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Configuring an EMC Boot Device

Setting Up the HBA Once the HBA is installed in the host and the EMC array is connected

BIOSto the fabric (FC-SW) or directly connected to the HBA (FC-AL), you can configure an EMC-qualified QLogic HBA for boot support using Fast!UTIL, as described below:

1.Boot the server, and press CTRL-Qwhen you see the QLogic banner:

Different HBA models may display different banners. Be sure to select

CTRL-Qfor the HBA you wish to configure.

QLogic Corporation

QLA2300 PCI Fibre Channel ROM BIOS Version 1.17

Copyright © Qlogic Corporation 1993-1999 All rights reserved

Press <CTRL - Q> for Fast!UTIL

www.qlogic.com

2.After Fast!UTIL loads, the display depends on whether there are multiple QLogic HBAs installed:

If there is only one QLogic HBA, the Fast!UTIL Options menu appears.

If there are multiple QLogic HBAs, a list of addresses occupies by those HBAs appears. Use the arrow keys to select the desired HBA; then press ENTER. The Fast!UTIL Options menu appears.

3.Select Configuration Settings from the menu.

4.Select Host Adapter Settings and enable Host Adapter BIOS.

Refer to EMC HBA Settings on page 2-8 for a table of EMC-configured NVRAM settings.

5.Press ESC to return to the previous menu.

6.Select Selectable Boot Settings and enable Selectable Boot Device.

7.For any entry that is not blank (all zeros), highlight the entry and press C to clear any previous values.

8.When all parameters are set correctly, press ESC to return to the Fast!UTIL Options menu; then select Save Changes to save the changes you made to the current adapter.

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EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in Windows Hosts

 

 

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EMC QLA23xx, QLA22xx manual Press ESC to return to the previous menu