the same PCI Bus number in the system and each has a boot drive attached the first PCI scanned adapter is the boot adapter The first adapter is usually in the lowest PCI slot in the system Use the Boot Devices menu Figure 4 7 to configure up to eight boot entries for fabric point to point public loop or private loop configurations The first adapter is usually in the lowest PCI slot in the system This device is the only boot device and it is the only device exported to the multi boot menu Auto scan options e Autoscan disabled default e Any first device The first adapter issues a Name Server Inquiry and the first D ID from the inquiry becomes the boot device The adapter attempts to log in to a public loop first If it fails it logs in to a private loop The first successfully scanned device becomes
12. Logical Path dev rdsk c5t226000COFF9833AFd6s2 Node WWN 50060e8003823800 Device Type Disk device 3 Copy the dev rdsk nnn part of the path statement for a drive 4 Inthe terminal window use the luxadm display command to show the WWPN or the LUN for which you selected the path in the prior step luxadm display dev rdsk nnn 5 Record this LUN or WWPN information for use in the procedure Configure Boot from SAN on Solaris SFS SPARC 1 If necessary install or update the boot code on the adapter see Install Update and Enable Boot Code on page 25 If necessary enable the boot code on the adapter see Install Update and Enable Boot Code on page 25 2 Type the following at the OBP prompt show devs The ID information for each found adapter is displayed such as pcie5sd 700000 1pfcel 3 Enable boot from SAN on each Emulex adapter in the system by typing the following set of commands replacing adapter id with the ID information such as shown above for each Emulex adapter in turn There is a space between the first quotation mark and the first character of the adapter ID adapter id select dev for example pciG5d 700000 l1pfce1 select dev set sfs boot unselect dev 4 After all Emulex adapters have been enabled to boot from SAN reboot the system with the following command reset all 5 After the system reboots boot the Solaris installation CD and follow the prompts Configure Boot from SA
13. OG Bust CO Devil OL Funct GA Boot Bios Enabled Fi re B52 1107 IJ 0 Base S000 Port Hane 1000 Q0 DOCOA Der Hode Hame 20000000C9LR9681 SI BLOGG Link Speed Gb s Topology HOGER HHH BOHBDOBOH OBODBOHO HagBBH HHH BOBDBORHOH BARBERA HagBaHd HHH BOBDBHHOH OBOHBOHO 1 BROADER HHH BOHOBHOH DBOHBOHO Hag ng WHN 0OCAACAO DOBODDOHO BHadgng WHN G0000000 OOO00000 DID 600000 WEN 00600000 ODODDOHO DID AO0A N WHH OOHODDOH OBODOODO Figure 6 20 Device Rows Screen 2 Select a device row and press Enter The screen shown in Figure 6 21 displays the selected device row HOR Por Ft EFI Bids Setup Utility Ver k Bana 001l LF11002 PCI i st Sec on Bust Co Devil DL Funct B Boot Bios Enabled Firmware B52 1107 I 0 Base 3000 Port Name 19000000C9 amp 96E1 Hode Hane out pago oun96R1 5 ingg Link Speed amp Gbrs Topology Selected Boot Device in Flash i DID OOpOo HIAK BOBO ERE LUM OO 2 Clear Flash Boot Info 1 Scan largets Figure 6 21 Boot Device Configuration Options Menu 3 Press lt Esc gt to return to the list of devices Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 6 EFIBoot 63 2C EMULEX Configure Boot Parameters 4 Select 1 Scan Targets and press lt Enter gt The system scans the adapter and shows your targets as shown in Figure 6 22 Eiler FC EFI Bios Setup Utility Ver amp 90 O
14. Troubleshooting 108 Conventions 3 Another menu is displayed Select one or more individual patterns for the diagnostic test For example Emulex FC EFI Bios Diagnostic Utility Ver 4 0pA0 0AL LPIIB80H0 H4 FCI 139HHz Segi OG Bust 02 Devi 09 FuncH OG Select PCI Bus Loopback Test Data Patterns 1 Walking Ones lest 2 Walking eros lest 3 All feros Jest All Ones Test 9 Bxoa Test DE BxAA Test EC Test Bx Test 2 ll ell d di d l un c Figure 8 4 PCI Loopback Test Data Patterns Menu Press Esc one or more times as necessary to display the Diagnostic Tests menu Use the up down arrow keys to highlight 5 Execute Selected Diagnostic and press Enter The selected tests run After tests are performed the status of each selected pattern is displayed For example Emulex FC EFI Bios Diagnostic Utility ROLL Hal LPildBO HM4 PCI K 133 Hz segl 80 Busi Of Dey 09 Finch OG Select PCI Bus Loopback Test Data Patterns ee e a a a e x 9 i Walking Ones Test Walking feros Test All Zeros Test All Ones est Que Test OMAA Tost Oha Tesi HAS Tesi Figure 8 5 PCI Loopback Test Data Pattern Status Menu Diagnostic Test Specifics PCI Loopback Test The PCI loopback test executes the RunBuiDiag64 mailbox command once for each test pattern The data length for each test is 128 bytes A loopback connec
15. fel Adapter ESTE s Cancel Set Defaults Figure 7 25 Adapter Defaults Menu 6 Select Set Adapter Defaults and press lt Enter gt The adapter is returned to its default settings Press lt Esc gt to return to the adapter list Display Adapter Information The Adapter Information screen displays the following information about the selected adapter e HBA status e Boot from SAN status e Link Speed e Topology e Firmware version e Universal Boot version e EFI Boot version To display adapter information 1 From the Adapter Selection screen select the adapter whose information you want to view and press lt Enter gt Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 7 Configure EFIBoot via UEFI HII Human Interface Infrastructure in a UEFI 2 1 System 102 Display Adapter Information 2G EMLILEX 2 From the Adapter configuration Main menu select Display Adapter Info and press lt Enter gt A screen appears displaying information about the selected adapter Controller Information Th 56Gb s xE Go to Configuration H 24 Deut 00 FuncH 01 Hain Menu Go to Configuration Hain Menu HHA Status Ready Hoot from SAN Enabled Link Speed BGb s Topology Auto Loop First Firmware US1 11A4 Universal UUS 11LA0 EFI Boot 4 12A0 Figure 7 26 Adapter Information Screen Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 8 Troubleshooting 103 gt E EMULEX x86 BootBIOS
16. 2 Adapter Defaults EEE EN NE EE 41 Table 5 1 OpenBoot Signature Table ccc c cece ccc ccee cece eee memes 47 Table 6 1 NTN 67 Table 7 1 Adapter Defaults EE gee E 99 Table 8 1 x86 BootBIOS Troubleshooting sssssssssnn 103 Table 8 2 ObenbBoot Troubleshooting eee 104 Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 2C EMULEX 1 Introduction 11 1 Introduction This manual describes installing updating enabling and configuring Emulex Fibre Channel FC boot code This manual also describes the Emulex boot from SAN implementation and its operation with distinct hardware and operating system requirements Boot from SAN is booting servers directly from disk operating system images located on a storage area network SAN by way of Emulex LightPulse adapters using Emulex FC boot code When booting from SAN the storage device is typically identified by its World Wide Port Name WWPN and a logical unit number LUN By extending the server system boot basic input output system BIOS boot from SAN functionality is provided by the boot BIOS contained on an Emulex adapter in the server When properly configured the adapter then permanently directs the server to boot from a logical unit disk on the SAN as if it were a local disk Emulex provides the following types of boot code Note Note x86 BootBIOS works with the existing system BIOS on x64 and x86 systems OpenBoot works with the exist
17. Adapter LISUNO SEE NE 26 Main Configuration Menu isssssssssm hee 2 BOSE NG 28 List of Saved Boot Devices Screen aawwrrwnnnnnunnnnrrarnnsnnannnnnrransnnsssnennnnn 29 Device Selection List Example Array SCre n cece cece eee e eset eeeeeeeeneees 29 EUMENSEN creme POCO EIL QN POEM 30 Boot Devices MenU 30 Primary Boot Device Set Up Screen sssusnersrererererererrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrerre 31 Adapter COMmMOUL aUlO MIG NU NN 32 Change Default ALPA Screen cece ccc ce cece eee eee nnns 33 Change the PLOGI Retry Timer SCre n cccceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeteeeeeteeeettenees 34 TODOLOS MENU EE EEE EN 35 Enable or Disable Spinup Delay Screen ccc cece ccee cece ee eeee eset eeeeeeeetenes 36 OS Ne 37 Enable or Disable EDD 3 0 Screen x sccccocncrsmecnwseranteguesaurerenesieateisavorecseas 38 Enable or Disable Start Unit Command Screen cc ccc ecee cece ee eeee eee ee anes 39 Enable or Disable Environment Variable Screen sse 39 Enable or Disable Auto Sector Format Select Screen sseeeeesee 40 Link Speed Selection Menu ccc cece cee e cee ee cette Hh 41 SN EN 42 Boot Option Menu epee 48 HEAD SE 49 NTN 50 Adapter Listing Screen ssssssssssssen Hee nnns 50 Main EFI Bios Utility NN 51 EFI BIOS Setup Utility M Nu ccc cece cece eect mmm 52 BIOS ESTEN TEL 53 BIO SERD eke NE 53 Adapter Configuration MenU sssssess
18. BIOSTUHDII Simple Helwork Preiocol UNE ONS BIOSIIMT13 Black Io Driver 469074 IE 4219 BIOS INTI0 Video Driver JEF 55F8 B615 F E VERSION 50000001 v2 BODO 2B BUDBUQUBO SC D OOUOD D D UOUQUOU SE DOO SF i0002 cA Oh0000L0 61 B odgodl G2 Q DOQULO 63 BOGDDOL ca O OO LU 65 BI0000LO 69 QOL GA o ogadra 6B G oeuL EC QGUODOULO MISIT E C270 I id id d dj d i i d d pr d i tt i 292 RC li L2 N Fr I Platfarm Console Management Driver 51CCF339 4F Platform Caneele Management Driver SICCF399 4FN l Console Splitter raver LOBEDGEG GFGD ATP Console Splitter river ABBEDCEC CF6D 4 77 gt Console Splitter river aBGEEDCEC CFoD 4 T7 2 Console Splitter river amp OBEDCEC CF 60 4 T7 UGA fansole Driver COETBGTE AAA 110 Serial Terminal Driver SrB639nD amp n amp 1TF 28 VGA Class Oriver BFB FinD B 05 4T Generic Disk 70 Driver SDF ECEB BR16C 111 ce Enulex SCS Pass lhru Iriver velscliddba efi PR PP KD KN 9 dl IEEE ng mo 5 E NES ES EE EE ER EN I E E UI IN E S T IL NU p ADN BENDI BEDI 11 1 ert iti Figure 6 3 Driver Listing Screen 2 Run the drvcfg command followed by the driver image handle for the Emulex SCSI Pass Thru Driver for example C2 your driver image handle number may be different drvcfg s c2 lt Enter gt A list of all the adapters in the system is displayed Figure 6 4 Your list may vary depending on the boot package you are using Locate the ad
19. Change the PLOGI Retry Timer This option is especially useful for Tachyon based RAID arrays In rare situations a Tachyon based RAID array may reset itself and the port may go offline temporarily When the port returns to operation the PLOGI port log in retry interval scans the loop to discover this device The PLOGI retry interval is the time it takes for one PLOGI to scan the whole loop if 126 ALPAs are on the loop You can choose e No PLOGI Retry 0 msec default e 50 msec takes 5 to 6 seconds per device e 100 msec takes 12 seconds per device e 200 msec takes 22 seconds per device To set the interval for the PLOGI retry timer 1 On the main configuration menu Figure 4 2 select Configure Advanced Adapter Parameters The adapter configuration menu is displayed Figure 4 9 2 Select Change PLOGI Retry Timer Information similar to Figure 4 11 is displayed H1 LPi1BBHBHDG 3 M Bust BE Devi i Funct BA Hen Base FP40424600 Firmvare Version TS1 97844 Boot BIOS Disabled Port Name 89RBCDEFB123456 Hode Name 65432123 8FCBA78 7 Topology Auto Topology Loop First Default FAR J LIME to ai ke Ho PLOGI Retry msec Default gt GI PLOGI Retru Ti ED m Lange 3 mec m eos TET fur j m a At Erir a L Change PLOGI Retry Timer to 168 msec ten ng jm mn a ut E Ka Lniange PLOGI vet ry 3i er to zZHH8 msec Figure 4 11 Change the PLOGI Retry Timer Screen Boot for the Fibre Channel Pr
20. First Default EnableDisable Hoot from SAH T r arvet bVevICtetr T Reset Adapter Defaults at La i Li LET rius BOOT VEVICES r We Cure Conti Te I he s 3 rov and eid Ada UT E T in Menu Pagellp gt PreuiousP t tO Highlight Option Enter to select Figure 4 2 Main Configuration Menu Under normal circumstances you would first configure boot devices using the BIOS Utility page 28 However in the following two situations you must perform the indicated procedure first e The adapter is not enabled to boot from SAN You must enable the adapter s BIOS to boot from SAN See Enable an Adapter to Boot from SAN on page 27 e You want to use a topology other than the default auto topology with loop first You must change the topology setting before configuring boot devices See Change Topology on page 35 Enable an Adapter to Boot from SAN To enable an adapter to boot from SAN From the Main configuration menu select Enable Disable Boot from SAN Adapters are disabled by default At least one adapter must be enabled to boot from SAN in order to use remote boot functionality Once you enable an adapter the status of the boot BIOS changes as shown in Figure 4 3 Note x86 BootBIOS supports a maximum of eight ports Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 4 Emulex BIOS Utility 28 DE EMULEX Configure Boot Devices Ai LPiBBBHBDC 5 Bust A Devt 18
21. OH Link Speed HE lopology Scan NVRAM Targets T ee igure 6 18 Existing EFIFCScanLevel Variable Screen e Ifthe EFIFCScanLevel variable does not exist in the EFI BIOS NVRAM store the EFIBoot configuration utility prompts you to create it as shown in Figure 6 19 vet r cla ad a Ji F Do uou want i Figure 6 19 No Existing EFIFCScanLevel Variable Screen Press lt Y gt for Yes or lt N gt for no If you press lt Y gt to create the variable the utility creates it and presents you with a menu to select the initial value Valid values are NVRAM and Discovered Targets A new variable is created and the boot path is changed If you have a large SAN and set the boot path to Boot Path Discovered Targets discovery takes a long time 3 Press lt Esc gt to return to the EFI utility menu Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 6 EFIBoot 62 Configure Boot Parameters 2C EMULEX Configure Boot Devices This list allows you to select up to eight boot devices that will be enumerated by the boot driver Whether they are used for boot or not depends on how you configure the boot manager in the EFI system firmware or boot code To configure an EFI boot device 1 On the Boot Configuration menu select 4 Configure Boot Devices and press lt Enter gt The screen shown in Figure 6 20 is displayed Emulex FE EFI Bios Setup Utility Ver 4 LT 001 LP11gD2 PG nat hel Segl
22. When the main configuration menu Figure 4 2 is displayed select Configure Advanced Adapter Parameters The adapter configuration menu is displayed Ai LPIBBBADC E Bust BB Devt i18 Funct B Mem Base F48424600 Firmware Version 51 7684 Boot BIOS Disabled Port Mame S9HBCDEFB1234567 Hode Hane 654321236FCRA987 Topology Auto Topology Loop First Default Change Default ALFA of this Adapter Change FLUGI Hetry imer Menu Sa rip Highlight Option amp Enter i _ Figure 4 9 Adapter Configuration Menu Default settings are acceptable for most installations To reset all values to their defaults from the main configuration menu Figure 4 2 select Reset Adapter Defaults Change the Default ALPA Arbitrated Loop Physical Address The default value of the ALPA for the adapter BIOS is 00 hex All adapters or boot drives can be configured to other ALPAs rather than their default values Note This option applies only to arbitrated loop FC AL To change the default ALPA 1 On the main configuration menu Figure 4 2 select Configure Advanced Adapter Parameters The adapter configuration menu is displayed Figure 4 9 Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 4 Emulex BIOS Utility 33 Configure Adapter Parameters 2G EMULEX 2 Select Change Default ALPA of this adapter Information similar to Figure 4 10 is displayed Bi LPiB8BBBDC S5 Bust BB Deut 16 Funct BH Mem Bas
23. You can define 256 LUNs per adapter but the screen displays only 16 consecutive LUNs at a time In front of each entry B D or B W specifies the boot entry number and whether the device boots by DID or WWPN For example B1D means that boot entry 1 boots from the DID B2W means that boot entry 2 boots from WWPN 5 Type the two digits corresponding to the entry you are selecting The boot devices menu Figure 4 7 displays the following options Hi LPi1BHHBHBDG S5 Bus 6H Dev 18 Funct AA Mem Base F4642400 Firmware Version T81 9HA4 Hoot BIOS Disabled Port Mame amp 87ABCDEF L23456 Hode Mame 6543921236FCRA987 Topology Auto Topology Loop First Default DID 6161608 UWJPH 5BHBHBSH5F3 BHB4C699 LUN i Boot this device via WWPH 2 Boot this device via DID Esc to Previous Menu lt T 1 gt to Highlight amp Enter to Select lt T 1 gt to Highlight Option lt Enter gt to Select Option Due iut Figure 4 7 Boot Devices Menu 6 Select the boot method you want If you select to boot the device by WWPN the WWPN of the earlier selected entry is saved in the flash memory However during the initial BIOS scan the utility issues a Name Server Inquiry GID PN Get Port Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 2C EMUL 4 Emulex BIOS Utilit EX y 31 Configure Adapter Parameters Identifier Then based on this DID it continues with the remainder of the scanning If you select to b
24. correct LUN to boot in the BIOS utility The correct LUN can be seen at the end of the Device Address line when you issue a luxadm display lt device gt command See the luxadm documentation from Sun for more information No Such Partition Message Solaris SFS Driver Situation The message No Such Partition appears during bootup Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual Resolution Make sure the correct boot device is selected at the GRUB menu See the GRUB documentation from Sun and the boot grub menu Ist for more information P008025 01A Rev A DG EMULEX OpenBoot Table 8 2 OpenBoot Troubleshooting 8 Troubleshooting 104 OpenBoot Issue The System Cannot mount or fsck etc vfstab a FC Boot Disk Solaris LPFC Driver Situation During the boot process the system cannot mount or fsck etc vfstab a FC boot disk Resolution Make sure that persistent binding is implemented correctly A Loaded File Is Not Executable Solaris LPFC Driver After entering boot disk a message states that the file that was loaded is not executable The boot block may not be installed correctly to the FC drive See Configure Boot from SAN on Solaris LPFC SPARC on page 16 The System Hangs or Reboots After Displaying Driver Information Solaris LPFC Driver The system hangs for a long time after displaying driver information or it reboots after displaying driver inf
25. older version of the utility Start the Emulex BIOS Utility To start the Emulex BIOS Utility 1 Turn on the computer and press and hold down lt Alt gt or Ctrl and press E immediately within five seconds when the bootup message to start the BIOS utility is displayed An adapter listing is displayed Figure 4 1 Note Links must be established before entering the BIOS utility otherwise you will receive an error message mm Emulex Adapters in the System Li LELBBBBDC S Bus HH Dev an Func 48 WWPH S7ABCDEF LZ 34567 2 LPiHBHBBDC s Bus HH De A Func 61 WPAN 18808000009420871 ud Pe S M rss zu rmm I re EMT S Oso 4 ase E Main Menu Lau elp Pr EU iousPage d Pa uge Dn gt Next Page ppt E it t to Highlight Option Enter to Select Option Figure 4 1 Adapter Listing Screen If the bootup message does not appear you must enable x86 BootBIOS See Enable an Adapter to Boot from SAN on page 27 for more information Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 4 Emulex BIOS Utility 27 2G EMULEX Start the Emulex BIOS Utility 2 Select the adapter to configure by entering its number The main configuration menu is displayed Figure 4 2 161 LPIBB DG S uu Busi OA Devi 18 Funct BA Hen Base F4642460 Firmvare Version I81 98A4 Boot BIOS Enabled Port Mame B9HBCDEPB1234d567 Mode Name 654321230FCRBA787 Topology Auto Topology Loop
26. previously saved configuration file ll i ll ll Li E I I I i I ll i li E Li r p I I i I i i ll Li Figure 6 38 Read Configuration Path Screen 3 Enter the directory path and file name and press lt Enter gt A list of the adapters in the system is displayed Figure 6 35 4 Select check the adapters that are to be batch configured To select an adapter highlight the row and press the space bar 5 Press lt P gt to configure the selected adapters If the adapters are configured successfully the screen shown in Figure 6 36 is displayed If all adapters are not configured successfully the screen shown in Figure 6 37 is displayed Update an Adapter s Firmware or Boot Code Update a Single Adapter If you are updating boot code on an adapter that is already attached to a boot device it is recommended that you use the EFI utility and not another utility such as the OneCommand Manager utility to perform the update To update the boot code using the EFI utility 1 Onthe main EFI utility menu select 2 Firmware Update and press lt Enter gt Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 2C EMULEX 6 EFIBoot Update an Adapter s Firmware or Boot Code 2 Onthe Firmware Update Utility menu select 1 Update Selected Adapter and press lt Enter gt Emulex FC EFI Bios Firmware Update Utility Ver 4 009 NEI LP11002 PCI A 133HHz Segl OG Bust C
27. tasks Set boot from SAN Scan for fibre devices Add and delete boot devices Change boot device order Configure HBA and boot parameters Set adapters to their default settings Display adapter information Set Boot from SAN To set boot from SAN 1 From the Adapter Selection screen select the adapter whose boot from SAN setting you want to change and press lt Enter gt 7 Configure EFIBoot via UEFI HII Human Interface Infrastructure in a UEFI 2 1 System 83 Configure EFIBoot in UEFI HII 2 From the Main menu select Boot from SAN The current boot setting is displayed Press lt Enter gt A Disable Enable menu appears Enulex Adapter Configuration Hain Henu Back to Display Adapters and RECONNECT DEVICES Set Boot from SAN Dis Scan for Fibre Devices Disable Add Boot Device Delete Boot Device Change Boot Device Order Configure HEA and Boot Parameters Set Emulex Adapter to Default Settings Display Adapter Info Figure 7 5 Main Menu Boot from SAN Options Menu Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual Set to Enable to SCAN Fabric NOTE Your selection will be AUTO saved to NURAM P008025 01A Rev A 7 Configure EFIBoot via UEFI HII Human Interface Infrastructure in a UEFI 2 1 System 84 Scan for Fibre Devices 2G EMLILEX 3 Make your selection and press Enter The utility displays the new boot from SAN setting Enulex Adapter Configuration Main Menu Set to Enable to SCAN Fab
28. the boot device This device only is exported to the multi boot menu e First LUN 0 device e First NOT LUN 0 device a device other than LUN 0 Io set auto scan 1 From the main configuration menu Figure 4 2 select Configure Advanced Adapter Parameters The adapter configuration menu is displayed Figure 4 9 2 Select Auto Scan Setting Figure 4 14 is displayed Hi LPiHHHBHDG 5 Bust HH Devi 1H Funci Hem Base Fd4Hd24HH Firmware Version T751 7HA4 Boot BIOS Disab Port Mame 8 7RBCDEFH1234567 Hode Mame 65432123HFCB Topology Auto Topology Loop First Default Autoscan dis abled Default L at de ar ee ur i my ri nn 9 j LL LRF L2 EN FP LE J c p we aut i Tar LL Ll Figure 4 14 Set Auto Scan Menu 3 Select the auto scan option Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 4 Emulex BIOS Utility 38 Configure Adapter Parameters 2G EMLILEX 4 Press lt Esc gt until you exit the BIOS utility 5 Reboot the system Enable or Disable EDD 3 0 Enhanced Disk Drive EDD 3 0 provides additional data to the operating system boot loader during the INT 13h function 48h get device parameters call This information includes the path to the boot device and disk size The default setting for EDD 3 0 is disabled To enable or disable EDD 3 0 1 From the main configuration menu Figure 4 2 select Configure Advanced Adapter Parameters The adapter conf
29. 0936 HUN 00000000 QODUODOOU HUN 00000000 00000000 WUN 66000000 00000006 Qr HUN 00000000 00000000 08 VUN 00000000 00000000 Discard Changes Commit Changes c gj al Tl Hove Highlight lt Space gt Se lect Unde lect Esc Exit Figure 7 12 Selected Boot Device Appears with an X Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 7 Configure EFIBoot via UEFI HII Human Interface Infrastructure in a UEFI 2 1 System 89 2G EMULEX Change Boot Device Order 4 Select Commit Changes and press lt Enter gt Change Boot Device Order To change boot device order 1 From the Adapter Selection screen select the adapter whose boot device order you want to change and press lt Enter gt 2 From the Main menu select Change Boot Device Order and press lt Enter gt A screen displaying the discovered targets appears Change Boot Device Order Discard Changes Discard Changes and Go Commit Changes to the Previous Page Boot Device Order lt 01 BYN 21000011 C58106027 lt 02 VUN 21900011 CB581095D lt 03 VYN 21000011 5810936 lt 04 UWN 06000000 Ong lt 05 UYN 00000006 H0G 00600 lt 06 VUN 00000000 QaOOODOOO Figure 7 13 Discovered Targets Screen Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 7 Configure EFIBoot via UEFI HII Human Interface Infrastructure in a UEFI 2 1 System 90 Change Boot Device Order 2C EMULEX 3 Sel
30. Adapter Selection screen select the adapter to which you want to add a boot device and press lt Enter gt Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 7 Configure EFIBoot via UEFI HII Human Interface Infrastructure in a UEFI 2 1 System 86 DEC EMULEX Add Boot Devices 2 From the Main menu select Add Boot Device and press Enter A screen appears displaying the discovered targets SAN Discovery Target List LPe1205 CIlu Mode Mame 2000000069583619 UJN 21000011 CE610A27 Here are the discovered targets Port ID O10F02 fo to Configuration Hain Menu 1061 SEAGATE SI335854FC H NA SEAGATE ST3S36854FC 0004 SEAGATE ST336854FC 004 SEAGATE SI33B5854FC 0004 SEAGATE ST336854FC 00604 Tl Hove Highlight lt Enter gt select Entry Esc Exit Figure 7 8 Discovered Targets Screen 3 Select the target you want and press lt Enter gt A list of bootable LUNS is displayed LPel205 CIl u Node Nane 2000000009563673 SEAGATE WIN 21000011 C6810027 ST338854FC IURE Return to Previous Page ANN 6008 Hode Peripheral deu Tl Move Highlight amp Enter 5elect Entry Figure 7 9 Boot Device Screen Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 7 Configure EFIBoot via UEFI HII Human Interface Infrastructure in a UEFI 2 1 System 87 DE EMULEX Delete Boot Devices 4 Select the boot device you want to add and press lt Enter gt A menu appears enabling you to comm
31. B Devil OL Funct Ol HEA Status Hot Ready Boot Bios Enabled EFI Boot BES 20A0 Firmware B 2 7005 1 Update Selected Adapter 2 Batch Hode Update Figure 6 39 Update Selected Adapter 3 Enter the directory path and filename in the screen that is displayed Figure 6 40 Press lt Enter gt Emulex FC EFI Bios Firmaare Update Utility Ver 4 LI ABI LPT1IDB FCI H 133HH gt Sega OO Bust CO Devil O81 Funct OA EFI Boo BEI 2000 SLI 2 BzD2 1187 Mis s E 152 00 l SLI 3 B3D270M2rl Fort Hane 1T0000000C94 09601 Kernel 1 3190 Directory Path fall Filenase bed bball prg_ Figure 6 40 Directory Path and Filename Information Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 6 EFIBoot 75 2G EMULEX Update an Adapter s Firmware or Boot Code The boot code is updated on the selected adapter Information similar to Figure 6 41 is displayed Emulex FC EFI Bios Firmware Update Utility Ver 4 6600 O01 LP11002 PCI X 133HHz Segit OG Bust Ca Devi OL Funct 00 EFI Boot BES 20N SLI 2 B2D2 11H7 Firmware 052 11017 BJD2 beer 1 SLI 3 Port Mame 10000000C9409681 Kernel 1 31A0 Directory Path fs temp ebc Filename be4BBaB prg File Open Done Validate Adapter Done Flash Erase Done Flash Program Done Wakeup Program Done Figure 6 41 Successful Boot Code Update Screen 4 Reboot the system for this change to take effect Update Firmware or Boo
32. CT 205 CI Uu Node Mame 2PFFFOOOQCSBOOOD Q DEUTCES Back to Display Adapters and RECONNECT DEVICES Set Hoot from SAN lt Disable gt Scan for Fibre Devices fidd Hoot Device Delete Hoot Device Change Hoot Device Order Configure HEA and Boot Parameters set Emulex Adapter to Default Settings Display Adapter Info Figure 7 4 Emulex Adapter Configuration Main Menu EFI Utility Conventions in UEFI HII The EFI utility has menus and configuration screens Use the following methods to navigate them Press the up down arrows on your keyboard to move through and select menu options or configuration fields When multiple adapters are listed use the up down arrows to scroll to the additional adapters Press the lt gt lt gt or Enter keys to change numeric values Press Enter to select a menu option to select a row in a configuration screen or to change a configuration default Use the navigation entries on the page to move about the utility Select Commit to save changes Select Discard to not save changes Ensure you select Back to Display Adapters and RECONNECT DEVICES from the Main menu when you are finished configuring an adapter You are returned to the adapter list Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 2G EMULEX Configure EFIBoot in UEFI HII The EFI utility has numerous options that can be modified to provide for different behavior Use the EFI utility to do the following
33. Device mapping table fsB Nepi PNPOROI 0 Pci 1F10 Acpi PNPOG 4 0 blkB Acpi PNPONO3 0 Pcil IF 0 Acpi PNPO6B6 0 blkl ficp1 PHPORO3 8 Pci TF 1 Htat Secondary Haster shell gt Figure 6 2 Drive List Example 4 Change to the desired drive by entering the drive name followed by a colon For example type toU 5 Load the EFI utility file load filename efi Enter where filename is name of the Emulex EFIBoot file The following message is displayed load elxcli400A2 efi load Image fs0 elxcli400A2 efi loaded at Ox3FCD7000 Success The EFI utility is now resident in memory and can be accessed through the drvcfg shell command Note The utility is available only until the next reboot However if the driver prg file has been stored in the flash memory on the adapter the utility is available at every startup as long as the adapter is in the system Start the EFI Utility To access the main EFI utility 1 View Emulex driver image handle information At the shell prompt type drivers Enter Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 6 EFIBoot gt EMULEX Install the EFI Utility A list of drivers is displayed Figure 6 3 L MUR er drive 2 HC DRIVER NAME HAGE NAHE 1 Debugffort Dr 7aENSIA CENL el National R Pee eis SIN Or iver C5DAC13B 6074 461 BIOS IMTiO1 VGA Mini Pari Driver BEDACSAL BOGF 4R EIOSIIMT1O Keyboard Driver 36 1 T602B ORE4 43T
34. ECES Io AFDE 4E Plaifarm Canteale Management Driver SICCPS99 4F0F E 1 Console Splitter Iriver 4BOBEDCEC CFO6D 4 7 Console Splitter river aBBEDCEC CFoD 4 T Console Splitter river aUBEDCEC CFoD 4 T 2 Console Splitter Driver UBEDCEC CFG6D 4 F EE EE E EE E T TI I UI A LEER AA NOV a S T EE EE i l 1 65 00000010 Figure 6 46 Driver Listing Screen Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 6 EFIBoot 78 EFIBoot Reference 2C EMULEX Driver Handle Table Column Definitions Drv The device driver handle number Version The driver version Type The device type D indicates a device driver B indicates a bus driver Cfg If this column is marked with an X the driver is supported by the EFI utility configuration protocol Diag If this column is marked with an X the driver is supported by the EFI diagnostic protocol HD The number of devices for the driver HC The number of child devices for the driver bus drivers only Driver Name and The driver and image name Image Name Topology Information Arbitrated Loop Operation e FC AL Loop topology only is used After successful loop initialization the driver attempts login with FL_PORT switched fabric loop port e If FL PORT login is successful public loop operation is entered e If FL PORT login is unsuccessful private loop mode is entered Point to Point Operation e If F PORT point to point login is successful fabri
35. Funcff AA Hem Base F4 42400 Firmware Version TS1 970A4 Boot BIOS Enabled Port Hane 89ARCDEPRIZ3 4567 Mode Name 654321230FCRA S7 Topology Auto Topology Loop First lt Default gt Enable Disable d e p 1 p pm rim nme er to select Uption Figure 4 3 BIOS Status Screen Configure Boot Devices This option supports FC_AL public and private loop and fabric point to point When operating in loop FC_AL topology the system automatically determines whether you are configured for a public or private loop The BIOS looks for a fabric loop FL_Port first If a fabric loop is not detected the BIOS looks for a private loop For the Configure Boot Devices option the eight boot entries are zero by default lt D gt key Note If it is necessary to change the topology do so before you configure boot devices The default topology is auto topology with loop first For FC AL each adapter has a default ALPA of 01 Hex To configure boot devices 1 On the main configuration menu Figure 4 2 select Configure Boot Devices A list of eight boot devices is shown Figure 4 4 Emulex recommends that you configure only the bootable devices The primary boot device is the first entry shown and it is the first bootable device Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 4 Emulex BIOS Utility 29 Configure Boot Devices 2C EMULEX If the first boot entry fails due to a hardware error t
36. Haxinum Luns Target Discard Changes Commit Changes Topology Selection AUTO Point to Point first gt PLOGI Retry Timer lt 50 msec gt Force Link Speed lt 1 Gb s link speed Maximum Luns Target 256 Boot Target Scan Method Boot Path From NURRH Targets gt Figure 7 20 Maximum LUNs Target Screen 3 Type the maximum LUN value between 1 and 4096 and press Enter The screen is refreshed with the new value Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 7 Configure EFIBoot via UEFI HII Human Interface Infrastructure in a UEFI 2 1 System 96 2C EMULEX Configure Boot Parameters Note 256 is the default and typical maximum number of LUNs in a target device A higher number of maximum LUNs causes the discovery to take more time 4 Select Commit Changes and press lt Enter gt Change Boot Target Scan Method This option is available only if none of the eight boot entries are configured to boot from DID or WWPN The Configure Boot Devices menu is used to configure up to eight boot entries for fabric point to point public loop or private loop configurations With boot scan enabled the first device issues a Name Server Inquiry The boot scan options are Boot Path from NVRAM Targets Boot scan discovers only LUNs that are saved to the adapter s NVRAM Select up to eight attached devices to use as potential boot devices Limiting discovery to a set of eight selected targets can ereatl
37. I Boot RES 9600 Firmware 152 7005 Updating adapter number 801 of 002 Validate Adapter Done Flash Erase Done Flash Program Done Hakellp Parameter Updated _ Figure 6 44 Boot Code Update Progress Screen Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A DE EMULEX 6 EFIBoot 77 EFIBoot Reference After all adapters are updated a listing with success or failure status is displayed Figure 6 45 Eri m EFI Bios Firmware Update Utility V 4 gana Successfully updated B82 of BU adapters 000 adapter updates failed Adapters selected for update UBl thru BU 01 LP118682 SegH HO Bust CB DeuH Bl Funct OG AOS LP1lOB2 SegH BHO Bust CB Devi Bl Funct 1 g rrrTTTI igure 6 45 Successful Batch Update Screen EFIBoot Reference Driver Handle Table Column Definitions To view Emulex driver handle information at the shell prompt type drivers A list of drivers is displayed Fs0 drivers R V VERSION mm mmm NES NEED SO OEMED USED S8 S L dL d LJL ILI M NM M ee 15 00000001 2 DODDOOBI S5 00000060 SC 00000000 SD 01000009 SE QIDOQGL SF PIOGDNPA ga OADO0GLO 61 00000010 A m7 z com iili i id d g pr d jd p Er JHRGE HAHE ebugftg Nationa PEN SIN Driver H IGA Hini Fori Driver BIOSLINTIG vovboard Driver BIOSIUHDI Sinple Helwark E IOS IHT13 Bleck Lo Driver BIOSIIMT18 Video Driver Flatform Console Management Driver F
38. I M 133MHz Segt OG Bust H2 Devi 09 Funch 60 Performing Fibre Channel Internal Loopback Tests Testing Link Speed One Gb s esting Data Pattern Halking Ones Test lesting Data Pattern Halking feros fest Testing Data Pattern All Zeros lest Testing Data Pattern All Ones Test Testing Data Pattern O55 Test Testing Data Pattern xA Test Testing Data Pattern 6x58 Test Testing Data Pattern Oxfb Test Figure 8 8 Internal Loopback Test Progress Screen Test results are displayed on the Test Data Pattern menu and saved to results log Emulex FC EFl Bios Diagnostic Utility Ver 4 000 BH1 LPIIBOD MA PCI K 1393K4H2 Segl BO Busi B2 Dev B9 Funct B Select Internal Loopback Test Data Patterns X 1 Walking Ones Test X Walking feros est X ALL eros Test x All Ones Test X xdo Test X xAA Test X OxSA Test x xS Test ED cd a GT i ese Figure 8 9 Internal Loopback Test Data Pattern Results Screen Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 8 Troubleshooting 111 Conventions 2G EMLILEX Run Adapter Diagnostic Tests The Adapter Diagnostic Tests include adapter restart display of some configuration parameters results of linkup and target login These actions cannot be selected individually If any one of these tests fail Failed is displayed on the Diagnostic Test menu Figure 8 3 When you run adapter diagnostic tests a screen similar to the followin
39. N on Solaris LPFC SPARC 1 If necessary install or update the boot code on the adapter see Install Update and Enable Boot Code on page 25 2 If necessary enable the boot code on the adapter see Install Update and Enable Boot Code on page 25 3 Type the following at the OBP prompt show devs Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 2 Bootfrom SAN 20 Solaris 2C EMULEX The ID information for each found adapter is displayed such as pci 5d 700000 em1x 2 4 Enable boot from SAN on each Emulex adapter in the system by typing the following set of commands replacing adapter_id with the ID information for each Emulex adapter in turn There is a space between the first quotation mark and the first character of the adapter ID adapter id select dev for example pcie5d 700000 emlxe2 select dev set sd boot unselect dev 5 After all Emulex adapters have been enabled to boot from SAN reboot the system with the following command reset all 6 Install the operating system on an FC boot disk e To install the operating system from a network image see Install Solaris from a Network Image on page 20 e To migrate an operating system image from a local SCSI disk to an FC device see Install Solaris by Migrating an Image from a Local SCSI Disk on page 22 Install Solaris from a Network Image The system must have a DVD drive and must be part of the site s network
40. OS is in compliance with the BIOS Boot Specification BBS The system must have a Multi boot system BIOS in order to take advantage of this feature Multi boot BIOS allows you to select any boot disk in the system BIOS setup menu The boot disk can be an FC drive a SCSI drive an IDE drive a USB device or floppy drive The Emulex BIOS supplies the first eight drives to the system BIOS menu The Multi boot BIOS can override the FC drive that is selected in the BIOS utility For example the system has eight FC disks only The boot disk has ALPA 02 However you can select ALPA 23 in the system BIOS setup menu The boot device is the FC disk with ALPA 23 instead of ALPA 02 as is set in the BIOS utility If your system supports Multi boot BBS the local boot disk drive C is the first entry in Multi boot on the system BIOS setup menu The list of entries is determined by the list of configured boot entries in the BIOS utility For example Adapter 1 boot_entry0 boot entry Adapter 2 boot_entry2 boot entry3 The order of boot entries exported to Multi boot BBS is boot entry0 boot entryl boot entry2 and boot entry However Multi boot allows changing the boot order in the server BIOS which allows any disk to become the C drive Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 2C EMULEX 5 OpenBoot 5 OpenBoot 44 Attribute Commands OpenBoot commands are supported by the Sun SPARC system Attribute Comm
41. Rm Select Source Adapter For Configuration 681 thru 084 LPL10G k IK RF Segi OH Bust CO Devi Bi FuncH a LP11002 1J3HHz Segl BB Bust CA Devi OL FuncH WS LP1150 F4 G6HHz Segt OG Bust EB Devi GI Funch J4 LPO CI ir Segt OG Bush EO Devt OF Funch Figure 6 34 Select Source Adapter for Configuration Listing Screen 3 Use the up and down arrows on your keyboard to select the source adapter for the configuration and press lt Enter gt A menu of all adapters in your system except the source adapter is displayed Figure 6 35 PE er tr rir rer frr rd eee or rol Emulex FC EFI Bios Setup Utility Ver 4 2009 Select Adapters To Be Batch Configured 881 thru 003 1 GOL LP11002_ segH HO Bust CO Devi DL Funct l x Oe L ILS PFS tegh OG Bust EB Devi DL Funct Ob x Od LP9802 seg OG Bust EB Devil B Funch BA Figure 6 35 Select Adapters to be Batch Configured Listing Screen 4 Select check the adapters that are to be batch configured To select an adapter highlight the row and press the space bar Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 6 EFIBoot 72 Save and Restore Configurations 2C EMULEX 5 Press lt P gt to configure the selected adapters If the adapters are configured successfully a screen similar to Figure 6 36 is displayed HERES F EFL Bios Setup TARM Ner 4 215 Succe
42. ULEX 7 Configure EFIBoot via UEFI HII Human Interface Infrastructure in a UEFI 2 1 System 99 Reset Emulex Adapters to Default Values Reset Emulex Adapters to Default Values The EFI utility enables you to clear the NVRAM target list and set all boot device WWNINS back to 0 These defaults are listed in Table 7 1 Table 7 1 Adapter Defaults Parameter Default Valid Values Enable Disable BIOS Disabled Enabled Disabled ALPA Value 0x00 Fibre See ALPA reference table PLOGI Retry Timer Disabled Disabled 50 msec 100 msec 200 msec Boot Target Scan Boot path from NVRAM targets Boot path from NVRAM targets Boot path discovered targets Do not create boot path Max LUNs Setting 256 0 4096 Topology Auto start FC AL Auto start FC AL Point to Point Auto start Point to Point FC AL Delay Device Discovery 0000 0000 0255 Link Speed 0 Auto select lt gt Auto Select the adapter s speed is selected automatically based on its model lt 1 gt 1 Gb s lt 2 gt 2 Gb s lt 4 gt 4 Gb s lt 8 gt 8 Gb s lt 16 gt 16 Gb s To set Emulex adapters to their default settings 1 From the Adapter Selection screen select the adapter whose default settings you want to change and press lt Enter gt Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 7 Configure EFIBoot via UEFI HII Human Interface Infrastructure in a UEFI 2 1 System 100 Reset Emule
43. VMware x86 and x64 ssssseennnnn 17 Configure Boot from SAN on Linux PowerPC sssesssssennn nnne 17 Configure Boot from SAN on Linux Itanium ssssssenn e 18 OA NG 18 Configure Boot from SAN on Solaris SFS x86 and X64 ccccee cece sees ee eneeeeeaeees 18 Determine LUNs to Select for Boot from SAN ssssssssnnm nnn 18 Configure Boot from SAN on Solaris SFS SPARC sssssssnn e 19 Configure Boot from SAN on Solaris LPFC SPARC ccccecseeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeanees 19 Install Solaris from a Network Image cece cece cece cece Hmm 20 Install Solaris by Migrating an Image from a Local SCSI DISK cece eee ee cette eee ees 22 3 Install Update and Enable Boot Code vvnuurnnnnnnnnnennnnennnnennnnnennnnernunenn 25 4 Einulex BIOS DEHIDV icisasphi ax ROG PIE EN LU PE UD IRE C DU ROIG S RIP ORE Ga E RR 26 Start tne Emulex BIOS UTIIICV iusnndcei aaa aaO Ox a COR CR 8C CREE QR RR CX CE CIC C CC iv 26 Enable an Adapter to Boot from SAN cc cece cece se cette mens 2 Configure Boot DEVICES sj Gan EPECL sr EU bb EE dd 28 Configure Adapter Parameters s eeeesssseeeeeeenennnnnnnnnn enr n 31 Change the Default ALPA Arbitrated Loop Physical Address seeeese 32 chande the PLOCI Reny TIMET eesecas upto ENRCRI EIDEM UNRR ODE IEEE DFUMUPEEP S Abd UI Edd 34 Change Topology issssssseese mnn meme een 35 Enable or Disable the Spinup Delay
44. able flag internal flag for OpenBoot Topology flag Link Speed Flag topology flag for OpenBoot set link speed Diag Switch set fcode diag switch Boot id shows target ID number Lnk timer internal use for OpenBoot Plogi timer internal use for OpenBoot LUN shows boot LUN in use DID shows boot ID in use WWPN shows boot WWPN in use Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A pr 6 EFIBoot 2 EMULEX Install the EFI Utility 43 6 EFIBoot The Emulex EFIBoot boot code can be used on server platforms with EFI or UEFI based system firmware with or without an EFI shell If your system firmware is EFI version 1 1 or UEFI version 2 0 the EFI utility can be invoked from the EFI Shell prompt If your system firmware is UEFI 2 1 it expects the HII Human Interface Infrastructure interface to be present and implemented by the server manufacturer Using EFIBoot code with the HII interface is described later in the chapter If you have several adapters in your system the EFI system firmware or boot code uses the highest version driver that is on one of your adapters Adapters with older versions of EFIBoot are managed by the more recent version but only as long as the adapter with the most recent version is in the system The adapters must be updated to actually update and not just use the most recent version available Note This section reflects the most recent release of the EFI utility Some selections
45. adapter see Install Update and Enable Boot Code on page 25 2 Ifnecessary enable the boot code on the adapter see Install Update and Enable Boot Code on page 25 3 Enable the adapter to boot from SAN see Enable an Adapter to Boot from SAN on page 27 4 By default the boot adapter uses auto topology with loop first You can set the boot adapter to use a different topology see Change Topology on page 35 5 Configure boot devices see Configure Boot Devices on page 28 6 If desired configure the boot options on the adapter see Configure Adapter Parameters on page 31 7 Boot the Solaris installation CD and follow the prompts Note If you need help determining the LUNs to select for boot from SAN see the following section Determine LUNs to Select for Boot from SAN 1 Open a terminal window and leave it open 2 Inthe terminal window select the LUN you are going to use as the SAN boot disk not the local drive using the luxadm probe command This shows all the available LUNs Record this LUN information which is used throughout this procedure LUN 0 is used in the example luxadm probe Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A an 2 Boot from SAN c EMULEX Solaris 19 Found Fibre Channel device s Node WWN 50060e8003823800 Device Type Disk device Logical Path dev rdsk c5t226000COFF9833AFd6s2 Node WWN 50060e8003823800 Device Type Disk device
46. and naming service If you use a naming service the system must already be in a service such as NIS NIS DNS or LDAP If you do not use a naming service you must distribute information about this system by following your site s policies Note This procedure assumes that the system is running the Volume Manager If you are not using the Volume Manager to manage media refer to Sun Microsystems System Administration Guide Devices and File Systems 1 Log on as a superuser or equivalent Insert the Solaris DVD in the system s drive 3 Create a directory to contain the DVD image mkdir p install_dir_path Install_dir_path specifies the directory where the DVD image is to be copied 4 Change to the Tools directory on the mounted disc cd cdrom cdrom0 Solaris 10 Tools Note For Solaris 10 only remove the SUNWemlxu and SUNWemlxs from the install dir path Solaris Tools Boot Unzip the lpfc driver temp pkgadd R install dir path Solaris Tools Boot d temp Modify the Ipfc conf file to use persistent binding For more information refer to the Emulex LPFC Driver for Solaris User Manual 5 Copy the DVD image in the drive to the install server s hard disk Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A Solaris DE EMULEX 2 Boot from SAN 21 setup install server install dir path install_dir_path specifies the directory where the DVD image is to be copied The setup_install_server command indicates whethe
47. ands boot id syntax Description Parameters devalias syntax Description Parameters fcode syntax Description Parameters host did syntax Description Parameters Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual boot id Shows the current boot device ID None devalias Shows the boot list None ss OOOdG Shows the current version of OpenBoot None host did Shows the actual current ALPA of the adapter None P008025 01A Rev A 2C EMULEX Nvram Syntax Description Parameters probe scsi all syntax Description Parameters show devs syntax Description Parameters topology syntax Description Parameters liVram Shows the current flags for OpenBoot show devs pcielf 0 pciel lpfcel select dev select lpfc l nvram None probe scsi all Shows the current SCSI and FC devices None Show devs for example Shows a list of the devices found None topology Shows the current topology None Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual e 5 OpenBoot Attribute Commands P008025 01A Rev A 45 5 OpenBoot 46 Functional Commands 2C EMULEX Functional Commands remove boot id syntax remove boot id Description Removes the boot ID from the boot list pcielf 0 pciel lpfcel select dev remove boot id to clear boot id settings unselect dev Or pcielf 0 pciel lpfcel select dev set defau
48. apter Selection screen select the adapter whose parameters you want to configure and press lt Enter gt 2 From the Main menu select Configure HBA and Boot Parameters and press lt Enter gt The Configuration menu screen appears ee ee ee ee ee eo ee ee A 1 Configure HEA Parameters Discard Changes and Go to the Previous Page Discard Changes Commit Changes Topology Selection AUTO Loop First default gt PLOGI Retry Timer Disable Default gt Force Link Speed Auto negotiate Default gt Maximum Luns Target 256 Hoot Target Scan Method lt Boot Path Fron MURAH Figure 7 16 Adapter Configuration Menu Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 7 Configure EFIBoot via UEFI HII Human Interface Infrastructure in a UEFI 2 1 System 02 DE EMULEX Configure Adapter Parameters Change the Topology Emulex drivers support arbitrated loop and point to point topologies You can configure e Auto Loop first default e Auto point to point first e Point to point e FCAL To change the topology 1 From the Adapter Selection screen select the adapter whose topology you want to change and press Enter 2 From the Configure HBA Parameters menu navigate to Topology Selection and press Enter The Topology menu screen appears Configure HHA Parameters Topologu Selection Discard Changes Commit Changes Topology Selection AUTO Loop First default PLUGI Retry Timer pint to Force Li
49. apter to enable update configure or troubleshoot Use the up down arrows on your keyboard to select it and press lt Enter gt ILLI nn mn ee ee ee a a ee ee es ee ee ee sius NE ae ae at ag aa PUT EI Gm RET PAET OO TE Ns T Emulex FC EFI Bios U y Ver 4 00A0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 22 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 PE ae RTT ERT TT JEE EIT Ty ee RN M UST TT EE TC erring TT E ig Re anin sy RE mem wot mpm e pnma ren a w Se ar zz SEE i Emulex Adapters in this System 001 thru 006 Za merme T m A PCI X 133H Segl 90 Bust 80 Devi 2 Funct I E ut 8 m E EN TTG 4 pull T PIN Figure 6 4 Adapter Listing Screen Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 50 a 6 EFIBoot DE EMULEX Install the EFI Utility zin The EFI Main Utility menu is displayed Figure 6 5 Tuc Saa TN TF tem eT SKJE PE TIE fot peste Si eT Hl LED Pel 132HHz Segi D Busi DO DevH 01 Funch G HBA Status Not Ready Boot Bios Enabled EFI Boot BEG ZOND Firmware BS5Z2 70H5 Setup Utility Figure 6 5 Main EFI Bios Utility Menu EFI Utility Conventions The EFI utility has menus and configuration screens with a navigation bar at the bottom of the each one e Press the up down arrows on your keyboard to move through and select menu options or configura
50. arameters Parameter Default Valid Values PLOGI Retry Timer Disabled Disabled 50 msec 100 msec 200 msec Spinup Delay Disabled Enabled Disabled Auto Scan Disabled Enabled Disabled Start Unit Disabled Enabled Disabled Environmental Variable Disabled Enabled Disabled Auto Boot Sector Disabled Enabled Disabled Topology Auto start FC AL Link Speed 0 Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual Auto start FC AL Point to Point Auto start Point to Point FC AL 0 Auto select 1 1 Gb s 2 2 Gb s 4 4 Gb s 8 8 Gb s 16 16 Gb s P008025 01A Rev A 4 Emulex BIOS Utility 43 DE EMULEX Configure Adapter Parameters To reset parameters to their factory default settings 1 On the main configuration menu Figure 4 2 select Reset Adapter Defaults A screen is displayed that asks if you want to reset to the defaults H1 LPi1BHHHHDG s5 Bust 66 Devt 16 Funct 68 Hem Base F4H4d24HH Firmware Version T51 9HA4 Boot BIOS Enahled Port Name 8 HBCDEFHi123456 7 Hode Name 654321236HFCBRAT8 Topology Auto Topology Loop First Default gt ie RE eger iss Ane Ese Exod eade Reset fidap ter Conf iguration to Defaults Y N AE Po a nal b i x ai si a os re af ms a g EA p a 4 r ad Ev MP SEE ae GE Figure 4 20 BIOS Utility Screen 2 Press lt Y gt All settings revert to their factory default values Use Multi Path Boot from SAN Multi boot BI
51. are BS2 1087 IZO Base 8200 Port Mame 1000000009354127 Mode Name 2000000009354127 S ID ZI Link Speed HA Topology Invalid 1 Enable or Disable BIOS Figure 6 6 EFI BIOS Setup Utility Menu Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 6 EFIBoot 53 Enable or Disable the BIOS 2G EMULEX 2 Select 1 Enable or Disable BIOS and press lt Enter gt The current BIOS status is displayed Figure 6 7 081 LF11002 PCI K 193MHz Segl BB Bust CO Devil OL Funch OU Boot Bios Disabled Firmware Boe 0A gt I U Base J000 LOBBRBORCI4AI6dL Hode Hame 2000000 C94A96E1 Topology PIP Port Hame BIG NG Link Speed amp Gb s 3 ID Ir EH MIT ent Disabled default C 1 LI Figure 6 7 BIOS Status Screen If the current status is disabled select Enabled and press Enter The status 3 changes to enabled Figure 6 8 Bi LPisbseeapc s Bust BB Devt 18 Punct 88 Hem Base P48424HB Firmware Version I 51 78A4 Boot BIOS Enabledt Port Hane 89ABCDEPHI2Z3 4567 Mode Mame 6543921238FCRAT8 Topology Auto Topology Loop First Default Figure 6 8 BIOS Enabled Screen You can configure EFIBoot systems for up to eight boot devices Configure one boot device at a time Press lt Esc gt to return to the EFI utility menu P008025 01A Rev A Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual 2G EMULEX 6 EFlBoot 54 Configure Adapter Parameters Configure Adapter Parameters
52. as H3 DID Hi1HAES8 UUPH 218BHBHBBC 50799047 LUN BRSEAGATE ST318453FC HAAS Esc gt to Previous Menu Figure 4 5 Device Selection List Example Array Screen Note To minimize the amount of time needed to locate the boot device Emulex recommends that you select the drive with the lowest ALPA as the boot device 3 Select lt 00 gt to clear the selected boot entry or select a device to configure booting by WWPN or DID Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 2C EMULEX 4 Emulex BIOS Utility 30 Configure Boot Devices 4 If you select a device you are asked for the starting LUN Enter the starting LUN Figure 4 6 The starting LUN can be any number from 0 to 255 Bi Mem Base Port Name DID H1H1B8H VUPN SB SASF3 Hi H2 LPL AAAADGS F4642466 Firmware Version S9hBCDEFH1234556 7 Topo logy LUN 1 LUN 82 LUN 3 LUN 64 LUN 85 LUN 86 LUN 87 LUN 88 Busi A Devt T51 7 A4 Boot BIOS Enabled Hode Mame Auto Topology Loop First Default gt COMPAQ COMPAQ COMPAQ COMPAQ COMPAQ COMPAQ COMPAQ COMPAQ 16 Func AA 65432123HFCBh987 MG ALBA HS ALB B HS h1BHBH MSA1L Bae HS hn1BHBH HS ALBA HS h1BHB8H HS h1BHBH VOLUME VOLUME VOLUME VOLUME VOLUME VOLUME VOLUME VOLUME Ha IR L3 6263653653603 Bul Karl ba Bat bal ba B Da Da hi lt TT 1 gt to Highlight Option lt Enter gt to Select Option apyrighi Figure 4 6 LUN listing Screen
53. aware operating system resides on the target LUN 1 2 9 Enable Boot From SAN in the Emulex UEFI configuration utility Configure the Boot Target and LUN in the Emulex UEFI configuration utility to point to your desired target Select Boot Manager from the System UEFI configuration manager Select Add Boot Option Identify the desired target in the list and continue down the explorer path until you locate the bootmgfw efi file This file is the boot loader utility for your Windows Server 2008 and 2012 EFI aware operating system installation Input a boot device description such as Win2K8 UEFI SAN and optional data if desired for this device and select Commit Changes From the Boot Manager select Change Boot Order Move your previous input description name Win2K8 UEFI SAN to the desired position in the boot order Select Commit Changes The Start Options list now reflects the boot order changes Upon reboot the server is able to boot from this target LUN on the SAN Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A g 2 Boot from SAN 16 DE EMULEX Windows Server 2008 and 2012 The GUID Partition Table The Globally Unique Identifier GUID Partition Table GPT was introduced as part of the EFI initiative GPT provides a more flexible mechanism for partitioning disks than the older Master Boot Record MBR partitioning scheme that has been common to PCs MBR supports 4 primary partitions per ha
54. c mode is used e If F PORT login is unsuccessful N PORT to N PORT direct connection topology is used e lfaswitch is discovered the driver performs the following tasks o FL PORT login FC AL topology or F PORT login Point to Point topology o Simple Name Server login o State Change Registration o Symbolic Name Registration o FCP Type Registration if RegFcpType is set to 1 o Driver logs out and re logs in The name server indicates that registration is complete o Simple Name Server Query for devices the registry parameter SnsAll determines whether all N PORTS are requested or only SCSI FCP N PORTS o BDiscovery device creation occurs for each target device described by the name server Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A L 6 EFIBoot 79 EMULEX EFIBoot Reference o RSCN and LOGO PRLO are handled by the driver Reception of either causes new discovery logins to take place Note Ina fabric environment the order in which disk devices are created is based on the name server response data which is not guaranteed to be in any special order Between successive boots the same device may be identified with a different physical device number However any devices that have been assigned a device letter through the disk administrator continue to use that letter regardless of the physical device number Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A r 7 C
55. c2 Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A DE EMULEX 8 Troubleshooting 106 Conventions 3 Press lt Enter gt Information similar to Figure 8 1 is displayed listing all adapters in the system 001 thru O06 OL I ha J3HHz Segl DD E Fg E als LN af I T aJ n in a 3 d AT Eod L sa a Fu R b it LT J ra x LU Uu I Li LP th LIT IK iili i i ts fa r2 zT E B E ray iad za IU DI Ju inc UD I I I r fel Roe d ang DL I IE Bust GO Devt OL Funch OG le T em F ult loe i L E a LI aum f am i s LLLI SSeS SS lol Li f Figure 8 1 Adapter Listing Screen 4 Use the up down arrows and to select highlight an adapter and press lt Enter gt The Diagnostic Main menu is displayed O PCI X 199MHz Segl 00 Bush 02 Devil 09 Funch 00 Status Hot Ready Bool Bios Enabled EFI Boot BEI 20A0 Firmware 652 11A7 1 Diagnostic Tests I LINE begg m ra teat FE 1 n Lrl Ee 4 do be Sg T kv nay iT LiT Ba Bee Me LES Figure 8 2 Diagnostic Main Menu Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A m 8 Troubleshooting 107 2C EMULEX Conventions Run Loopback Tests Test patterns for the PCI Loopback Internal Loopback and External Loopback tests may be selected to be run individually Test indicators are Passed Failed or Unsupported Unsupport
56. ce Link Speed Conf igure Haxinum Luns Target 256 Hoot Target Scan Method Boot Path From NURAM q EN dr a 2 F2 EE NN EN LB NM En mult NINE m E LT PE 2301 Nm NET OD FATTER TT num E 1 PR ge E mdr tr ET de se EF am Ac Figure 7 18 PLOGI Retry Timer Menu Screen 3 Selecta retry timer option and press lt Enter gt The screen is refreshed with the new value 4 Press lt Esc gt to return to the EFI utility menu 5 Select Commit Changes and press lt Enter gt Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A r 7 Configure EFIBoot via UEFI HII Human Interface Infrastructure in a UEFI 2 1 System 94 DE EMULEX Configure Adapter Parameters Change the Link Speed Use this feature to change or force the link speed between ports instead of auto negotiating The supported link speeds depend upon the adapter The menu only displays options that are valid for the selected adapter Possible link speed choices e Auto negotiate Default e 1 Gb s e 2 Gb s e 4 Gb s e 8 Gb s e 16 Gb s To change the link speed 1 From the Adapter Selection screen select the adapter whose link speed you want to change and press lt Enter gt 2 From the Configure HBA Parameters menu navigate to Force Link Speed and press Enter The Force Link Speed menu appears Configure HEA Parameters Force Link Speed Discard Changes Conmit Changes Auto negotiate Default Topology Selection
57. dapter functions can be performed while batch configuration is in progress There are two ways to perform batch configuration 1 Migrate the configuration of one adapter to other adapters in the system 2 Migrate the configuration stored in a previously saved configuration file to the adapters in the system This allows configurations to be migrated across systems To migrate the configuration of one adapter to other adapters in the system 1 Onthe Save Configuration menu select 2 Batch Configure Adapters You are prompted to select a source for the configuration Figure 6 33 I ol LP11B PCI X 133MHz Segl BB Bust CO Deus OI Funch 80 Boot Bios Enabled Firmware 052 008 L U Base C100 Port Mame 1090000009354127 Hode Name 200000006930612 7 5 Il pl gga Link Speed 4bb s Topology PtPt LL m Source for Adapter Conf jJuration Data L Read Configuration Frons NVRAM n WOM IHU Gilon From r I I I L ii I E E I p f I I L I L ii I i E f L Li Figure 6 33 Select Source for Adapter Configuration Data Menu Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 6 EFIBoot J Save and Restore Configurations 2C EMULEX 2 Select 1 Read Configuration from NVRAM and press lt Enter gt A list of the adapters in the system is displayed Figure 6 34 Emulex FC EFI Bios Setup Utility Ver Ban mum Rum OMS Ss meee ee es
58. disk entries of c0t0d0 with c1t1d0 Currently the file shows dev dsk cOtOdOs1 swap dev dsk cOtOdOsO and dev rdsk cOtO0dOsO root dev dsk cOtOdOs6 and dev rdsk cOtO0dOs6 usr dev dsk cOtOd0s7 and dev rdsk cOtOd0s7 export Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 2C EMULEX Edit the file to show dev dsk citidisi dev dsk cltid0sO dev dsk cltid0se6 dev dsk cltid0s7 18 Reboot the system Sync Sync halt reset all 19 Boot to disk boot disk swap and dev rdsk citidOs1 root and dev rdsk citid0s6 usr and dev rdsk citid0s7 export The system should boot to the FC disk 20 View the current dump device setting dumpadm 21 Change the dump device to the swap area of the FC drive dumpadm d dev dsk citid0s1 2 Boot from SAN 24 Solaris where dev dsk c1t1d0s1 is a sample path to the swap area of the FC drive Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A Cc EMULEX 3 Install Update and Enable Boot Code 25 3 Install Update and Enable Boot Code Use Emulex utilities to install boot code update boot code to a newer version and enable boot code The utility that you will use depends on the operating system and in some cases the driver type or system architecture Table 3 1 indicates the utilities you can use to install and update boot code and Table 3 2 Utilities that Enable Boot Code indicates the utilities you can use to enable bo
59. dows Server 2008 and 2012 Itanium 1 If necessary install or update the boot code on the adapter see Update a Single Adapter on page 73 If necessary enable the boot code on the adapter see Enable or Disable the BIOS on page 52 Configure boot devices see Configure Boot Devices on page 62 If desired configure the boot options on the adapter see Configure Adapter Parameters on page 54 and Configure Boot Parameters on page 58 Install the operating system on an FC boot disk e For Windows Server 2008 and 2012 see Install Windows Server 2008 and 2012 on an FC Boot Disk x86 x64 and Itanium on page 16 e For a new installation of a Windows Server 2008 and 2012 UEFI aware operating system on a UEFI based xx64 server see the following section Installing a Windows Server 2008 and 2012 UEFI Aware Operating System on a UEFI based x64 Server This installation procedure assumes LUNs are created in the SAN storage device and zoned appropriately to the host adapter s WWN 1 2 From the server system UEFI setup ensure that CD DVD is the first device in the Boot Order list Enable Boot from SAN in the Emulex UEFI configuration utility Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 2 Bootfrom SAN 15 DE EMULEX Windows Server 2008 and 2012 Configure the Boot target and LUN in the Emulex UEFI configuration utility to point to the desired target Boot th
60. e Disable BIOS Disabled Enabled Disabled ALPA Value 0x00 Fibre See ALPA reference table Device Path FC Fibre Channel FC SCSI PLOGI Retry Timer Disabled Disabled 50 msec 100 msec 200 msec Boot Target Scan Boot path from NVRAM targets Boot path from NVRAM targets Boot path discovered targets Do not create boot path Max LUNs Setting 256 Topology Auto start FC AL Delay Device Discovery 0000 Link Speed 0 Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual 0 4096 Auto start FC AL Point to Point Auto start Point to Point FC AL 0000 0255 0 Auto select 1 1 Gb s 2 2 Gb s 4 4 Gb s 8 8 Gb s 16 16 Gb s P008025 01A Rev A DE EMULEX 6 EFIBoot 68 Save and Restore Configurations To reset parameters to their factory default settings 1 From the EFI BIOS Setup Utility menu Figure 6 6 select 4 Reset to Default Values and press lt Enter gt The screen shown in Figure 6 29 is displayed Emulex FC EFI Bi0s Setup Utility Ver 00 Do you want to Force defaults vn Figure 6 29 Force Defaults Dialog Screen 2 Press Y All settings revert to their factory default values Save and Restore Configurations The EFI utility enables you to save a specific configuration to a file and to restore a previously saved configuration from NVRAM or a file This allows you to easily apply a specific configuration across multiple adapters or systems and to restore the appropriate se
61. e F4842408 Firmware Version 151 984 Boot BIOS Disabled Fort Mame S7ABCDEF L234567 Hode Hane 654321236FCRA96 Topology Auto Topology Loop First Default to Select Uption Figure 4 10 Change Default ALPA Screen 3 Change the default ALPA by using the arrow keys to scroll through the valid ALPAs Table 4 1 below lists the valid ALPA values 4 Press lt Esc gt until you exit the BIOS utility 5 Reboot the system Note If the adapter s ALPA is changed it does not show on the NVRAM ALPA until the system has been reset Table 4 1 Valid ALPA Values 0x00 0x01 0x02 0x04 0x08 OxOF 0x10 0x17 0x18 Ox1B Ox1D Ox1E Ox1F 0x23 0x25 0x26 0x27 0x29 0x2A 0x2B Ox2C 0x2D Ox2E 0x31 0x32 0x33 0x34 0x35 0x36 0x39 Ox3A Ox3C 0x43 0x45 0x46 0x47 0x49 Ox4A Ox4B Ox4C Ox4D Ox4E 0x51 0x52 0x53 0x54 0x55 0x56 0x59 Ox5A 0x5C 0x63 0x65 0x66 0x67 0x69 0x6A 0x6B 0x6C 0x6D Ox6E 0x71 0x72 0x73 0x74 0x75 0x76 0x79 Ox7A Ox7C 0x80 0x81 0x82 0x84 0x88 Ox8F 0x90 0x97 0x98 Ox9B Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 4 Emulex BIOS Utility 34 DE EMULEX Configure Adapter Parameters Table 4 1 Valid ALPA Values Continued Ox9D Ox9E Ox9F OxA3 0xA5 0xA6 OxA7 OxA9 OxAA OxAB OxAC OxAD OxAE OxB1 0xB2 0xB3 0xB4 OxB5 OxB6 OxB9 OxBA OxBC 0xC3 0xC5 0xC6 OxC7 0xC9 OxCA OxCB OxCC OxCD OxCE OxD1 OxD2 OxD3 OxD4 OxD5 OxD6 OxD9 OxDA OxDC OxEO OxE1 OxE2 OxE4 OxE8 OxEF
62. e Device Discovery Delay iisssssssn meme 97 Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A DE EMULEX Table of Contents 6 Reset Emulex Adapters to Default Values eeennnnn nnne nnnm nnn 99 Display Adapter Information eene nennen nnnm nnn 101 o TROUDICSHOOUING enke 103 XBO BOOTBIO cr 103 PBN eT 104 EFIBOOt Diagnostic Va iussi caccia Ra oco o e E GC GE CQ a E ra 105 CONVENTIONS 105 ACCESS the EFI Diagnostic UNN oasis acera s pede Eb UE C SU RA Ebr Emir ona 105 Run Loopback Tests issssssssssssssee Hmmm ees 107 Diagnostic ES OE EE EE rk Vagina 108 Run Adapter Diagnostic TESS scs casaucusiykam kt ria E OU UU ODER IO 4 eR ead 111 View Adapter Data issssssssssss Hem 112 VNR 114 View the Results Log cccccee cece ce eect i Hmmm emen 115 Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 2C EMULEX List of Figures Figure 4 1 Figure 4 2 Figure 4 3 Figure 4 4 Figure 4 5 Figure 4 6 Figure 4 7 Figure 4 8 Figure 4 9 Figure 4 10 Figure 4 11 Figure 4 12 Figure 4 13 Figure 4 14 Figure 4 15 Figure 4 16 Figure 4 17 Figure 4 18 Figure 4 19 Figure 4 20 Figure 6 1 Figure 6 2 Figure 6 3 Figure 6 4 Figure 6 5 Figure 6 6 Figure 6 7 Figure 6 8 Figure 6 9 Figure 6 10 Figure 6 11 Figure 6 12 Figure 6 13 Figure 6 14 Figure 6 15 Figure 6 16 Figure 6 17 Figure 6 18 Figure 6 19 Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual
63. e host server with the Windows Server 2008 or 2012 DVD inserted Follow the on screen prompts to install the appropriate version of Windows Server 2008 or 2012 The Windows installation exposes all available and visible LUNs as disks and partitions numbered 0 to N where N is the highest number available These numbers typically are the LUN numbers assigned by the array Select the disk on which you want to install the operating system Follow system prompts in the Windows installation Note The operating system image is installed with the Globally Unique Identifier GUID Partition Table GPT disk partition The GUID Partition Table on page 16 for a brief description of GPT disk partitions After the installation is complete a Boot Option variable called Windows Boot Manager is populated with a Media Device path pointing to the Windows boot loader utility The Windows Boot Manager can be found in the Start Options menu of the Host Server UEFI The Windows Boot Manager option is inserted as the first boot option in the Boot Order list of the Host Server UEFI The CD DVD boot is the second device in the Boot Order list 10 Upon reboot the system boots from the LUN set up on the SAN Direct a UEFI Based Server to a Windows Server 2008 and 2012 Operating System Image Already Installed on the SAN This installation procedure assumes a LUN exists in the SAN storage device is zoned appropriately to the host adapter s WWN and an EFI
64. ect Boot Device Order and press lt Enter gt A screen appears displaying the boot device order Change Hoot Device Order Boot Device Order ol 1 Change Hoot Device bd 162 T gt Order 02 WWN 21000011 60149505 Tl Move Highlight lt Enter gt Select Entry Esc Exit Figure 7 14 Boot Device Order Screen 4 Press lt Enter gt The Boot Device Order menu screen appears Change Boot Device Order Boot Device Order lt O1 21000011 Change Boot Device rh m un ich Order C601695p 3 WWA 21000011 C6810936 14 UUN G0000000 GO000006 05 PUN 00000000 00000006 gt HUN 00000000 00000000 VIK 00000000 00000000 HUN 00000000 00000000 Hove Selection Up lt Enter gt Confirn Changes Figure 7 15 Boot Device Order Menu Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 7 Configure EFIBoot via UEFI HII Human Interface Infrastructure in a UEFI 2 1 System Q Configure Adapter Parameters DE EMULEX 5 From the menu select the device whose boot order you want to change Use the lt gt or lt gt keys to change the order of the selected device and press lt Enter gt A screen appears showing the new boot device order 6 Press lt Enter gt and choose Commit Changes Configure Adapter Parameters The EFI utility enables you to configure the following adapter parameters e Topology e Port login PLOGI retry timer e Link speed To configure adapter parameters 1 From the Ad
65. ed is displayed if the test is not supported For example if an unsupported link speed is selected a test is not performed at the unsupported speed and a status of Unsupported is displayed in front of the link speed on the link speed menu To run a single test 1 Access the Diagnostic Main menu Figure 8 2 and select 1 Diagnostic Tests Press lt Enter gt The Diagnostic Tests menu is displayed L P l 1 Pu 1 r 1 anlar E qanmaz tier i Ar E sab by DEGN EUs M EG PEL Loopback Test 2 Internal Loo d m E am Figure 8 3 Diagnostic Tests Menu 2 Usethe up down arrow keys to highlight a test and press the space bar That test is checked 3 Press F3 The selected test runs To run multiple tests from the Diagnostic Tests menu 1 Onthe Diagnostic Main menu Figure 8 2 select 1 Diagnostic Tests Press Enter The Diagnostic Tests menu is displayed Figure 8 3 2 Use the up down arrow keys to highlight tests and press the space bar to select or deselect 3 Highlight 5 Execute Selected Diagnostics Press Enter The selected tests run To run individual Loopback test patterns 1 Access the Diagnostic Main menu Figure 8 2 and select 1 Diagnostic Tests Press Enter The Diagnostic Tests menu is displayed Figure 8 3 2 Use the up down arrow keys to highlight a test Press Enter Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A DG EMULEX 8
66. een is refreshed with the new value Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 6 EFIBoot 60 DE EMULEX Configure Boot Parameters 256 is the default and typical number of LUNs in a device 3 Press any key to return to the configuration menu Set Up Boot Target Scan This option is available only if none of the eight boot entries are configured to boot from DID or WWPN The Configure Boot Devices menu is used to configure up to eight boot entries for fabric point to point public loop or private loop configurations With boot scan enabled the first device issues a Name Server Inquiry To set up a boot target scan 1 Onthe Boot Configuration menu select 3 Boot Target Scan and press lt Enter gt The screen shown in Figure 6 17 is displayed 801 LP11002 PCI M 1323HHz Segf 80 Bust CO Devt OL Funct Q Boot Bios Enabled Fireware B52 11A7 I 0 Base 300 Port Name 19000000009409681 Hode Hame J0000000094 19681 5 ID ZEE Link Speed 4Abb s Topology PtPt Cte cu T ze WRA RPL 5 Fat IERI Boot Path From NVRAM Targets i Ile Um L1isSCover Figure 6 17 Boot Scan Options Screen 2 Use the up down arrows to select a boot scan setting and press lt Enter gt The boot scan options are e Boot Path from NVRAM Targets Boot scan discovers only LUNs that are saved to the adapter s non volatile random access memory NVRAM Select up to eight attached devices to use as potential boot d
67. ersrsrererrrrrrererrrrrrrrrrnrerrrrrrrrrrrrre 54 Default ALPA Setup SEN annen 55 Ke do oe AS ss inden ida rate 0633 55 PLOGI Retry Timer Setup Screen ssssssssssss me 56 Force Link Speed Setup Screen ssssssssssn enn 57 Boot Configuration Menu iissssssssssse meme 50 Device P th None 59 Current Maximum LUNs Screen ssssssssse nnns 59 Boot Scan Options SCEON cc cece ccc cece eee e eens eee Henn 60 Existing EFIFCScanLevel Variable Screen sssennnnnn 61 No Existing EFIFCScanLevel Variable SCre n ccccccceeeeeeseeeeeeneeeeeneeenans 61 P008025 01A Rev A List of Figures 7 2C EMULEX Figure 6 20 Figure 6 21 Figure 6 22 Figure 6 23 Figure 6 24 Figure 6 25 Figure 6 26 Figure 6 27 Figure 6 28 Figure 6 29 Figure 6 30 Figure 6 31 Figure 6 32 Figure 6 33 Figure 6 34 Figure 6 35 Figure 6 36 Figure 6 37 Figure 6 38 Figure 6 39 Figure 6 40 Figure 6 41 Figure 6 42 Figure 6 43 Figure 6 44 Figure 6 45 Figure 6 46 Figure 7 1 Figure 7 2 Figure 7 3 Figure 7 4 Figure 7 5 Figure 7 6 Figure 7 7 Figure 7 8 Figure 7 9 Figure 7 10 Figure 7 11 Figure 7 12 Figure 7 13 Figure 7 14 Figure 7 15 Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual Device ROWS SCF N cc ccc cece ccc eee eee eee eee essen eee ee nsa nana naa nna a 62 Boot Device Configuration Options MeQNu cceeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeteneneenas 62 Target Listing Screen ccc cece cece eens e
68. ethe up down arrow keys to highlight an attached block I O device and press lt Enter gt A screen similar to Figure 8 20 is displayed Device Hane Logical Unit Number Device Fath Fibre CUYVHS1BFA RLICGGELAABFP World Wide Hode Humber Device Block Size Humber of Blocks LBA gt Device Capacity SEAGATE ST335854FC Hagi BpBHHpBHHB LunB BB gt SEAGATE SIJ36H54FC 21 88G61106816AGF 512 Bytes Lela alai E E DCCC HB34 Gigabytes 14 FF 49 FRY FF 48 FI Enter Starting LBA CHEX gt Figure 8 20 Device Data Screen 14 3 To read the individual block from the media specify the logical block address LBA and press lt Enter gt 256 bytes of sector data display per screen Use the left right arrow keys to scroll through the data Information similar to the following is displayed Hr rer TE rere tre TF LE E NL NE NEN NE LM INL M MM EB Gm Ho R EE KEE RE d do E oh TF MEM Ss SF Ss Se ST SF SS LE NE NLIS NN E FETE ETETE E EEE EEE EEE SE SESESTESESTIEEEH 2E2222838ELSEN Figure 8 21 LBA Data Screen View the Results Log The results log stores diagnostic test results adapter diagnostics and device data The results log stores up to 8k of data about 1 600 rows Once the buffer is full no more data is logged Note There is no reminder when the buffer is full Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A m 8 Troubleshooting 116 2C EMULEX Conventions To view t
69. evices Limiting discovery to a set of eight selected targets can greatly reduce the time it takes for the EFIBoot driver to complete discovery e Boot Path from Discovered Targets Boot scan discovers all devices that are attached to the FC port Discovery can take a long time on large SANs if this option is used e Boot Scan from EFIFCScanLevel Allows third party software to toggle between Boot Path from NVRAM and Boot Path from Discovered Targets by manipulating an EFI system NVRAM variable After the scan is set to EFIFCScanLevel the scan method can be changed without entering the EFI Boot configuration utility e If EFIFCScanLevel is selected the scan is determined by the value of the EFIFCScanLevel variable maintained by the EFI system firmware or boot code The value of this variable can be changed either by using the menu in Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 6 EFIBoot 61 DE EMULEX Configure Boot Parameters the EFIBoot Configuration utility or by using third party software from the EFI shell command prompt If you select Boot Scan from EFIFCScanLevel e If the EFIFCScanLevel variable already exists the screen in Figure 6 18 shows the current setting and allows you to select a new setting Bal LP1180B2 PCI 5 133 Hz Segl BB Bust CO Devil DL Funmell OF Boot Bios Enabled Firmware B52 11H7 I U Base 3000 Port Name l 808080BB8C94H96551 Hode Hane 0 20000000C94N9641 BLAG
70. g is displayed uLI B E l4 b 18 E 1d bL ld bI gg rl ld bg Is Ll l1 Jj Bldg LI 1B LlIldgd b 1 lu Ll Ib i lg b Il l S 1I Jb ld bg IE ll gd b I 1g E 1 4 Figure 8 10 Running Adapter Diagnostic Tests In Progress Screen If all tests pass Passed is displayed on the Diagnostic Utility menu For example X 64 Adapter Diagnostic Tests Figure 8 11 Select Diagnostic Tests Adapter Diagnostic Tests Passed Screen If any one of these tests fail Failed is displayed on the Select Diagnostic Tests screen Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 8 Troubleshooting 112 Conventions 2C EMULEX View Adapter Data To view data for a specific adapter Access the Diagnostic Main menu Figure 8 2 and select 2 Adapter Data Press lt Enter gt The Adapter Data menu is displayed 5 0910 Segl BB Busli O2 Devil Boot Bios Enabled Firmware 652 1147 Diagnostic Utility Ver Emulex FC EFI Bios DAL LF11000 M4 uM ES 133HHz HEA Status Ready EFI Boot BEI 2000 H9 Funct B Config Info Firmware Info Ved Info trl Info Slim Info PET Info Ef fr b h E LJ Figure 8 12 Adapter Data Menu Examples Emulex FC EFI Bios Configuration Information Ver 5 AANA Parameter EFI Hioz Enabled Device Path ar Luns Target H256 Hard ALFA Toot Scan Topology fute Loop First FLOGI Retry Timer Disabled Boot Devices Prot ID LAJPH 2x Mo Bi BHBBHE Bm BRSBAM
71. he results log Access the Diagnostic Main menu Figure 8 2 and select 4 View Results Log Press lt Enter gt A screen similar to the IONS is ei Se ae Fi Driver ale Figure 8 22 Results Log Screen To scroll through the results log e Use the up down arrow keys to scroll one row at a time e Use the Home End keys to scroll one page at a time Note The Page Up and Page Dn keys do not navigate the results log To view help on the results log screen e Press lt F1 gt Help text is displayed e Press lt Esc gt Log results are displayed To save results log information 1 View the results log 2 Press lt F3 gt The Log to File screen is displayed Figure 8 23 Log to File screen 3 Enter the directory path and press lt Enter gt The Filename field is displayed 4 Enter the filename and press lt Enter gt The filename must be unique Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 8 Troubleshooting 117 Conventions 2G EMULEX Once the file is successfully saved a screen similar to the following is displayed Figure 8 24 Successful Log to File Screen To clear the log result press lt F2 gt The results on the diagnostic tests are erased and a new time and date is written to the log Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A
72. he system can boot from the second bootable entry If the second boot entry fails the system boots from the third bootable entry and so on H1 LPIBGB ADG S i Busi B Devt 148 Funct AG Mem Base F4BH424HH Firmware Version T51 98A4 Boot BIOS Enabled Port Mame 8 7RHBCDEFB123456 7 Hode Mame 654321230FCHA987 Topology Auto Topology Loop First lt Default List of Saved Boot Devices Unused DID BBRRRR WPM BRERA BARBRA LUN AG Primary Hoot Unused DID BEHRHH VYPN nininininininin ga HAHAHHAHAHA LUN AA Unused DID BEHRHH VHPH BANGABOO GAG GGOG LUN AG Unused DID 666660 VYPN 66660600 ANAHA LUN AG Unused DID H GGAG WHEN 6660608 BHAHHHHH LUN AG Unused DID H GGAG VHPH B66606008 BHAHHHHH LUN AG Unused DID H GGAG VHPH nininininininin ANAHAAAH LUN AG Unused DID 666860 VUPN G6660600 ANAHAAHH LUN AG GS sg ET pf carm Esc gt to Previous Menu BRE iat m v3 HI i H F i i dk J LVR ee X Figure 4 4 List of Saved Boot Devices Screen 2 Select a boot entry A screen similar to Figure 4 5 is displayed BL LPiHBHBDG 5 Bust H Devt 148 Funct AA Hem Base F4H424HBH Firmware Version T781 98A4 Hoot BIOS Enabled Port Mame 87HBCDEFH123456 7 Hode Mame 654321 236FCHRA987 Topology Auto Topology Loop First Default gt HH Clear selected boot entry H1 DID 6161606 UUPH 5HH8H5F3 86840699 LUN GLCOMPAQG HMShiBHB VOLUME 4 32 H2 DID H1iB4E4 VUPN 21800080 5H798ERF LUN BSEAGATE ST318453FC Ha
73. hfe link sn MER 25h Perk amp w wWhLE PLOGI Retry Timer 4 Gb s link speed Force Link Speed d bb s Link speed Maximum Luns Target 256 Poot Target Scan Method lt Boot Path From MURAH Figure 7 19 Force Link Speed Menu Screen 3 Select a link speed and press lt Enter gt Note Emulex 8 Gb s adapters do not support 1 Gb s link speed Emulex 16 Gb s adapters do not support 1Gb s or 2 Gb s link speed 4 The screen is refreshed with the new value 5 Press lt Esc gt to return to the EFI utility menu Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A i 7 Configure EFIBoot via UEFI HII Human Interface Infrastructure in a UEFI 2 1 System 95 DE EMULEX Configure Boot Parameters 6 Select Commit Changes and press lt Enter gt Configure Boot Parameters You can change the e Maximum LUNS targets e Boot target scan method e Device discovery delay Change the Maximum LUNs per Target The maximum number of LUNs represents the maximum number of LUNs that are polled during device discovery The minimum value is 1 the maximum value is 4096 The default is 256 To change the maximum number of LUNs 1 From the Adapter Selection screen select the adapter whose maximum LUNs per target information you want to change and press lt Enter gt 2 From the Configure Boot Parameters menu navigate to Maximum LUNs Target and press lt Enter gt The screen becomes editable Configure HBA Parameters
74. i LP11002 MES dod Segl DA Busk CO Devil OL Funcll DU Boot Bios Enabled Firmware BS2 11A7 170 Base 3000 Port Mame 10000000C96 9681 Hode Hane 208000000C95096581 gt ID Ba180B8 Link Speed amp Gb s lopology Here are targets numbers DOL thru OUI BOL DID 010400 WHH SODBOSF3 BBO ACOST Figure 6 22 Target Listing Screen Eight targets are displayed per screen If more than eight targets are configured press the right arrow key to view additional targets eight at a time Select a target row and press Enter LUNs for the target are displayed as shown in Figure 6 23 Emulex FC EFI Bies Setup Utility Ver B R i LP11002 PCI X 133HHz Segt OU Bust CO Devi L FuncH 00 Boot Bios Enabled Firmware BS2 11H I U Base 300 Port Name lB8BOBBOBCU4RS6gdI Hode Name 2H0000000C9409601 5 ID BigapDag Link Speed 46b s Topology PtPt Here are Lungs nusbers 000 thru 0AT HODI Mode Peripheral dev LUN HOHH H g Mode Peripheral dey ABEL H RE Mode Peripheral dew B R H RE Mode Peripheral dev WOES HOGS Hode Peripheral dew Bag B RGE Mode Peripheral dev LUN 0605 0007 Hode Peripheral dev LUN 0006 DE Mode Peripheral dey LUN 9007 Figure 6 23 LUN Listing Screen Eight LUNs are displayed per screen If more than eight LUNs are configured for the target press the right arrow key to view more LUNS Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A
75. iguration menu is displayed Figure 4 9 2 Select Enable or Disable EDD 3 0 Figure 4 15 is displayed 01 LPiBHBBBnhC 5 Pust BO Devt 186 FuncH BG Mem Base F4h42406 Firmware Version T151 70A4 Boot BIOS Disabled Port Hame 89hnBCDEFH12345677 Hode Mame 654321236FCBA987 Topology Auto Topology Loop First Default gt Figure 4 15 Enable or Disable EDD 3 0 Screen 3 Enable or disable EDD 3 0 4 Press lt Esc gt until you exit the BIOS utility 5 Reboot the system Enable or Disable the Start Unit Command You must know the specific LUN to issue the SCSI start unit command The default setting is disabled To enable or disable the start unit command 1 From the main configuration menu Figure 4 2 select Configure Advanced Adapter Parameters The adapter configuration menu is displayed Figure 4 9 Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 4 Emulex BIOS Utility 39 Configure Adapter Parameters 2C EMULEX 2 Select Enable or Disable Start Unit Command Figure 4 16 is displayed Ti F HET P E frr i 84 Hi i I Li U liz e ue LU Hi LPIAAAADG S Busi AA Devt 14 Functt Hem Base F4842466 Firmware Version T51 97 44 Boot BIOS Disab Port Name S 7ARBCDEFHI234567 Hode Mame 65432123HFCB Topology Auto Topology Loop First Default Start Unit Command is Disabled Enable Disable Figure 4 16 Enable or Disable Start Unit Command Screen 3 Enable o
76. ime guarantees that the maximum delay time is seen on every loop initialization Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 7 Configure EFIBoot via UEFI HII Human Interface Infrastructure in a UEFI 2 1 System 98 DE EMULEX Configure Boot Parameters If both of the above conditions exist typically set this parameter to 20 seconds However the delay only needs to be enough for the array to be reliably discovered after a reset Your value may be different To change the delay device discovery value 1 From the Adapter Selection screen select the adapter whose device discovery delay settings you want to change and press lt Enter gt 2 From the Configure Boot Parameters menu Delay Device Discovery and press lt Enter gt The screen becomes editable Configure HBA Parameters Delay Device Discovery Discard Changes Commit Changes Topology Selection AUTO Point to Point first PLOGI Retry Tiner lt 50 nsec Force Link Speed lt 1 Gb s link speed gt Maximum Luns Target 123 Boot Target Scan Method Boot Path Discovered Targets gt Delay Device Discovery Figure 7 22 Delay Device Discovery Screen 3 Use the keys to change the delay device discovery value in increments of 10 seconds and press lt Enter gt The screen is refreshed with the new value 4 Select Commit Changes and press lt Enter gt Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 2C EM
77. ing system firmware on Sun SPARC systems OpenBoot is also called FCode EFIBoot provides system boot capability through the use of the EFI Extensible Firmware Interface Shell It also functions on UEFI 2 1 based x64 platforms through the HII Human Interface Infrastructure interface Emulex drivers support multi path boot configurations Refer to your storage vendor s documentation for details on how to configure multi path booting LPe16000 family adapters have boot code embedded in the firmware grp file Therefore there are no individual x86 BootBIOS OpenBoot EFIBoot files or Universal Boot file Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 1 Introduction DE EMULEX Emulex Boot Code Files B Emulex Boot Code Files In addition Emulex is unique in providing Universal Boot images that contain x86 BootBIOS OpenBoot and EFIBoot boot code and Pair Boot boot code images that contain x86 BootBIOS and EFIBoot boot code These images provide multi platform support for boot from SAN Universal Boot and Pair Boot transparently determine your system platform type and automatically execute the proper boot code image in the adapter These code images reside in adapter flash memory allowing easier adapter portability and configuration between servers Universal Boot contains the following types of boot code e x86 BootBIOS e OpenBoot e EFIBoot Pair Boot contains the following types of boot code e x86 Bo
78. isplayed Segt 00 Bust CO Deva 01 Funct B52 11A7 I U Base 3000 2z ogpggacssm6s1 Topology P1Pt 00i LP1100 PCI M 133HHz Boot Bios Enabled Firmware Port Hame 1 000000C94A96S1 Node Name 5 ID BLA O Link Speed d amp Gb s BL DID 000000 WHH 5QBBSUSF3 O004C699 Mode Per LUN Bene Figure 6 26 Boot LUNs 2 Select a device row and press lt Enter gt The screen shown in Figure 6 27 is displayed 001 LP11002 AME 133MHz ET 00 Busi L Devil L Furet 10 Base 3000 Boot Bios Enabled Firmware BS 1147 Port Mame 180BBBBOL 94 9681 Hode Mame 208008000 AASE gipagg Link speed Gh s l opology Selected Boot Device in Flash OL DID 00000 HAUK GE000000 gode LUN BO 2 Clear Flash Boot Info k Figure 6 27 Selected Boot Device 3 Select 2 Clear Flash Boot Info and press lt Enter gt The system clears the target as the remote boot device Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 6 EFIBoot 66 DE EMULEX Configure Boot Parameters Change Device Discovery Delay This parameter sets a delay to occur after an loop initialization and before a scan is initiated to discover the target The default is off or 0 seconds Change the default if you have an HP MSA1000 or HP MSA1500 RAID array and if both of the following conditions exist e The MSA array is direct connected or part of an arbitrated loop for example daisy chained with a JBOD e The b
79. it or discard your changes SAN Discovery Target List Commit Changes and Go to the Previous Page Commit Changes Discard Changes Figure 7 10 Commit Discard Changes Menu 5 Select Commit Changes and press lt Enter gt Delete Boot Devices To delete boot devices 1 From the Adapter Selection screen select the adapter from which you want to delete a boot devices and press lt Enter gt Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 7 Configure EFIBoot via UEFI HII Human Interface Infrastructure in a UEFI 2 1 System 88 2 EMULEX Delete Boot Devices 2 From the Main menu select Delete Boot Device and press lt Enter gt list of boot devices is displayed Delete Boot Device LFe1205 CI00 Node Mane 2000000009563679 Mode Per LUN 0000 01 WWN 21000011 CoB10A27 02 WWN 21000011 CoBLOSSD 03 WUN 21000011 C6810936 G4 WUN 00000000 00000000 05 PYN 00000000 00000000 06 WUN 00000000 00000000 OT WUN 00000000 00000000 08 WUN 00000000 00000000 Discard Changes Commit Changes m oS Se mA rune Ti Hove Highlight lt Space gt se lect UnsSe lect Esc Exit Figure 7 11 Boot Device Screen 3 Select the boot device you want to delete and press the space bar The device appears with an X beside it Delete Boot Device LPe1205 CI0u Node Name 2000000095563679 Mode Per LUN 0006 pem kast 01 MUH Z1000011 CbB8l RZ J2 UUH 21000011 C6810950 NUN 21000011 C681
80. lex FC EFI Bios Setup Utility Ver 4 00R9 00l LP11002 PCI 4 133HHz egil OG Bust CB Devil OL Funct OG Boot Bios Disabled Firmware BS52 11H7 IZO Base 3008 Port Name lBgBOgBDBHC9g4R9S6dgl Hode Name 2ZBODBDOBBOUUSSm9681 5 ID BLAGEG Link Speed 4Gb s Topology PR Save Hdapter Config Save Adapter Configuration to a File Directory Path Figure 6 31 Save Configuration Path Screen 2 After you enter the directory path you are prompted to enter the file name Do so and then press lt Enter gt The screen shown in Figure 6 32 displays the status of the save Emulex FC EFI Bios Setup Utility Ver amp aAA 001 LP11002 PEIK 1334Hz Segt OG Bust CO Dev O1 Func 00 Boot Bios Enabled Firmware BS2 70R5 I O Base CIOH Port Name 108000Cc94ng651 Mode Name 20000000C09354127 5 ID BLAGON Link Speed 46b s Topology PtPt Save Adapter Config Save Adapter Configutation to a File Directory Path 2 Filename t lp110802 cfg BE Sucessfully Opened Hriting to File Dere Hit ESC to EXIT er nr BSE TUM SEPT Sr Er pr Br Br ESG E Tr Er Er BEE Figure 6 32 Completed Save Configuration to a File Screen Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A Save and Restore Configurations DE EMULEX 6 EFIBoot 70 Batch Configuration Batch configuration migrates an adapter s configuration across several adapters at the same time Note No other a
81. lt mode to clear boot id settings unselect dev Parameters None set default mode syntax set default mode Description Resets to the default value mode Parameters None set link speed syntax set link speed Description Shows the current link speed setting Changes and sets the link speed The default is 0 Auto Select Link Speed Parameters 0 Auto Select Link Speed Default 1 1 Gb s Link Speed Only 2 2 Gb s Link Speed Only 4 4 Gb s Link Speed Only 8 8 Gb s Link Speed Only 16 16 Gb s Link Speed Only Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 2C EMULEX set max lun syntax Description Parameters 5 OpenBoot 47 Functional Commands set max lun Shows the current maximum LUN support Changes and sets the support setting the default max lun is 256 0 5et Max Lun to 255 Default 1 Set Max Lun to 1023 2 Set Max Lun to 2047 3 Set Max Lun to 4095 set post linkup syntax Description Parameters set post linkup Controls if a linkup is to occur during a POST The default is off 0 5et Linkup Switch OFF Default 1 Set Linkup Switch ON OpenBoot Signature Target ID can be bound to either DID destination ID or WWPN worldwide port name and saved in an adapter NVRAM It can also be saved in an environmental variable boot device Table 5 1 OpenBoot Signature Table Signature OpenBoot signature Valid flag internal flag for OpenBoot Host did shows host DID number En
82. may not be available if you are using an older version of the utility EFIBoot is not supported on legacy converged network adapters CNAs such as the LP21000 and LP21002 Install the EFI Utility Before you install the EFI utility download the EFIBoot zip file and extract the contents to a floppy disk CD USB device or hard drive The EFIBoot zip file includes the prg file the elxcliversion efi file where version corresponds to the EFIBoot code version and the readme txt file The elxcliversion efi file contains the EFI utility To install the EFI utility 1 Start your system A menu similar to Figure 6 1 is displayed The menu items vary depending on the configuration of your system EFI Boot Manager ver 1 18 14 61 Firmware ver 2 81 4322 Please select a boot option Hed Hat Linux Advanced Workstation Windows MP 64 Bit Edition Version 2003 EFI Shell Built in CDR H Boot Option Maintenance Menu System Configuration Menu Use f and I to change option s Use Enter to select an option Figure 6 1 Boot Option Menu 2 Select EFI Shell from the menu An EFI shell starts and the shell prompt is displayed 3 Change to the drive where the Emulex EFIBoot file was extracted To see a list of drives type map r Enter Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A pes 6 EFIBoot 2 EMULEX Install the EFI Utility T A list of drive names is displayed Figure 6 2 shell map r
83. meters To change the default ALPA 1 Onthe Adapter Configuration menu select 1 Default ALPA of this adapter and press lt Enter gt screen similar to Figure 6 10 is displayed Emulex FC EFI Bios Setup Utility Ver 4 pnp pi LP11002 PCI K 133HHz Segt BB Bust CO DeuH 81 FuncH 88 Boot Bios Enabled Firmware BS52 11H7 I 0 Base 3000 Port Name l BODODBCU4RHU6SI Hode Name 0000000C94R96081 5 ID Bip Link Speed GGb s Topology PIP Requested ALPA value stored in NYRAM x00 Press any Key to Return to Previous Menu Figure 6 10 Default ALPA Setup Screen 2 Select the HardALPA value field use the up down arrows to change the default value and press lt Enter gt The new value is displayed 3 Press lt Esc gt to return to the EFI utility menu Change the Topology Emulex drivers support arbitrated loop and point to point topologies To change the topology 1 Onthe Adapter Configuration menu select 2 Topology Selection and press lt Enter gt The screen shown in Figure 6 11 is displayed Emulex FC EFI Bios Setup Utility Ver 4 8608 BOL LP11002 PCI X 133HH2 SegH O0 Bust CO Devt OL Funct OB Hoot Bios Enabled Firmware BS2 11H 10 Base J000 Fort Name 100000006G94R096861 Mode Mame 2000000009409661 5 ID TIU T Link Speed amp 46b s Topology PIP Current Topologu is AUTO Loop First default AUTO Loop First default AUTO Point te Point first Point fo Point FOAL Fig
84. nable svc network nfs server e If the install server is running the Solaris 9 OS or compatible version type the following command ps ef grep nfsd If the nfsd daemon is running continue to Step c If the nfsd daemon is not running start it etc init d nfs server start c Share the install server shareall 7 Change directories to root cd 8 Eject the Solaris DVD Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A an 2 Boot from SAN c EMULEX Solaris 22 9 Optional Patch the files that are located in the miniroot on the net install image that was created by setup install server Patching a file might be necessary if a boot image has problems Refer to the Sun Microsystems Solaris 10 10 08 Installation Guide Install Solaris by Migrating an Image from a Local SCSI Disk 1 Type the following at the OBP prompt show devs The ID information for each found adapter is displayed such as pci 5d 700000 lpfc 1 select dev 2 Select the Emulex adapter on which you want to enable boot from SAN by entering the path to the adapter for example pci85d 700000 lpfcG1 select dev 3 To view the current boot device ID type show devs pci85d 700000 lpfcG1 select dev to select lpfcel for example boot id Make a note of the WWPN DID or ALPA returned from the probe and write down the corresponding boot entry 4 To enable boot from SAN set the boot device ID to the SAN device f
85. nfigure Boot from SAN on Solaris SFS x86 and x64 on page 18 Configure Boot from SAN on Solaris LPFC SPARC on page 19 Itanium 1A64 and EFl based systems Windows 2008 and 2012 Linux Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual Configure Boot from SAN on Windows Server 2008 and 2012 Itanium on page 14 Configure Boot from SAN on Linux Itanium on page 18 P008025 01A Rev A 2 Boot from SAN 14 DE EMULEX Windows Server 2008 and 2012 Windows Server 2008 and 2012 Configure Boot from SAN on Windows Server 2008 and 2012 x86 and x64 1 If necessary install or update the boot code on the adapter see Install Update and Enable Boot Code on page 25 If necessary enable the boot code on the adapter see Install Update and Enable Boot Code on page 25 Enable the adapter to boot from SAN see Enable an Adapter to Boot from SAN on page 27 By default the boot adapter uses auto topology with loop first You can set the boot adapter to use a different topology see Change Topology on page 35 Configure boot devices see Configure Boot Devices on page 28 If desired configure the boot options on the adapter see Configure Adapter Parameters on page 31 Install the operating system on an FC boot disk see Install Windows Server 2008 and 2012 on an FC Boot Disk x86 x64 and Itanium on page 16 Configure Boot from SAN on Win
86. nk Speed PCH Haximum Luns Target 256 Boot Target Scan Method lt Boot Path From NURAN Figure 7 17 Topology Menu 3 Select a topology and press lt Enter gt The screen is refreshed with the new value The presence of a fabric is detected automatically 4 Press lt Esc gt to return to the EFI utility menu 5 Select Commit Changes and press lt Enter gt Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 7 Configure EFIBoot via UEFI HII Human Interface Infrastructure in a UEFI 2 1 System 93 DE EMULEX Configure Adapter Parameters Change the PLOGI Retry Timer This option allows you to set the interval for the PLOGI retry timer This option is especially useful for Tachyon based RAID arrays Under very rare occasions a Tachyon based RAID array resets itself and the port goes offline temporarily in the loop When the port comes to life the PLOGI retry interval scans the loop to discover this device You can choose e Disable Default e 50 Msec e 100 Msec e 200 Msec To change timer values 1 From the Adapter Selection screen select the adapter whose PLOGI retry timer information you want to change and press Enter 2 From the Configure HBA Parameters menu navigate to PLOGI Retry Timer and press Enter The PLOGI Retry Timer menu appears Configure HEA Parameters PLOGI Retry Timer Discard Changes Commit Changes Topology Selection Disable Default cL 4 PLOGI Retry Timer For
87. nnnnunnvnnvnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 54 Change the Default ALPA cssssssssse meme memememememememe mns 54 Change the TODOLODU a cuan PURCTPIPETIIEUIVISETYERCPPRIEILIIVPPUPETUISPERPDIQURPPEAM PTT FRER 55 Change the Er EEE 56 Cia NOS GC BI EN 56 Configure Boot Parameters aaxuuunnnnnnnvnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnvnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 58 Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 25 EMULEX Table of Contents 5 Change the Device Path cece cece cece renee nh ees 58 Change the Maximum LUNs per Target Setting ssssnnn e 59 ENE NN 60 Configure Boot Devices ccc ccccee cece eee emen emen 62 Cancela Boot DeUICB EEE EEE EE 65 Change Device Discovery Delay aaarrrunnunaaunnnnrrnnnnnassnnnrrnnnssnnensnnsrnnnsnnnneer 66 Reset to Default Valles isiesco iris vx Rok ERERPFARRERASIRE SAP EFRR RF GT EFI PEFA R DIPIVESP RE RRA 67 Save and Restore ConfigurationS rrrannnnunuurnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennnnnnnnnnvnnvnnnnnnnnuuunnne 68 Save the Configuration to a Fil ccc ccccccee cece esse eee ee mnm 69 Baten COn GUNA OM REE EEE 70 Update an Adapter s Firmware or Boot Code uuuvvunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnr 73 Update a Single Adapte EEE VER NUUS Eram atra 73 Update Firmware or Boot Code Across Multiple Adapters cccceeceseeeee eee e ees 75 EFIBOOt RENE Jr ee PiXOD PRV EORR Rd 77 Driver Handle Table Column Definitions cccccceseee eet eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
88. o HP MSA1000 arrays If there is no partition on the target the default boot sector format is 63 sectors The default setting is disabled To enable or disable auto sector format select 1 From the main configuration menu Figure 4 2 select Configure Advanced Adapter Parameters The adapter configuration menu is displayed Figure 4 9 2 Select Enable or Disable Auto Boot Sector Figure 4 18 is displayed Hi LPi1BBBBDG 5 Bust BA Devi 18 TID ERES Mem Base F4842400 Firmware Version TS1 90A4 Boot BIOS Disabled Port Mame 897RHBCDEFB1234567 Hode Hame 654321238FCBR 87 Topology Auto Topology Loop First Default gt Figure 4 18 Enable or Disable Auto Sector Format Select Screen 3 Enable or disable auto boot sector 4 Press lt Esc gt until you exit the BIOS utility 5 Reboot the system Change Link Speed The default link speed is Auto Select which automatically selects the link speed based on the adapter model Possible link speeds depend upon your adapter model e Auto Select default e 1 Gb s e 2 Gb s e 4 Gb s e 8 Gb s e 16 Gb s Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 4 Emulex BIOS Utility 41 Configure Adapter Parameters 2G EMLILEX Note Emulex 8 Gb s adapters do not support 1 Gb s link speed Emulex 16 G bs adapters do not support 1 Gb s or 2 Gb s link speed Additionally some older devices do not support auto link speed detection therefore the link speed mus
89. o access the Location window or click Cancel to close the window If you click Next the default installation location is displayed If desired browse to a different location 4 Click Install to continue the installation A progress window is displayed As each task is completed the corresponding checkbox is automatically selected After all tasks are completed a confirmation window is displayed 5 Clear the Run AutoPilot Installer checkbox and click Finish to close the distribution executable file 6 In Windows Explorer navigate to the folder you specified in step 3 7 Inthe AutoPilot Installer Drivers drivername folder open the folder that corresponds to your computer type such as x86 Drivername is the type of driver you downloaded for example Storport Miniport 8 Copy all the files in this folder onto a formatted floppy disk or a USB device Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 2G EMULEX 2 Boot from SAN 17 10 11 12 13 14 Linux and VMware Boot the target system with the Windows Server 2008 or 2012 setup media The Install Windows splash screen is displayed Verify and if necessary change the Language Time and Date and Keyboard values Click Next Another splash screen is displayed Click Install Now The Where do you want to install Windows screen is displayed Click Load Driver Browse to the floppy disk or USB device specified in step 8 where the drive
90. ol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 4 Emulex BIOS Utility 36 DE EMULEX Configure Adapter Parameters Enable or Disable the Spinup Delay This option allows you to enable or disable the disk spinup delay The factory default setting is disabled If at least one boot device has been defined and the spinup delay is enabled the BIOS searches for the first available boot device e If a boot device is present the BIOS boots from it immediately e If a boot device is not ready the BIOS waits for the spinup delay and for up to three additional minutes continues the boot scanning algorithm to find another multi boot device If boot devices have not been defined and auto scan is enabled then the BIOS waits for five minutes before scanning for devices e Inaprivate loop the BIOS attempts to boot from the lowest target ALPA it finds e Inanattached fabric the BIOS attempts to boot from the first target found in the NameServer data To enable or disable the spinup delay 1 On the main configuration menu Figure 4 2 select Configure Advanced Adapter Parameters The adapter configuration menu is displayed Figure 4 9 2 Select Enable or Disable Spinup Delay Information similar to Figure 4 13 is displayed Ai LPIGBBADCG ES Bust 66 Devt 18 Funct BA Mem Base F4042400 Firmware Version T 1 70A4 Boot BIOS Disabled Port Hame S9HBCDEFH1234567 Hode Hane 65432123B8FCBR92877 Topology Auto Topology Loop First Default
91. onfigure EFIBoot via UEFI HII Human Interface Infrastructure in a UEFI 2 1 System 80 DE EMULEX Start the Emulex Configuration Utility 7 Configure EFIBoot via UEFI HII Human Interface Infrastructure in a UEFI 2 1 System EFIBoot is not supported on legacy converged network adapters CNAs such as the LP21000 and LP21002 If you have several adapters in your system the UEFI system firmware or boot code uses the highest version driver that is on one of your adapters Adapters with older versions of EFIBoot are managed by the more recent version but only as long as the adapter with the most recent version is in the system The adapters must be updated to actually update and not just use the most recent version available Start the Emulex Configuration Utility Depending on the OEM UEFI configuration the Emulex Configuration Utility may appear under different setup menus in the OEM system firmware or BIOS This description applies to systems where the Emulex Utility is found under System Settings To start the Emulex Configuration utility 1 From the System Settings screen select Emulex Configuration Utility and press lt Enter gt Susten Settings Processors Enu lex HBA Henory Configuration Utility Devices and I D Ports HELP Power Legacy Support Integrated Hanagement Module Systen Security Adapters and UEFI Drivers Emulex Configuration Utility Ver 4 12A6 Netuork Figure 7 1 System Settings Screen Boot fo
92. oot LUN is not reliably discovered In this case a delay may be necessary to allow the array to complete a reset Caution Do not change the delay device discovery time if your MSA array is connected to a fabric switch Setting it to any other time guarantees that the maximum delay time is seen on every loop initialization If both of the above conditions exist typically set this parameter to 20 seconds However the delay only needs be enough for the array to be reliably discovered after a reset Your value may be different To change the delay device discovery value 1 On the Boot Configuration menu select 5 Delay Device Discovery and press lt Enter gt The screen shown in Figure 6 28 is displayed PCI M 199MHz Segi OO Bust CO Devi 01 Funch 00 Boot Bios Enabled Firmware BS2 1107 I O Base 3000 AA Name IHBDBOBBLUAHUGSlI Node Hane 200D0DDODD94H9 6551 BL DA Link Speed 40h s lopology PPT llelay Device Discovery DOED Figure 6 28 Delay Device Discovery Screen 2 Use the left right arrows to select values in 10 second increments and press lt Enter gt Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 2C EMULEX Reset to Default Values 6 EFIBoot 67 Reset to Default Values The EFI utility enables you to reset EFI boot parameter to their factory default settings These defaults are listed in Table 6 1 Table 6 1 Adapter Defaults Parameter Default Valid Values Enabl
93. oot this device by DID the earlier selected entry is saved in the flash memory Hi LFPitHHiHiHDG s Bust 6H Devi 1H Funct A Hem Base F4H424BHH Firmware Version T51 9HA4 Boot BIOS Disabled Port Mame 89RBCDEFH123456 7 Hode Mame 65432123HFGCBR 28 7 F Topology Auto Topology Loop First Default Li ES E E ud ri d i EE Ju 1 LP FA OL HHH WIPN SBB LUN 1 Primary Boot A VUPH AA HME HH AE l AR AARE F F LUN AA I m E i2 4 a igure 4 8 Primary Boot Device Set Up Screen 7 Press lt Esc gt until you exit the BIOS utility 8 Reboot the system for the new boot path to take effect Configure Adapter Parameters The BIOS utility has numerous options that can be modified to provide for different behavior Use the BIOS utility to perform the following tasks Note Change default ALPA of the adapter Change PLOGI retry timer Select a topology Enable or disable spinup delay Set autoscan Enable or disable EDD 3 0 Enable or disable the start unit command Enable or disable the environment variable Enable or disable auto boot sector Select a link speed The default topology is auto topology with loop first Change this topology setting if necessary before configuring boot devices To access the adapter configuration menu Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 4 Emulex BIOS Utility 32 DE EMULEX Configure Adapter Parameters
94. ormation Possible incorrect topology set in the kernel drv Ipfc conf file on the target disk FC Disk Is Not Found Solaris LPFC Driver The Displayed List of Emulex Adapters Ends with fibre channel Solaris LPFC Driver You have performed the setup tasks and the FC disk is not found when you reboot the system After all Emulex adapters have been enabled to boot from SAN the system has been rebooted and you show all system devices the path to an Emulex adapter ends with fibre channel for example pci 1f 2000 fibre channel instead of Ipfc for example pci 1f 4000 Ipfc g2 Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual If the FC disk is not found when the system is rebooted it may be necessary to do the following 1 Type cfgadm a to list the target 2 Type cfgadm vc configure C1 c5t2200002037AE0091 to configure the FC target 3 Type cfgadm c unconfigure c1 to remove the FC target It may also be necessary to add an entry for the boot drive to the sd conf file The OpenBoot code is not loaded in the adapter s firmware You must install OpenBoot before you can set up boot from SAN on the adapter See Install Update and Enable Boot Code on page 22 P008025 01A Rev A 8 Troubleshooting 105 2G EMULEX EFIBoot Diagnostic Utility EFIBoot Diagnostic Utility The EFI Diagnostic Utility tests all adapters in your system Conventions Press the up down ar
95. ot code Table 3 1 Utilities that Install and Update Boot Code Operating OneCommand HBAcmd EFI MEER Offline System Manager Utility Utility Utility Utilities Windows v v v v Linux v v v v Solaris LPFC v v v Solaris emlxs v v v SFS VMWare v v v After you decide which utility to use see the appropriate procedure e OneCommand Manager utility See the OneCommand Manager User Manual e HbBAcmd utility See the OneCommand Manager User Manual e EFI utility See EFIBoot on page 48 e emlxadm See the FCA Utilities User Manual e Offline utility See the Offline and Online Adapter Management Utilities User Manual Table 3 2 Utilities that Enable Boot Code OneCommand Offline Manager HBAcmd Utility EFI Utility Utilities Operating System Utility Windows Y Linux 4 Solaris LPFC v Solaris emlxs SFS VMware Y 4 a Boot code for Solaris emlxs SFS systems in enabled automatically when it is installed so no utility is needed Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 4 Emulex BIOS Utility 26 2G EMULEX Start the Emulex BIOS Utility 4 Emulex BIOS Utility Before using the Emulex BIOS utility ensure that the boot code is loaded and enabled on the adapter as described in Install Update and Enable Boot Code on page 25 Note This section reflects the most recent release of the BIOS utility Some selections may not be available if you are using an
96. otBIOS e EFIBoot Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 2 BootfromSAN 13 Emulex Boot Code Files 2C EMULEX 2 Boot from SAN This document provides instructions for installing and using all of the types of boot code provided by Emulex Note Not all procedures are required Emulex host bus adapters HBAs usually ship from the factory with the latest version of boot code installed and enabled so you do not need to install or enable boot code in those cases However if boot code is not installed you must install it and if it is not enabled you must enable it And you may want to update the boot code if a newer version is available on the Emulex website at http www emulex com This section describes how to set up a system to boot from SAN This specific procedure to follow is determined by the system architecture and the operating system Table 2 1 Boot from SAN Procedures Architecture x86 and x64 Operating System Windows 2008 and 2012 Procedure Install Windows Server 2008 and 2012 on an FC Boot Disk x86 x64 and Itanium on page 16 Linux VMware Solaris SFS driver Configure Boot from SAN on Linux or VMware x86 and x64 on page 17 Configure Boot from SAN on Solaris SFS SPARC on page 19 SPARC and PowerPC Linux Configure Boot from SAN on Linux PowerPC on page 17 Solaris SFS driver Solaris LPFC driver Co
97. otocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 4 Emulex BIOS Utility 35 DE EMULEX Configure Adapter Parameters 3 Select the retry timer interval 4 Press lt Esc gt until you exit the BIOS utility 5 Reboot the system Change Topology Emulex drivers support arbitrated loop and point to point topologies If it is necessary to change the topology do so before you configure boot devices The default topology is auto topology with loop first For FC AL each adapter has a default ALPA of 01 Hex You can configure e Auto topology with loop first default e Auto topology with point to point first e FC AL e Fabric point to point To select the adapter topology 1 On the main configuration menu Figure 4 2 select Configure Advanced Adapter Parameters The adapter configuration menu is displayed Figure 4 9 2 Select Topology Selection Information similar to Figure 4 12 is displayed Ai LPIBBBBDC S Bust G Devt 18 Functt BA Mem Base F4842460 Firmware Version TI151 2 6A4 Boot BIOS Disabled Port Mame 89HnBCDEFH1234567 Hode Hane 65432123HFCBRn 87 Topology Auto Topology Loop First Default opology Auto Topology Loop First lt De Auto Topology Loop First Default fiuto Topology Point to Point First F uk PL HL Fabric Fount Figure 4 12 Topology Menu 3 Select the topology for the adapter 4 Press lt Esc gt until you exit the BIOS utility 5 Reboot the system Boot for the Fibre Channel Protoc
98. peed detection therefore the link speed must be forced to match the speed of those devices The screen is refreshed with the new value 3 Press Esc to return to the EFI utility menu Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 6 EFIBoot 58 Configure Boot Parameters 2G EMLILEX Configure Boot Parameters The EFI utility enables you to configure the following boot parameters e Device path e Maximum LUNS per target e Boot target scan e Boot devices e Delay device discovery To configure boot parameters From the EFI BIOS Setup Utility menu Figure 6 6 select 3 Configure Boot Parameters and press lt Enter gt The menu shown in Figure 6 14 is displayed HOl LP1IO0U PCI H 133HHz SegH B0 Bust Ch bey Bl Funct O Boot Bios Enabled Firmware B52 11H7 170 Base 3008 Port Hane 1 000000C96A9681 Hode Hame 2000800009509681 S ID Zu Link Speed Gb s Topology PtPt 1 Device Path Selection BUM LL boat Leil age WOT large Figure 6 14 Boot Configuration Menu Change the Device Path This option allows you to make the FC driver appear as a SCSI driver This is useful for older Itanium systems that do not have native support in the EFI system firmware or boot code for FC device paths Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 6 EFIBoot 59 Configure Boot Parameters 2G EMULEX To change the device path 1 Onthe Boot Configuration menu select 1
99. r disable the start unit command 4 Press lt Esc gt until you exit the BIOS utility 5 Reboot the system Enable or Disable the Environment Variable This option sets the boot controller order if the system supports the environment variable The default setting is disabled To enable or disable the environment variable 1 From the main configuration menu Figure 4 2 select Configure Advanced Adapter Parameters The adapter configuration menu is displayed Figure 4 9 2 Select Enable or Disable Environment Variable Figure 4 17 is displayed Utility TL2 11 Ai LPiWHBHHHhC S Bust G Devil 18 Funct 68 Mem Base F4642406 Firmware Version TS1 97 A4 Boot BIOS Disabled Fort Hame 87hnBCDEFB1234567 Hode Mame 654321 236FCRA8 Topology uto Topology Loop First Default gt Environment Variable is Disabled Enable Disable amp Esc ta Pravious Menu i itt to Highlight Option Enters to Select Option amupit i 1997 2809 Emule Figure 4 17 Enable or Disable Environment Variable Screen 3 Enable or disable the environment variable 4 Press lt Esc gt until you exit the BIOS utility Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 4 Emulex BIOS Utility 40 Configure Adapter Parameters 2G EMLILEX 5 Reboot the system Enable or Disable Auto Boot Sector This option automatically defines the boot sector of the target disk for the migration boot process which applies only t
100. r is located to load the Storport Miniport driver for the appropriate operating system Once selected the correct driver location and driver are displayed under the Select driver to be installed screen Select Next After the driver is loaded the Where do you want to install Windows screen is displayed Select the same drive you configured as the boot device for x86 and x64 systems see Configure Boot Devices on page 28 For Itanium systems see Configure Boot Devices on page 26 Linux and VMware Configure Boot from SAN on Linux or VMware x86 and x64 1 If necessary install or update the boot code on the adapter see Install Update and Enable Boot Code on page 25 If necessary enable the boot code on the adapter see Install Update and Enable Boot Code on page 25 Enable the adapter to boot from SAN see Enable an Adapter to Boot from SAN on page 27 By default the boot adapter uses auto topology with loop first If you want to set the boot adapter to use a different topology change it see Change Topology on page 35 Configure boot devices see Configure Boot Devices on page 28 If desired configure the boot options on the adapter see Configure Adapter Parameters on page 31 Use the driver on the operating system distribution disk to boot the system If necessary you can then update the driver to the desired version Configure Boot from SAN on Linux PowerPC 1
101. r the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 7 Configure EFIBoot via UEFI HII Human Interface Infrastructure in a UEFI 2 1 System 81 DEC EMULEX Start the Emulex Configuration Ultility 2 The Emulex Configuration Utility screen appears with Emulex Configuration Setup Utility selected Press lt Enter gt Emulex Configuration Utility Ver 4 12A0 tl Hove Highlight lt Enter gt Select Entry Esc Exit Figure 7 2 Emulex Configuration Setup Utility Screen A list of all the adapters in the system is displayed Your list may vary depending on the installed adapters Locate the adapter you want to configure Use the up down arrows on your keyboard to select it and press lt Enter gt Adapter Selection Enulex Adapters in this Systen Exit Enulex HEA Configuration Utility X b EU EX HBA ni guration ti Lit T 001 LPe1205 CI0u PCIe 5Gb s xo 002 LPe1205 CI0u PCIe oGb s x0 tl Hove Highlight lt Enter gt Select Entry Esc Exit Figure 7 3 Adapter Selection Screen Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 7 Configure EFIBoot via UEFI HII Human Interface Infrastructure in a UEFI 2 1 System 82 DE EMULEX Start the Emulex Configuration Utility The Emulex Adapter Configuration Main Menu is displayed Select the function you want and press lt Enter gt Enulex Adapter Configuration Hain Menu Hack to Display t OOO Bust 24 Devt OG Funct 61 Adapters and RECONNE
102. r you have enough disk space available for the Solaris Software disc images To determine available disk space use the df kl command 6 Decide whether you need to make the install server available for mounting If the install server is on the same subnet as the system to be installed or you are using DHCP you do not need to create a boot server Proceed to step 7 If the install server is not on the same subnet as the system to be installed and you are not using DHCP complete the following steps a Verify that the path to the install server s image is shared appropriately share grep install dir path install_dir_path specifies the path to the installation image where the DVD image was copied e Ifthe path to the install server s directory is displayed and anon 0 is displayed in the options proceed to step 7 e Ifthe path to the install server s directory is not displayed or you do not have anon 0 in the options continue and make the install server available to the boot server Using the share command add this entry to the etc dfs dfstab file share F nfs o ro anon 0 d install server directory install dir path b Verify that the nfsd daemon is running e If the install server is running the current Solaris release or compatible version type the following command H svcs l svc network nfs server default If the nfsd daemon is online continue to step c If the nfsd daemon is not online start it svcadm e
103. rd drive and a maximum partition size of 2 terabytes TB If the disk is larger than two terabytes the maximum partition size in a legacy MBR the size of this partition is marked as 2 Tb and the rest of the disk is ignored The GPT disk itself can support a volume up to 264 blocks in length for 512 byte blocks this is 9 44 zettabytes ZB 1 billion TB The GPT disk can also theoretically support unlimited partitions Note By default Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and 2012 installs with a GPT formatted disk on an UEFI aware server See also http www microsoft com whdc device storage GPT_FAQ mspx Install Windows Server 2008 and 2012 on an FC Boot Disk x86 x64 and Itanium This procedure installs Windows Server 2008 and 2012 onto an unformatted FC disk drive and configures the system to boot from the SAN disk drive Note The computer s system BIOS may require that another controller take precedence over the Emulex adapter during boot If this occurs you must disconnect or disable the other adapter This allows you to configure and build your operating system on the drive connected to the Emulex adapter 1 From http www emulex com download the distribution executable file for the latest version of the Emulex driver to your local drive The file you download is an executable exe file 2 In Windows Explorer double click the distribution executable file A window displays the driver version information 3 Click Next t
104. rgets Discard Changes HURAM Targets Commit Changes covers only LUNS Topology Selection Boot Path From NURAN Targets t are saved to the Path Di pter Hon Unlatile PLOGI Retry Timer In Hot Crea oot Path dom Access Memory Force Link Speed Hoot scan from EFIFCScanLeve RAM Configure Boot Para covered Targets Discovers all devices Maximum Luns Target 123 that are attached to Hoot Target Scan Method Boot Path From NURAN the FC port Discovery Targets gt Figure 7 21 Boot Target Scan Method Menu Screen 3 Select a boot scan setting and press lt Enter gt The screen is refreshed with the new value If you have a large SAN and set the boot path to Boot Path Discovered Targets discovery takes a long time 4 Select Commit Changes and press lt Enter gt Change Device Discovery Delay This parameter sets a delay to occur after an loop initialization and before a scan is initiated to discover the target The default is off or 0 seconds Change the default if you have an HP MSA1000 or HP MSA1500 RAID array and if both of the following conditions exist e The MSA array is direct connected or part of an arbitrated loop for example daisy chained with a JBOD e The boot LUN is not reliably discovered In this case a delay may be necessary to allow the array to complete a reset Caution Do not change the delay device discovery time if your MSA array is connected to a fabric switch Setting it to any other t
105. ric HOTE Your selection Will be AUTO saved to Back to Display Adapters and RECONNECT DEVICES HU RAN set Hoot from SAN Enable scan for Fibre Devices Add Hoot Device Delete Boot Device Change Boot Device Order Configure HBA and Hoot Parameters set Emulex Adapter to Default Settings Display Adapter Info Figure 7 6 New Boot From SAN Setting Scan for Fibre Devices To scan for fibre devices 1 From the Adapter Selection screen select the adapter that you want to scan for Fibre devices and press lt Enter gt 2 From the Main menu select Scan for Fibre Devices and press lt Enter gt A list of the discovered targets is displayed This is only a list of discovered target devices to Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 7 Configure EFIBoot via UEFI HII Human Interface Infrastructure in a UEFI 2 1 System 85 DE EMULEX Add Boot Devices determine SAN connectivity To add or configure boot devices see the following sections SAN Discovery Target List LPe1205 CI00 Mode Mame 2000000009583679 MUN 21000011 CBBIORZ Here are the discovered targets Port ID O10F82 Go to Configuration Main Menu 3001 SEAGATE ST9360654FC DO SEAGATE S13356854FC SEAGATE ST335854FC SEAGATE ST336054FC SEAGATE ST396854FC Tl Hove Highlight 1 Warning s Detected Check POST Event Viewer Figure 7 7 Discovered Targets Screen Add Boot Devices To add a boot device 1 From the
106. rom which you want to boot for example pci 5d 700000 lpfc select dev wwpn did alpa lun target id set boot id unselect dev where wwpn did alpa is the device WWPN DID or ALPA of the storage device lun is the LUN number in hexadecimal To enter it in decimal enter at lun target id is the target ID in hexadecimal To enter it in decimal enter d target id Note Emulex recommends using the WWPN in most cases The DID and ALPA may change between boots causing the SAN boot to fail unless the DID and ALPA are specifically configured to not change between boots Example 1 alpa e1 lun 100 decimal and target id 10 decimal alpa el d 100 d 10 set boot id Example 2 wwpn 50000034987 AFE lun af hexadecimal and target id 10 decimal wwpn 50000034987AFE af d 10 set boot id Example 3 did 6312200 lun 25 hexadecimal and target id f hexadecimal did 62312200 25 f Set boot zd 5 Boot to the original local disk to set up the newly defined FC disk Type boot local disk where local disk is the complete path or the alias of the original boot disk Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 2 Boot from SAN 23 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Note If the FC disk is not found when the system is rebooted enter touch reconfigure and reboot If the disk is still not discovered edit the kernel drv lpfc conf file and change the topology from 4 to 2 or from 2 to 4 I
107. rows on your keyboard to move through and highlight menu options or configuration fields Menus with adapter listings and information display up to eight rows at a time If applicable press the up down arrows to scroll to additional adapters Press the left right arrows on your keyboard to scroll through pages of information Press lt Enter gt to select a menu option Press lt Esc gt to return to the previous menu Press the space bar to select or check a test data pattern All patterns are selected by default Press lt F1 gt to view online help for a menu item Press lt F2 gt to clear the status Passed Failed or Unsupported of each test on a data test pattern menu This clears the menu but it does not clear the results log Press lt F3 gt to execute a selected test pattern Press lt F4 gt to reset the data patterns back to the default all checked When you view any of the Adapter Data information press any key to return to the Diagnostic Main menu Access the EFI Diagnostic Utility Note Before you can use the EFI utility for the first time you must install it To access the main EFI utility 1 To view Emulex driver image handle information at the shell prompt type fs0 gt drivers A list of drivers is displayed Figure 6 3 on page 50 2 Enter this command followed by the driver image handle for the SCSI Pass Thru driver For example C2 your driver image handle may be different drvdiag s
108. scan the whole loop if 126 ALPAs are on the loop is shown below e 50 msec takes 5 to 6 seconds per device e 100 msec takes 12 seconds per device e 200 msec takes 22 seconds per device Change the Link Speed Use this feature to change or force the link speed between ports instead of auto negotiating The supported link speeds depend upon the adapter The screen Figure 6 13 will only show options that are valid for the current adapter Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 6 EFIBoot 57 Configure Adapter Parameters 2G EMLILEX To change the link speed 1 Onthe Adapter Configuration menu select 4 Force Link Speed and press lt Enter gt A screen similar to Figure 6 13 is displayed Possible link speeds depend upon your adapter model 001 LP11082 PCI K i133HHz SegH HB Bust CB Deus 61 Func Boot Bios Disabled Firmware B S2 7045 IZO Base 3000 Port Name l1HBHBBBBL9A4H95681 Mode Mame 2G0060000C94H9681 5 ID 010000 Link Speed 4G6b s Topology PtPt Huto negotiate Default Figure 6 13 Force Link Speed Setup Screen 2 Use the up down arrows to select a link speed and press lt Enter gt Possible link speed choices e 1Gb S e land2Gb s e 1 2 and4Gb s e 2 4 and8 Gb s e 4 8 and 16 Gb s Note Emulex 8 Gb s adapters do not support 1 Gb s link speed Emulex 16 G bs adapters do not support 1 Gb s or 2 Gb s link speed Additionally some older devices do not support auto link s
109. set eee emen 63 EG SEE EN 63 LUN Boot Options MEN Lasser 64 Device Rows with a Selected LUN to Boot with WWNN Screen 64 iE ce 65 Selecteq BOOL DEVICE aeta RIO PETRUN TAS Eg EU STU EREIUAUA UESTRE TERDUM 65 Delay Device Discovery SCFEON ccc cce cece cece cece eee eee mnn 66 Force Defaults Dialog Screen ssssssssssssse Hem 68 Save Configuration MQNu ccccceeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeteeeeeeeetseeneeettsaneeges 68 Save Configuration Path Screen ssssssssssssssen mns 69 Completed Save Configuration to a File Screen ssssssrsesrererrrrrrrrerrrrrrras 69 Select Source for Adapter Configuration Data Menu sssssne 70 Select Source Adapter for Configuration Listing Screen ssseueesss 71 Select Adapters to be Batch Configured Listing Screen sssuusss 71 Successful Batch Configuration Screen sssssssssssnn n 72 Unsuccessful Adapter Configuration Screen ccccccce cece eee eset eeeeeeeaeeeenas 72 Read Configuration Path Screen ccccccceceeee eee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeteneeeeetteees 73 Update Selected Adapter ccc cccccccee eect esse ee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeteneeeeetteegs 74 Directory Path and Filename Information sse 74 Successful Boot Code Update Screen c cc ccce eee e cece ee eeeeeeeeeeteaeeeenenees 75 Compatible Adapter EEE EE 75 Batch Mode Update path Screen
110. ssessesssessn nn 16 Boot Code Update Progress Screen ssssssssssessseeen nnn 76 Successful Batch Update Screen sssessssssssse nnns 71 Driver Lisung SCFeGfFIseoskas e rirs tog triostI sb qaensa a aa aa aeaee 71 System Settings SCPE c cece ec ccee cece ee eeee eee mee 80 Emulex Configuration Setup Utility Screen sss 81 Adapter Selection Screen sserererererrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrerrrrrerererererrrrrrrere 81 Emulex Adapter Configuration Main Menu ssessssnn nn 82 Main Menu Boot from SAN Options Menu cceceeeeee eee nnn 83 New Boot From SAN Setting isse 84 Discovered Targets Screen isssssssssssssses eme 85 Discovered Targets Screen aaawwauaaunnnnunnssnnrunsssnnnnnssssnnrnssssrnnnnsnssennnn 86 POOL DEVICE OCO EE 86 Commit Discard Changes Menu sss memes 87 Boot Device Screen sssssssssssesssseee nennen nnn ann 88 Selected Boot Device Appears with an X sssssssss 88 Discovered Targets SCEE correria rennan GUECREENAR SURE EIEREODEDPION Gd DERE ETC ab 89 Boot Device Order Screen ssssssssssssssse eene eee nnn 90 Boot Device Order Menu sss nehmen nnn 90 P008025 01A Rev A List of Figures 8 2C EMULEX Figure 7 16 Figure 7 17 Figure 7 18 Figure 7 19 Figure 7 20 Figure 7 21 Figure 7 22 Figure 7 23 Figure 7 24 Figure 7 25 Figure 7 26 Figure 8 1 Figure 8 2 Figure 8 3 Figure 8 4 Figure 8 5 Figure 8 6 Fig
111. ssfully configured 004 of 004 adapters 000 adapter configurations failed Configured Adapters PBI thru BL SUCCESS 001 LP11002 Segl 0A Bust CO Devi 81 Funch 0 SUCCESS 882 LP11902 Seg BB Bust CO Devi 01 FuncH B SML LESS HOS LP1ISOU F4A Seg OG Bust EB Devt 01 Funct AG SUCCESS H04 LP980 Segt DU Bust EB Devi 02 Func fi Figure 6 36 Successful Batch Configuration Screen If all adapters are not configured successfully a screen similar to Figure 6 37 is displayed Emulex FC EFI His Selup Uti tity Var 4 eee eee eee Successfully configured Q02 of 803 adapters 001 adapter configurations failed Configured Adapters 881 thru 803 082 E ak Seg G Bust EB Deva B1 Funct HB 003 LP9902 SegH OG Bust EB Deva 82 Funct B i ABL LP11BO Segl B Busi Ch Devt Bl Funct Bl l i i i Figure 6 37 Unsuccessful Adapter Configuration Screen To migrate the configuration stored in a configuration file to the adapters in the system 1 On the Save Configuration menu select 2 Batch Configure Adapters You are prompted to select a source for the configuration Figure 6 33 Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 6 EFIBoot 73 Update an Adapter s Firmware or Boot Code 2G EMLILEX 2 Select 2 Read Configuration From File The screen shown in Figure 6 38 prompts you to enter a directory path to the
112. t be forced to match the speed of those devices To change the adapter s link speed 1 From the main configuration menu Figure 4 2 select Configure Advanced Adapter Parameters The adapter configuration menu is displayed Figure 4 9 2 Select Link Speed Selection A menu similar to Figure 4 19 is displayed Ai LPidWHBBHBnc s Busi BB Devitt 18 Func AA Mem Base F4h4246080 Firmware Version T amp 1 7 A4 Boot BIOS Disabled Port Mame B RHCDEFBHi1234567 Hode Hane 654132123B8FCHAH2877 Topology Auto Topology Loop First Default gt Auto Select Def ault gt amp alqaoebnauu s m ras L a Ld api ag E METE Em E L k T hy dem Me EDLCOITS L Sele Figure 4 19 Link Speed Selection Menu 3 Change the link speed 4 Press lt Esc gt until you exit the BIOS utility 5 Reboot the system Reset to Default Values The BIOS utility enables you to reset BIOS boot parameters to their factory default settings These defaults are listed in Table 4 2 Table 4 2 Adapter Defaults Parameter Default Valid Values Boot from SAN Disabled Enabled Disabled ALPA Value 0x00 Fibre See ALPA reference table Change the Default ALPA Arbitrated Loop Physical Address on page 32 EDD 3 0 EDD 2 1 Disabled EDD 2 1 Enabled EDD 3 0 Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 9G EMULEX Table 4 2 Adapter Defaults Continued 4 Emulex BIOS Utility 42 Configure Adapter P
113. t Code Across Multiple Adapters 1 Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual On the main EFI utility menu select 2 Firmware Update and press lt Enter gt The Firmware Update Utility menu is displayed Figure 6 39 Select 2 Batch Mode Update and press lt Enter gt list of all adapters of the model selected when you started the EFI utility is displayed Figure 6 42 Emulex FC EFI Bios Firmware Update Utility Ver 4 00 Compatible adaplers in this Systes B61 thru 002 801 LP11002 Segt BO Bust CH Dev Bl Funct OG 002 LPI Segil 88 Bust CH Dev B1 Funct Al Figure 6 42 Compatible Adapter List Check the adapters you want to update To select an adapter use the up down arrow keys to highlight it and press the space bar P008025 01A Rev A 6 EFIBoot 76 Update an Adapter s Firmware or Boot Code 2C EMULEX 4 Press lt P gt to update the firmware or boot code You are prompted for a directory path and file name for the firmware or boot code image file Figure 6 43 Enter the path and file name and then press lt Enter gt Enter firmware path for adapter family Directory Path Fs Abba prg Filename besllBal prg Figure 6 43 Batch Mode Update path Screen The boot code update begins on the first adapter Information similar to Figure 6 44 is displayed for each adapter por LPO PCI X 193HHz Segl 00 Busli CO Devil OL Funch 60 HEN Status Hot Ready Boot Bios Enabled EF
114. t may also be necessary to add an entry for the boot drive to the sd conf file Run the format utility tormat Select the target disk to become the new boot disk for example c1t1d0 Select the partition option and partition the disk as desired Select the label option and write a volume label to the target disk For help with the format utility see the man page man format Install the boot on partition 0 of the target disk Type this command as one line installboot usr platform uname i lib fs ufs bootblk dev rdsk clt1d0s0 Create a filesystem for each partition that contains a mounted filesystem newfs v dev rdsk clt1d0s0 becomes root newfs v dev rdsk cltid0s6 becomes usr newfs v dev rdsk cltid0s7 becomes export home Create temporary mount points for the new partitions mkdir root2 mkdir usr2 mkdir export2 Mount copy then unmount the usr2 file system mount dev dsk cltidO0se6 usr2 cot0d0s6 ufsdump Of dev rdsk cOtO0dOs6 cd usr2 ufsrestore rf umount usr2 Copy the export home file system mount dev dsk cltid0s7 export2 ufsdump Of dev rdsk cotodos7 cd export2 ufsrestore rf umount export2 Perform copy mount dev dsk cltidOsO root2 ufsdump Of dev rdsk cotodoso cd root2 ufsrestore rf Edit root2 etc vfstab changing the controller number target number and LUN number to point to the new FC boot disk For example if the FC boot disk is c1t1d0 replace all local
115. teaeenees 71 Driver Handle Table Column Definitions sssssssses nn 78 Topology Information ssssssssssse Henn emen 78 Arbitrated Loop Operation sssssssssssssss HH meme nnn 78 PN Pr NNN 78 7 Configure EFIBoot via UEFI HII Human Interface Infrastructure n UEFI 2 1 SYSTEM osceeon cad ieri dw babere VaCKLITR FoU REX CERPES COP ENUCEP ECUD DIES 80 Start the Emulex Configuration Utility eee nnnm nnn 80 EFI Utility Conventions in UEFI HII iiis 82 Contigure EFIBoot m VEFI HILL cosa a ici ac OCOR ERG ex ERU ROC EORR E Oba OR PX RE CR 83 SEL BOOE FOM Ne 83 Scan for FE DEVICES sucexvd kai Sex FEED ER EXARRAER DUI Va ERA QUEX VXRCEE CE D esate 84 Ada BOOL DEVICES iid E snes rw Raw XRUNpUR ed 85 Delete Boot DEVICES ciii v E Ebverz pEkak osa VONCK ADI rS NULCOEU EXE KENT PEE K ARN FEE TORRE UN 87 Change Boot Device Order sss wk kw we Su niai aa S auia aa d RU ORE ab QU CU S Oe DE Ra Qa ER Ra 89 Configure Adapter Parameters aauunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnr 91 Change the TOPOlOGY ccceccccc cece cece hme eee 92 Change Ine PLOG REY TIMET sessucitastuedaudTUt NU PI SODIUM Iu Dec E ROI EE DD T ceases 93 Change Ene dI Er 94 Configure Boot ParameterS sssssssnssssnsnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 95 Change the Maximum LUNs per Target ccc ccee cece teen Hn 95 Change Boot Target Scan Method ssssssssssn nmn 96 Chang
116. tion fields Screens with adapter listings and information display up to eight rows at a time If applicable press the up down arrows to scroll to additional adapters e Press the left and right arrows to scroll through pages of information e Press Enter to select a menu option to select a row in a configuration screen or to change a configuration default e Usually press Esc to return to the previous menu There are a few exceptions to this convention e Press lt F1 gt to view online help for a menu item Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 2G EMLILEX 6 EFIBoot 52 Configure EFIBoot via EFI Shell Invocation Configure EFIBoot via EFI Shell Invocation The EFI utility has many options that can be modified to provide for different behavior Use the EFI utility to do the following tasks Note Enable or disable the BIOS Configure HBA parameters Configure boot parameters Reset an adapter to its default values Save and restore configurations You must issue a connect r command in the EFI shell or reboot for any changes to take effect Enable or Disable the BIOS The BIOS must be enabled before it can be configured To enable the BIOS 1 From the Main EFI Bios Utility menu select 1 Setup Utility and press lt Enter gt The EFI BIOS Setup Utility menu is displayed Figure 6 6 g01 LFI1002 ae 66HHz Segt O Bust 80 Devt Ol FuncH 00 Boot Bios Enabled Firmw
117. tor is required for this test Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 8 Troubleshooting 109 Conventions 2G EMULEX Internal and External Loopback Tests Internal and external loopback tests execute the ElsEcho FCP command to send 124 bytes from the transmit to the receive side of an FC port loopback connector is required for the external loopback test Internal and external loopback test menus have two configurations data patterns and link speeds The data test patterns are the same as the PCI Loopback patterns Figure 8 4 1 p a I 2 a es gute DES rs E of re Fy P m L5 TE TT j P I E rt ee oe Fh ee LN rg 1 1 FC Loopback Data Patterns be VELLE be GLIR Pp GEL i Figure 8 6 Internal Loopback Test Configuration Menu Internal and external loopback link speeds have the same three options Link speed defaults to 1 Gb for both internal and external tests cr E rr gp be ink Spends val Loopback Link Snpecds One Gb s Link Speed m i a d I I 1 is es n Gb s Link RE 5 E i I i J TI m r HECHO TTE ws LINK Speer Figure 8 7 Internal Loopback Link Speeds Menu Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 8 Troubleshooting 110 G EMULEX Conventions As tests are performed a screen similar to the following is displayed Esulex FC EFI Bios Diagnostic Utility Ver 4 00n O01 LP11800 M PE
118. ttings if unintended changes are made To save or restore a configuration From the EFI BIOS Setup Utility menu Figure 6 6 select 5 Save Restore Adapter Config and press Enter The screen shown in Figure 6 30 is displayed Emulex FO EFI Bios Setup Utility Ver TS 001 LP11902 PCI K 133MH2 Segl OG Bust CO Devil OL Funci OB Boot Bios Disabled Firmware B52 11A7 1 0 Base 3080 Port Name lGBODBOHCSABHU6SI Hode Mame 208HDDDOLS94H89651 s ID ZEE Link Speed 46b s lopology PIPt 1 Save Configuration to File 2 Batch Configure Adapters Figure 6 30 Save Configuration Menu Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A DE EMULEX 6 EFIBoot 69 Save and Restore Configurations Save the Configuration to a File Saving a configuration to a file allows you to reuse the configuration at a later time such as to restore a changed configuration or to migrate the configuration across other adapters or systems The file must be saved to a formatted storage medium with a valid file system recognized by the EFI system firmware or boot code This can include partitioned and formatted hard drives with a file allocation table FAT file system floppy disk or USB device To save a configuration to a file 1 On the Save Configuration menu select 1 Save Configuration to File The screen shown in Figure 6 31 prompts you to enter a directory path to the file where the configuration is to be saved Emu
119. ure 6 11 Topology Options screen 2 Use the up down arrows to select a different topology and press lt Enter gt The screen is refreshed with the new value The presence of a fabric is detected automatically Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 6 EFIBoot 56 DE EMULEX Configure Adapter Parameters 3 Press lt Esc gt to return to the EFI utility menu Change the PLOGI Retry Timer This option allows you to set the interval for the port login PLOGI retry timer This option is especially useful for Tachyon based RAID arrays Under very rare occasions a Tachyon based RAID array resets itself and the port goes offline temporarily in the loop When the port comes to life the PLOGI retry interval scans the loop to discover this device To change timer values 1 Onthe Adapter Configuration menu select 3 PLOGI Retry Timer and press lt Enter gt The screen shown in Figure 6 12 is displayed Funct OG odl LPLIN Boot Bios Enabled Firmware B 2 11A7 I 0 Base 3000 Port Name 19000000096A9681 Hode Hane ZOUOGODOCSAIGEL IO B1H8DB Link Speed 4Gb s Topology PtPt T3 1 E pm Jm Lr 1 E I Disable Default EH r Figure 6 12 PLOGI Retry Timer Setup Screen 2 Use the up down arrows to select a retry timer option and press Enter The screen is refreshed with the new value 9 Press Esc to return to the EFI utility menu The time it takes for one PLOGI to
120. ure 8 7 Figure 8 8 Figure 8 9 Figure 8 10 Figure 8 11 Figure 8 12 Figure 8 13 Figure 8 14 Figure 8 15 Figure 8 16 Figure 8 17 Figure 8 18 Figure 8 19 Figure 8 20 Figure 8 21 Figure 8 22 Figure 8 23 Figure 8 24 Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual Adapter Configuration Menu issssssssseen meme 91 FA MODEL viatico dm ed Deeds dl DIU en ds d eer aren een FS 92 PLOGI Retry Timer Menu Screen isssssssssee menn 93 Force Link Speed Menu SCreen cece cece cece eect teen Henn 94 Maximum LUNGS TEN ice ice cesar erie d CR ear Eee iie ni 95 Boot Target Scan Method Menu Screen sssssssse nn 97 Delay Device Discovery Screen aaaaarrannaunnnnnnnsnnnrnsssssnnnnsnsssnrnnsnssnnnnn 98 Adapter Deraultse MCA oseraaatadtbdms deut opi dax qt Eat dip para te dup adus pEi 100 Adapter Selection Screen ssssssssssssee eee nnns 100 Adapter Defaults MENU EEE EE enon 101 Adapter Information Screen ssssssssssse Henn 102 Adapter LIStinG SClCCM ic pxsamiastawei NE uu Papin Sn ERRINA 106 Diagnostic Main Menu isssssssms memes 106 Diagnostic Tests MQNU ccccccce cece eee emen 107 PCI Loopback Test Data Patterns Menu isssesssssnnn 108 PCI Loopback Test Data Pattern Status Menu ssesseeennnnnnn e 108 Internal Loopback Test Configuration Menu nnne 109 Internal Loopback Link Speeds Menu sssssssnnn 109 Internal Loopback Test Progress SCre Nn
121. ut any notice Emulex assumes no responsibility for its use nor for any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties that may result Periodic changes are made to information contained herein although these changes will be incorporated into new editions of this manual Emulex disclaims any undertaking to give notice of such changes Emulex 3333 Susan Street Costa Mesa CA 92626 Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A DE EMULEX Table of Contents 3 Table of Contents List OF FIGUIBS EE V CbVEXEWARETE EUN EFE terse 7 Let TN TII T DU EST TII 10 End Ne 11 Emulex Boot Code FS sic usopecenncssnnssesmess DIPSK NIETO DU OK NNUS DNPOF NI EP PU SK DEUM ones vawers 12 2 Boot FOM SAN Lasses 13 Windows Server 2008 and 2012 uanuuvnnnunnnnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennunnnnnnennunnn 14 Configure Boot from SAN on Windows Server 2008 and 2012 x86 and x64 14 Configure Boot from SAN on Windows Server 2008 and 2012 Itanium 14 Installing a Windows Server 2008 and 2012 UEFI Aware Operating System on a UEFI based x64 Server isssssssss Hmmm meme nn 14 Direct a UEFI Based Server to a Windows Server 2008 and 2012 Operating System Image Already Installed on the SAN ccc cece cece cee e eect teense eeeeeeeeeeneneees 15 METT 16 Install Windows Server 2008 and 2012 on an FC Boot Disk x86 x64 and Itanium 16 Linux and VMware er 17 Configure Boot from SAN on Linux or
122. x Adapters to Default Values 2C EMULEX 2 From the Main menu select Set Emulex Adapters to Default Settings and press lt Enter gt menu screen appears enabling you to set defaults or cancel default settings Set Emulex Adapter to Default Settings LPeiZ05 CIQu Hode Mame 2FFFOOOO0CSBOODOU Set Adapter Defaults Segt O80 Bust 24 Devt 00 Funct 01 PN I a PRESE a pP i i et Adapter Defaults Cancel Set Defaults tl Hove Highlight lt Enter gt Select Entry Esc Exit Figure 7 23 Adapter Defaults Menu 3 Select Set Adapter Defaults and press lt Enter gt The Adapter Selection screen appears Adapter Selection Enulex Adapters in this Systen Exit Enulex HEA Configuration Utility LX t EAL lex HBA Loni igurat ion t Lit T 001 LPei205 CIllu PCIe2 5Gb s x8 002 LPe1205 CIUu PCle S6bh s x8 tl Hove Highlight lt Enter gt Select Entry Esc Exit Figure 7 24 Adapter Selection Screen Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 7 Configure EFIBoot via UEFI HII Human Interface Infrastructure in a UEFI 2 1 System 101 DE EMULEX Display Adapter Information 4 Select the adapter whose setting you want to return to their defaults and press lt Enter gt The Main Configuration Menu appears 5 Select Set Emulex Adapter to Default Settings and press lt Enter gt The Adapter Default Settings menu screen appears Set Emulex Adapter to Default Settings set Adapter Defaults
123. y reduce the time it takes for the EFIBoot driver to complete discovery Boot Path from Discovered Targets Boot scan discovers all devices that are attached to the FC port Discovery can take a long time on large SANs if this option is used Do not create a boot path Boot Scan from EFIFCScanLevel Allows third party software to toggle between Boot Path from NVRAM and Boot Path from Discovered Targets by manipulating an EFI system NVRAM variable After the scan is set to EFIFCScanLevel the scan method can be changed without entering the EFI Boot configuration utility If EFIFCScanLevel is selected the scan is determined by the value of the EFIFCScanLevel variable maintained by the UEFI system firmware or boot code The value of this variable can be changed either by using the menu in the EFIBoot Configuration utility or by using third party software To change the boot target scan method 1 From the Adapter Selection screen select the adapter whose boot target scan method you want to change and press lt Enter gt Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P008025 01A Rev A 7 Configure EFIBoot via UEFI HII Human Interface Infrastructure in a UEFI 2 1 System 97 Configure Boot Parameters DE EMULEX 2 From the Configure Boot Parameters menu navigate to Boot Target Scan Method and press lt Enter gt The Boot Target Scan Method menu appears Configure HBA Parameters Selects the method to use to scan for Boot Ta

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