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Chapter 1: Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1.1 Abbreviation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Chapter 2: Configuring the PXE Boot for NIC on OCe11100-Series Adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.1 Pre-OS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.2 PXE Boot Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.2.1 Remotely Installing with the PXE for Windows Server 2008, 2008R2, 2012, 2012 R2, and Windows Server 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.3 Remotely Installing with the PXE for Linux and Citrix Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.4 Using the PXESelect Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.4.1 Navigating the PXESelect Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.4.2 Running the PXESelect Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.4.3 Setting Up a PXE Bootable Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.4.4 Configuring Ports If UMC Is Disabled or Not Supported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2.4.5 Configuring Universal Multichannel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
2.4.6 Configuring Multichannel for Lenovo System x Adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
2.4.7 Advanced Mode Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
2.4.8 Personality Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
2.5 PXE Boot Parameters Default Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Chapter 3: Configuring PXE Boot for NIC on OCe14000-Series Adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
3.1 Pre-OS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
3.2 PXE Boot Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
3.3 Remotely Installing with PXE for Windows Server 2008, 2008 R2, 2012, 2012 R2, and 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
3.4 Remotely Installing with PXE for Linux and Citrix Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
3.5 Using the PXESelect Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
3.5.1 Navigating the PXESelect Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
3.5.2 Running the PXESelect Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
3.5.3 Setting Up a PXE Bootable Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
3.5.4 Configuring Ports If UMC Is Disabled or Not Supported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
3.5.5 Configuring Universal Multichannel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
3.5.6 Configuring Multichannel for Lenovo System x Adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
3.6 PXE Boot Parameters Default Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Chapter 4: Configuring Boot from SAN for the FCoE Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
4.1 Windows Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
4.1.1 Configuring Boot from SAN on Windows (x64) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
4.1.2 Configuring Boot from SAN on Windows (UEFI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
4.1.3 Installing a New Windows UEFI-Aware Operating System on a UEFI-Based x64 Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
4.1.4 Directing a UEFI-Based Server to a Windows Server Operating System Image Already Installed on the SAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
4.2 Installing Windows Server on a Boot Disk (x64) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
4.3 Linux, Citrix, and VMware Operating Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
4.3.1 Configuring Boot from SAN on Linux, Citrix, or VMware (x86 and x64) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
4.3.2 Configuring Boot from SAN on Linux or VMware (UEFI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
4.4 Solaris Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
4.4.1 Configuring Boot from SAN on Solaris (x86 and x64) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
4.4.2 Determining LUNs to Select for Boot from SAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Chapter 5: Configuring x86/x64 Platforms for the iSCSI Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
5.1 Constructing a Basic iSCSI SAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
5.2 Managing an iSCSI Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
5.2.1 Logging in to an iSCSI Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
5.2.2 Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
5.3 Configuring Boot from SAN for iSCSI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
5.3.1 Setting Up Boot from SAN for iSCSI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
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5.3.2 Booting from SAN for iSCSI MPIO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Chapter 6: Using the FCoE Boot BIOS Utility for x86 and x64 Architectures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
6.1 Navigating the FCoE BIOS Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
6.2 Starting the FCoE BIOS Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
6.3 Enabling an Adapter to Boot from SAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
6.4 Scanning for Target Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
6.5 Configuring Boot Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
6.6 Configuring FCoE FCF CEE Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
6.7 Configuring Advanced Adapter Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
6.7.1 Changing the Port Login Retry Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
6.7.2 Enabling or Disabling the Spinup Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
6.7.3 Setting Auto Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
6.7.4 Enabling or Disabling EDD 3.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
6.7.5 Enabling or Disabling the Start Unit Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
6.7.6 Enabling or Disabling the Environment Variable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
6.7.7 Enabling or Disabling Auto Boot Sector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
6.8 Using Multipath Boot from SAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
6.9 Resetting to Default Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Chapter 7: Updating and Enabling Boot Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Chapter 8: Configuring iSCSI Boot Support with the iSCSISelect Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
8.1 Navigating the iSCSISelect Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
8.2 Setting Up a Basic iSCSI Boot Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
8.3 Booting the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Chapter 9: Configuring and Managing the iSCSI Initiator with the iSCSISelect Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
9.1 Selecting an Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
9.2 Viewing the Controller Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
9.2.1 Enabling Boot Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
9.2.2 Enabling IPv4 Boot Target Discovery using DHCP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
9.2.3 Enabling the MPIO Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
9.2.4 Configuring the iSCSI Initiator Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
9.3 Configuring Network Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
9.3.1 Selecting the IP Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
9.3.2 Configuring VLAN ID and VLAN Priority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
9.3.3 Configuring an IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
9.4 Identifying a Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
9.5 Erasing the Current Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Chapter 10: Configuring and Managing iSCSI Targets with the iSCSISelect Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
10.1 Adding iSCSI Targets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
10.1.1 Using the SendTargets Discovery to Add an iSCSI Target . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
10.1.2 Manually Adding an iSCSI Target . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
10.2 Managing an iSCSI Target . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
10.2.1 Viewing Target Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
10.2.2 Editing a Target Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
10.2.3 Viewing Advanced Target Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
10.2.4 Configuring LUN Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
10.2.5 Logging In to and Out of a Configured Target . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
10.2.6 Removing a Configured Target . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
10.2.7 Booting the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
10.3 Discovering Targets through DHCP for iSCSI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
10.4 Enabling DHCP Discovery through the iSCSISelect Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Chapter 11: Configuring UEFI for Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
11.1 Navigating the Emulex NIC Configuration Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
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11.2 Starting the Emulex NIC Configuration Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
11.2.1 Advanced Mode Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
11.2.2 Configuring Boot Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
11.2.3 Configuring iBFT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
11.2.4 Configuring Personality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
11.2.5 Link Reconfiguration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
11.2.6 Configuring Virtual LAN Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
11.2.7 Configuring the Adapter If UMC Is Disabled or Not Supported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
11.2.8 Configuring Universal Multichannel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
11.2.9 Configuring Multichannel for Lenovo System x Adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
11.2.10 Port Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
11.2.11 Feature on Demand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
11.3 Downloading Firmware and Boot Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
11.4 Identifying a Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
11.5 Erasing Ports and Adapter Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
11.6 UEFI NIC Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
11.6.1 EFI_DRIVER_DIAGNOSTICS_PROTOCOL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Chapter 12: Configuring UEFI for iSCSI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
12.1 Navigating the Emulex iSCSI Configuration Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
12.2 Starting the Emulex iSCSI Configuration Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
12.3 Configuring MPIO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
12.4 Configuring Boot Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
12.5 Configuring TCP ACK Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
12.6 Viewing the Controller Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
12.7 Configuring the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
12.7.1 Configuring the IP Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
12.7.2 Configuring an IPv4 Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
12.7.3 Configuring an IPv6 Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
12.7.4 Configuring VLAN ID and Priority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
12.8 Updating Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
12.9 Adding and Configuring Targets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
12.9.1 Discovering and Adding Boot Targets through DHCP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
12.9.2 Using the SendTargets Discovery to Add an iSCSI Target . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
12.9.3 Manually Adding, Discovering, and Managing Boot Targets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
12.9.4 Setting a Boot Target . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
12.9.5 Selecting an Authentication Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
12.9.6 Pinging a Target . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
12.9.7 Viewing Advanced Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
12.9.8 Logging In to or Out of a Target . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
12.9.9 Deleting a Target . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
12.9.10 Configuring LUNs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
12.9.11 iSNS Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
12.10 Erasing the Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Chapter 13: Configuring UEFI for FCoE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
13.1 Navigating the Emulex FCoE Configuration Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
13.2 Starting the Emulex FCoE Configuration Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
13.3 Updating Firmware and Boot Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
13.4 Enabling an Adapter to Boot from SAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
13.5 Configuring CEE FCF Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
13.6 Scanning for Fibre Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
13.7 Adding Boot Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
13.8 Deleting Boot Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
13.9 Changing Boot Device Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
13.10 Configuring Adapter Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
13.10.1 Changing the Port Login Retry Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
13.10.2 Changing the Maximum LUNs per Target . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
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13.10.3 Changing Boot Target Scan Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
13.10.4 Changing Device Discovery Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
13.11 Resetting Emulex Adapters to Default Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
13.12 Displaying Adapter Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
13.13 Configuring Legacy Only Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
13.13.1 Enabling or Disabling the Spinup Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
13.13.2 Enabling or Disabling EDD 3.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
13.13.3 Enabling or Disabling the Start Unit Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
13.13.4 Enabling or Disabling the Environment Variable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
13.13.5 Enabling or Disabling Auto Boot Sector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
13.13.6 Configuring the Auto Scan Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
13.14 Requesting a Reset or Reconnect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Chapter 14: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
14.1 Troubleshooting for the NIC Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
14.1.1 Issues During the PXE Boot Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
14.1.2 PXE Error Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
14.2 Troubleshooting for the iSCSI Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
14.3 Troubleshooting for the FCoE Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Appendix A: Configuring iSCSI through a DHCP Server Using Vendor-Specific Option 43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
A.1 Format of Vendor-Specific Option 43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
A.1.1 Description of Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
A.1.2 Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Appendix B: Example for Installing and Configuring Linux or Citrix for PXE Boot and UEFIBoot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
B.1 Linux and Citrix PXE Server Remote Installation Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
B.1.1 PXE Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
B.1.2 Copying Files to the TFTP Server with the Graphical Version of the Network Booting Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Appendix C: Examples for Configuring and Booting UEFI NIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
C.1 UEFI NIC Server Configuration Script for SLES11 SPx . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
C.1.1 NFS Server Configuration Script . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
C.1.2 DHCP Server Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
C.1.3 TFTP Server Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
C.2 UEFI NIC Server Configuration Script for RHEL 6.x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
C.2.1 Setup Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
C.2.2 NFS Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
C.2.3 TFTP Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
C.2.4 PXE Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
C.2.5 Configuring DHCP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
C.3 Configuring the Lenovo System x HS22 Blade with e-Raptor MEZZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
C.4 UEFI NIC IPv6 PXE Setup Procedure for SLES11 SP2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
C.4.1 Setup Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
C.4.2 PXE Server Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
C.4.3 Configure DHCPD6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
C.4.4 Configure TFTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
C.4.5 PXE Client Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Appendix D: Example for Installing and Booting UEFI FCoE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Appendix E: Loading and Unloading UEFIBoot from the UEFI Shell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
E.1 Loading UEFIBoot from the UEFI Shell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
E.2 Unloading UEFIBoot from the UEFI Shell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Appendix F: Dell UEFI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
F.1 Accessing the Main Configuration Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
F.2 Main Configuration Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
F.2.1 Firmware Image Properties Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
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F.2.2 NIC Configuration Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
F.2.3 iSCSI Configuration Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
F.2.4 FCoE Configuration Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
F.2.5 Device Level Configuration Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
F.2.6 NIC Partitioning Configuration Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
F.3 Secure Firmware Download . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Appendix G: Configuring PXE Boot for NIC on Dell OCe14000-Based Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
G.1 Running the PXESelect Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
G.2 Navigating the PXESelect Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
G.3 Setting Up a PXE Bootable Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
G.3.1 Configuring NPar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
G.3.2 Selecting the Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
G.3.3 Configuring Boot Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
21.3.1 Configuring Port Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
G.4 PXE Boot Parameters Default Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
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Chapter 1: Introduction
This guide describes installing, enabling, and configuring boot code for Emulex® network interface card (NIC), Internet
Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI), and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) adapters. This guide also describes
the Emulex boot from SAN implementation and its operation with distinct hardware and operating system
requirements.
Boot from SAN is the process of booting a server directly from a disk operating system image located on a storage area
network (SAN) by way of Emulex adapters using Emulex 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. If 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.
Broadcom provides the following types of boot code:
Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) boot for NIC adapters in x86 and x64 systems
x86 BootBIOS for FCoE adapters in x86 and x64 systems
iSCSI boot for iSCSI adapters in x86 and x64 systems
UEFIBoot for NIC, iSCSI, and FCoE adapters in x64 systems
UEFIBoot provides system boot capability through the use of the UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface)
shell. It also functions on UEFI 2.x-based platforms through the HII (Human Interface Infrastructure).
NOTE Emulex drivers support multipath boot configurations. See your
storage vendor's documentation for information on configuring
multipath booting.
The Emulex boot code and the following utilities provide a variety of capabilities:
Boot from SAN across different networking protocols and operating systems
UEFI configuration using the Emulex NIC, FCoE, and iSCSI configuration utilities
PXESelect utility
— Configuring the port and adapter
— Configuring Universal Multichannel (UMC) support and personality options
FCoE x86 BootBIOS utility
— Scanning for target devices
— Configuring boot devices and advanced adapter parameters
iSCSISelect utility
— Setting up a basic configuration
— Configuring and managing iSCSI initiators and targets
The boot code is distributed in the same image used to flash the firmware. Several methods are available for flashing
the firmware and boot code image. See the documentation accompanying each utility for more information on the
flash procedure.
NOTE Screenshots in this guide are for illustrative purposes only. Your system
information can vary.
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Abbreviation
1.1 Abbreviation
ACL Access Control List
API Application Programming Interface
ARI Alternative Routing-ID Interpretation
ARP Address Resolution Protocol
BBS BIOS Boot Specification
BIOS Basic Input/Output System
CHAP Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
CLI Command Line Interface
CNA Converged Network Adapter
DCBX Data Center Bridging Capabilities Exchange
DHCP Dynamic Host Control Protocol
DID device ID
DMA Direct Memory Access
DNS Domain Name System or Domain Name Server
EDD Enhanced Disk Device
EFI Extensible Firmware Interface
FC Fibre Channel
FCF Fibre Channel over Ethernet Forwarder
FCoE Fibre Channel over Ethernet
FoD Feature on Demand
FTP File Transfer Protocol
FUI FoD Unique Identifier
GPT GUID partition table
GUI Graphical User Interface
GUID Globally Unique Identifier
HBA Host Bus Adapter
HII Human Interface Infrastructure
HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol
iBFT iSCSI Boot Firmware Table
ICMP Internet Control Message Protocol
I/O input/output
IP Internet Protocol
IQN iSCSI Qualified Name
iSCSI Internet Small Computer System Interface
ISID Initiator Session Identifier
iSNS Internet Storage Name Service
JBOD just a bunch of disks
LAN Local Area Network
LED Light-emitting diode
LOM LAN on motherboard
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LPVID logical port VLAN ID
LUN Logical Unit Number
MAC Media Access Control
MPIO Multipath I/O
MTU Maximum Transmission Unit
NBP Network Boot Program
NFS Network File System
NIC Network Interface Card
NPar NIC partitioning
NTFS New Technology File System
NVRAM Non-volatile Random-access Memory
OS Operating System
PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect (interface)
PCIe Peripheral Component Interconnect Express
PF physical function
POST Power-on Self-test
PXE Preboot Execution Environment
QoS Quality of Service
RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks
RDMA Remote Direct Memory Access
RHEL Red Hat Enterprise Linux
RoCE RDMA over Converged Ethernet
ROM read-only memory
RSS Receive-side Scaling
SAN Storage Area Network
SCSI Small Computer System Interface
SFS SAN Foundation Software
SLES SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
SMB Server Message Block
SR-IOV Single Root I/O Virtualization
SVID service VLAN ID
TCP Transmission Control Protocol
TCP/IP TCP over Internet Protocol
TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol
TOE TCP Offload Engine
UEFI Unified Extensible Firmware Interface
UFP Unified Fabric Port
UMC Universal Multichannel
UNDI Universal Network Device Interface
USB Universal Serial Bus
VF virtual function
VLAN virtual local area network
VLAN ID VLAN identifier
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Abbreviation
VMQ virtual machine queue
WDS Windows Deployment Services
WoL Wake on LAN
WWN World Wide Name
WWNN World Wide Node Name
WWPN World Wide Port Name
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Pre-OS
Chapter 2: Configuring the PXE Boot for NIC on OCe11100-Series
Adapters
NOTE This section applies to Emulex OCe11100-series adapters. For
information on configuring Emulex OCe14000-series adapters, see
Chapter 3, Configuring PXE Boot for NIC on OCe14000-Series
Adapters.
This section describes using and configuring the PXE to boot computers using a network interface independent of
available data storage devices (such as hard disks) or installed operating systems.
The PXE protocol is a combination of DHCP and TFTP with subtle modifications to both. DHCP locates the appropriate
boot server or servers, and TFTP downloads the initial bootstrap program and additional files.
Network booting enables you to perform the following tasks:
Boot diskless systems such as thin clients and dedicated systems.
Deploy software and operating systems for your systems.
Automate system maintenance, such as backups.
Automate system checking, such as virus scanning.
Ensure system security.
2.1 Pre-OS
The PXE can be used in a pre-OS environment. Pre-OS is the process of loading a small operating environment to
perform a client management task before loading the final operating system from the local hard drive. For example,
with a pre-OS you can scan the hard drive for viruses. This guarantees that the client is not infected before it starts.
Another example is the WDS using this feature to install operating systems on local disks or boot from SAN disks.
2.2 PXE Boot Process
After the PXE boot is enabled in the system UEFI and BIOS, the PXE client can boot up and start the PXE boot ROM
code. This is the boot code physically located on the NIC adapter.
Figure 1 shows the boot process.
NOTE To enable or disable the PXE boot, it must be enabled or disabled in
the system UEFI and BIOS; see the documentation that accompanied
the server for more information.
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Figure 1 PXE Boot Process
1. The PXE boot ROM sends a DHCP request extended with PXE specific options (step 1 in the figure).
2. The DHCP responses contain the DHCP options (DHCPOFFERs) that include the NBP filename and boot server lists
(steps 2 through 5).
3. The PXE client attempts to download the specified NBP over TFTP from one of the specified boot servers (steps 6
and 7).
4. The PXE client executes the downloaded NBP (steps 8 and 9).
NOTE If any of these steps fail, the boot process typically continues using the
next available device in the boot sequence, depending on the system
configuration and boot order.
2.2.1 Remotely Installing with the PXE for Windows Server 2008, 2008R2, 2012, 2012 R2, and
Windows Server 2016
For remote installation with PXE, a network driver for the Emulex adapter must be part of the client's installation
image on the server. The current versions of Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 do not include
network drivers for the Emulex adapter; however, Windows Server 2012, 2012 R2, and 2016 include the network driver
for the Emulex adapter.
To add the image and installation using the driver with the Remote Installation Service Setup:
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Select Start Menu > Programs > Administrative Tools > Remote Installation Services Setup
In addition to the network driver for the Emulex adapter, you must configure the following services to use the PXE for
remote installations:
DHCP server
Remote Installation Services
Windows Deployment Services
Microsoft provides extensive documentation on deploying its operating systems for remote installations, and
different setups may be required depending on your individual implementation. Microsoft provides step-by-step
guides for its Windows Deployment Services for configuring the server, adding images, and installing an operating
system. It also includes instructions for more advanced tasks like creating multicast transmissions, creating custom
images, and performing an unattended installation.
For detailed information on deploying and managing remote installations on Windows Server 2008, Windows Server
2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, and Windows Server 2016 see the Microsoft website and
visit Microsoft TechNet. Search on the bulleted terms above to access Microsoft's wide-ranging documentation on
these subjects.
2.3 Remotely Installing with the PXE for Linux and Citrix Servers
Linux allows for PXE installation over a network using the NFS, TFTP, or HTTP protocols. If the system to be installed
contains an Emulex NIC adapter with PXE Boot support, it can be configured to boot from files on another networked
system rather than local media.
The Linux distributions provide extensive documentation on deploying and managing remote installations of the
Linux operating system using PXE. See the distribution's documentation for instructions on deploying a PXE
installation over the network.
For remote installation with PXE, a network driver for the Emulex adapter must be part of the client's installation
image on the server. The current Linux distribution may or may not include network drivers for Emulex adapters. If it
does, the driver may need to be added to the operating system installation image, or added during installation. See
the distribution's documentation for instructions on adding drivers during installation.
2.4 Using the PXESelect Utility
This section describes how to configure the PXE boot options using the PXESelect utility.
2.4.1 Navigating the PXESelect Utility
Use the following methods to navigate the PXESelect utility:
Press the up and down arrows on the keyboard to move through and select menu options or configuration fields.
If multiple adapters are listed, use the up and down arrows to scroll to the additional adapters.
Press the Tab key to move to the next field or to select a row in a configuration dialog. Press shiftbar-Tab key to
move to the previous field.
Press Enter to accept a selection, select a menu option, or change a configuration default.
Press Esc to return to the previous menu or page, cancel a selection or dialog box, or exit the utility.
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2.4.2 Running the PXESelect Utility
To run the PXESelect utility, start or restart the computer. When prompted, press Ctrl-P. If you are running the
PXESelect utility with multiple adapters, all of the adapters are displayed when you start the utility. For example:
Press <Ctrl><P> for PXESelect(TM)Utility
OCe14102B-UM NIC#0 Port#1 Base 0x00000380001A0000 @ Bus:1B Dev:00 Fun:00
OCe14102B-UM NIC#0 Port#2 Base 0x00000380001E0000 @ Bus:1B Dev:00 Fun:00
- Initializing ...Done.
The PXE Configuration menu appears after the boot BIOS initializes to begin the PXE configuration.
NOTE A UEFI-capable system typically does not display the prompt for
running the PXESelect utility unless it is configured for legacy booting.
See your system configuration manual for information on performing
a legacy boot. All configurations that can be performed in the
PXESelect utility can instead be performed in the UEFI configuration
utility. For more information on configuring UEFI, see Chapter 11,
Configuring UEFI for Ethernet.
2.4.3 Setting Up a PXE Bootable Network
After the PXE boot BIOS is initialized, you can use the PXESelect utility to set up a PXE bootable network by
configuring the adapters.
To configure adapters for a PXE boot:
1. At the following Controller Selection Menu), use the Tab key to select the adapter you want to configure and press
Enter.
Figure 2 Controller Selection Menu
NOTE The Controller Selection Menu appears only if two or more adapters
are connected.
The following Controller Configuration dialog appears.
Figure 3 Controller Configuration Dialog
Depending on the adapter, the following options are available:
— MultiChannel Mode – Allows you to access up to eight virtual network interfaces. For more information on
Multichannel mode, see Section 2.4.5, Configuring Universal Multichannel.
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NOTE If you are using a Lenovo System x adapter, see Section 2.4.6,
Configuring Multichannel for Lenovo System x Adapters, for more
information on Multichannel mode.
— Advanced Mode Support – Enables you to run Advanced mode–aware drivers. For more information on
configuring Advanced mode, see Section 2.4.7, Advanced Mode Support.
— Personality – Allows you to select the protocols that can be configured on an adapter. For more information
on adapter personality, see Section 2.4.8, Personality Option.
2. After you set the options in the Controller Configuration dialog, select Save and press Enter.
3. To proceed, select Continue and press Enter.
The Port Selection Menu (Figure 4) appears.
4. Select the port you want to configure and press Enter.
Figure 4 Port Selection Menu
NOTE The Port Selection Menu appears if two or more ports are connected.
Depending on the installed adapter and the Multichannel mode setting, proceed to the following sections:
— If MultiChannel Mode is disabled, or it is not supported, see Section 2.4.4, Configuring Ports If UMC Is
Disabled or Not Supported, for additional configuration information.
— If MultiChannel Mode is enabled, see Section 2.4.5, Configuring Universal Multichannel, for additional
configuration information.
— If MultiChannel Mode is enabled and you are using Lenovo System x adapters, see Section 2.4.6, Configuring
Multichannel for Lenovo System x Adapters, for additional configuration information.
2.4.4 Configuring Ports If UMC Is Disabled or Not Supported
NOTE If UMC is enabled, for information on configuring UMC, see
Section 2.4.5, Configuring Universal Multichannel. If you are using a
Lenovo System x adapter, see Section 2.4.6, Configuring Multichannel
for Lenovo System x Adapters.
If UMC is disabled, or if it is not supported, the Port Configuration dialog (Figure 5) appears after you select a port in
the Port Selection Menu (Figure 4).
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Figure 5 Port Configuration Dialog
NOTE Logical Link Status appears as N/A for storage functions.
The Port Configuration dialog enables you to perform the following tasks:
Configure the PXE boot support
Configure SR-IOV
Configure the PXE VLAN ID and Priority
Identify ports
Erase the port and adapter configuration
2.4.4.1 Configuring the PXE Boot Support
To configure the PXE boot support:
1. On the Port Configuration dialog, use the Tab key to select the PXE Boot Support. A pop up appears.
2. Select Enabled or Disabled and press Enter.
3. Select Save and press Enter.
NOTE During system startup, the PXE contacts the DHCP server for an IP
address to boot from the network.
2.4.4.2 Configuring SR-IOV
If the system BIOS supports SR-IOV, you can enable it on the adapter. SR-IOV support can be enabled only if UMC is
disabled or not supported. For more information on SR-IOV configuration, see the appropriate Emulex drivers for
OneConnect® adapters user guide.
To configure SR-IOV:
1. On the Port Configuration dialog, use the Tab key to select SR-IOV. A pop up appears.
2. Select Enabled or Disabled and press Enter.
3. Select Save and press Enter.
2.4.4.3 Configuring the PXE VLAN ID and Priority
To configure a PXE VLAN ID and set the priority level:
1. On the Port Configuration dialog, select Configure PXE VLAN ID/Priority and press Enter. The Configure PXE VLAN
ID/Priority menu (Figure 6) appears.
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Figure 6 Configure PXE VLAN ID/Priority Menu
2. Use the Tab key to select PXE VLAN Support. A pop up appears.
a. For PXE VLAN Support, select Enabled and press Enter.
b. For the PXE VLAN ID, select a number from 0 to 4094 and press Enter.
c. For the PXE VLAN Priority level, select a number from 0 to 7 and press Enter. This unique value assigns a
priority to outbound packets containing a specified VLAN ID. Valid values range from 0 to 7, with 0 the
highest priority level.
3. Select Save and press Enter.
After you exit the PXESelect utility, the system must reboot for the configuration to take effect.
2.4.4.4 Physically Identifying the Port
To physically determine which port you are configuring by causing the link and activity LEDs of that port to blink:
1. On the Port Configuration dialog, select Port Identification and press Enter. The following Port Identification pop
up appears.
Figure 7 Port Identification Pop Up
2. The LEDs on the adapter begin blinking. The selected port’s LED status indicators blink on the adapter until you
select Done on this pop up and press Enter.
NOTE Not all adapters have externally–visible LEDs. If you are using an add-in
card in a blade server environment, port identification is not
supported.
2.4.4.5 Erasing Ports and Adapter Configurations
NOTE On OCe11100-series adapters, if you select the Erasing Ports and
Adapter Configurations setting, all previous configuration settings are
returned to their factory default settings except for the current
personality selection. Performing this action ensures a clean
environment for new configuration settings to take effect.
To erase the ports and adapter configuration:
1. On the Port Configuration dialog, select Erase Configuration and press Enter. The system displays a warning
asking if you want to erase the current configuration for all ports of the adapter.
2. Press Y to delete the configuration. You will receive another warning asking you to confirm the permanent
removal of the configuration.
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3. Press Y to delete the configuration.
To exit the PXESelect utility after erasing the ports and adapter configuration:
1. Follow the instructions on the bottom of the individual menu until you are prompted to exit.
2. Press Y to exit. Depending on the settings that were changed, a reboot may be necessary.
NOTE For older systems, depending on the memory allocation method
supported, the PXESelect utility automatically reboots even when
there are no changes made to the system.
2.4.5 Configuring Universal Multichannel
UMC provides the ability to configure multiple physical functions or I/O channels for each physical adapter port. For
more information on UMC support, refer to the Emulex Universal Multichannel Reference Manual.
NOTE If UMC is enabled and the adapter supports Virtual Fabric mode or
Unified Fabric Protocol mode, see Section 2.4.6, Configuring
Multichannel for Lenovo System x Adapters, for more information. If
UMC is disabled or not supported on the adapter, see Section 2.4.4,
Configuring Ports If UMC Is Disabled or Not Supported.
If UMC is enabled, you must configure the minimum and maximum
bandwidth settings for iSCSI and FCoE storage functions in the NIC
BIOS before they can be configured further from their respective
utilities (iSCSI or FCoE BIOS). Otherwise, the Logical Link for that
function will be shown as down, and you will not be able to log in to
targets or find LUNs behind those targets.
NOTE The PXE VLAN is not supported in UMC environments.
UMC functionality is supported on Emulex OneConnect adapters
running in 10Gb Ethernet mode only. UMC is not supported in 1GbE
mode.
If the Multichannel mode has changed since the last boot, a reboot
will occur when you exit the PXESelect utility.
To view the Multichannel Configuration dialog:
1. From the Port Selection Menu (Figure 4), select a port to configure and press Enter. The following Multichannel
Configuration dialog (Figure 8) appears.
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Figure 8 Multichannel Configuration Dialog
NOTE The Logical Link Status appears as N/A for storage functions.
SR-IOV support can be enabled only if UMC is disabled.
If the system does not support UMC, it appears as N/A on the Switch
Independent Mode Configuration dialog).
2. From the Multichannel Configuration dialog (Figure 8), you can perform the following tasks:
— Configure PXE boot support – See Section 2.4.4.1, Configuring the PXE Boot Support, for instructions.
— Configure PXE VLAN ID/Priority – See Section 2.4.4.3, Configuring the PXE VLAN ID and Priority, for
instructions.
— Identify ports – See Section 2.4.4.4, Physically Identifying the Port, for instructions.
— Erase the port and adapter configuration – See Section 2.4.4.5, Erasing Ports and Adapter Configurations, for
instructions.
— Configure the minimum and maximum bandwidth for each channel – See Section 2.4.5.1, Configuring
Minimum and Maximum Bandwidth, for instructions.
— Configure the LPVID for each channel – See Section 2.4.5.2, Configuring LPVID, for instructions.
NOTE Your adapter or system may not support all UMC options.
2.4.5.1 Configuring Minimum and Maximum Bandwidth
To configure bandwidth:
1. On the MultiChannel Configuration dialog, use the Tab key to select Minimum Bandwidth or Maximum
Bandwidth.
— The Minimum Bandwidth value is the least amount of bandwidth that the function can provide. It is
represented as a percentage. The Minimum Bandwidth value must be less than or equal to the Maximum
Bandwidth value. The total of the Minimum Bandwidth values for all enabled functions on that port must be
equal to 100.
NOTE A Minimum Bandwidth value of 0 is a valid value. If all of the partitions’
Minimum Bandwidth values are zero, the bandwidth is distributed
equally among the current active partitions. If a specific partition’s
Minimum Bandwidth and Maximum Bandwidth values are 0, that
partition’s logical link will be brought down.
— The Maximum Bandwidth value is the greatest amount of bandwidth that the function can provide. It is
represented as a percentage.
2. Enter the value for the specified option and press Enter.
/