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Booting from the external storage array

Installation and Configuration

Pre-configured

settings

The following parameters have been preconfigured in the EMC

NVRAM settings file. They are also configurable in the Host Adapter

Settings, Advanced Adapter Settings, and Extended Firmware

Settings menus. These menus and selections, when viewed in

SANSurfer v2.0.25 and later, may appear under different headings.

EFI (IA64 Itanium and some x64 servers) system firmware configuration

1. Prior to booting the server, ensure that media (USB memory

drive, CD-ROM, or floppy) which contains the QLogic EFI boot

code/utility is physically present in the system.

2. Following POST of the server, the Firmware Boot Manager

(similar to Figure 18 on page 36) menu will be displayed.

Using the arrow keys, select the option for EFI Shell and press

Enter.

Table 2 Pre-configured parameters

Parameter QLogic default setting EMC-approved setting

Data Rate 0 (1 Gb/s) 2 (Auto Select)

Execution Throttle 16 256

Connection options (topology) 2 (Loop preferred,

otherwise point-to-point)

2 (Loop preferred,

otherwise point-to-point)

Loop Reset Delay 5 5

Enable LIP Full Login Yes Yes

Enable Target Reset No Yes

Port Down Retry Count 8 45

Link Down Timeout 30 45

Luns Per Target 8 256

Adapter Hard Loop ID Enabled Disabled

Hard Loop ID 0 0

Descending Search LoopID 0 1

Operation Mode 0 0

Interrupt Delay Timer 0 0

Enable Interrupt (24xx HBAs) No No

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