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In a fabric environment, the maximum number of devices (D_ID) is 90 when configuring the boot
device in the BIOS utility.
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On a private loop, the maximum number of devices (AL_PA) is 99 when configuring the boot
device in the BIOS utility.
Things to Know Before You Download
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As a measure of protection, ensure that critical files on your local boot disk are backed up.
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The .PRG files included in this release contain only the boot code overlay (no firmware).
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If your system does not support Multi-boot (BBS), the boot disk (drive C:) is determined by the
first configured boot entry (primary boot entry). If you want to configure the second HBA, do not
configure any boot entry on the first HBA.
Example 1:
Adapter 1: boot_entry0, boot_entry1
Adapter 2: boot_entry2, boot_entry3
Drive C: boot_entry0
Example 2:
Adapter 1:
Adapter 2: boot_entry2, boot_entry3
Drive C: boot_entry2
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If your system supports Multi-boot (BBS), the boot disk (drive C:) is the first entry in Multi-boot
on the system BIOS setup menu. The entries that are exported to the Multi-boot menu are
determined by the list of configured boot entries in the BIOS utility. For example:
Adapter 1: boot_entry0, boot_entry1
Adapter 2: boot_entry2, boot_entry3
The order of boot entries that are exported to the Multi-boot is:
boot_entry0, boot_entry1, boot_entry2 and boot_entry3.
However, Multi-boot can overwrite this order by:
boot_entry2, boot_entry0, boot_entry1 and boot_entry3.
In this case, Drive C: is boot_entry2.
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You may have any number of HBAs in your system and these can be any combination of
compatible HBAs. However, only the first 64 HBAs can be configured as boot HBAs. Any HBA
after the 64th one will not be visible during the boot process.
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If the HBA’s BootBIOS bootup message is not enabled (or activated), this HBA will not be
configured. Also, a "No BIOS support" message appears next to the HBA in the BIOS utility
when you boot the system. You must enable (activate) the BootBIOS bootup message in order
to make the HBA bootable.
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If there are any hardware changes such as replacing drives or re-configuring a fabric switch
environment, be sure to re-configure the BIOS using the BIOS utility.
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Boot Fail Over: Sixty-four boot entries can be configured – if the first boot entry fails, the system
boots from the second configured boot entry, and so on.
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If the message "Retry this Adapter" appears during BIOS scanning, check the hardware
configuration or re-configure the BIOS using the BIOS utility.
x86 BootBIOS User Manual
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