Using the Fast!UTIL Utility to Determine and Change the Operating Protocol Mode
This section contains the following topics:
To Determine and Change the Operating Protocol Mode Using the Fast!UTIL Utility
This procedure describes how to determine and change the operating protocol mode of the universal HBA using the BIOS Fast!UTIL utility on legacy x86 systems.
- During
system power-on initiation, press Ctrl-Q.
The QLogic Fast!UTIL menu appears, as shown in the following two figures.
- When the Fast!UTIL utility begins, select the universal HBA.
- From the Options menu, select Personality Setting, and then press
Enter.
- The current operating protocol mode of the universal HBA (either FC or CNA) is
displayed.
If the current operating protocol mode is correct, skip to step 6. If the current operating protocol mode is incorrect, continue to step 5.
- Press Enter to change the operating
protocol mode (The Enter key toggles the operating protocol mode
between FC and CNA.), or press the Esc key to keep the displayed
mode.
If you set the operating protocol mode to CNA, and you plan to Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) boot, you must manually enable PXE booting. For more information, go to To Configure PXE Booting
- Press the Esc key to exit the Setup Menu, and then reboot the system.
To Configure PXE Booting
If you have set the operating protocol mode of the Universal HBA to CNA, and you plan to use the HBA as your PXE boot device, you must follow the instructions in the BIOS Fast!UTIL utility Readme file to configure PXE booting. This procedure describes how to access the BIOS Fast!UTIL utility Readme file in order to configure PXE:
- Go
to the Oracle support area of the QLogic Web site at:
http://driverdownloads.qlogic.com/QLogicDriverDownloads_UI/Oracle_Search.aspx
- From the guided search selection
boxes, choose the following:
First box – Converged Network Adapters
Middle box – 7101674
Last box - The operating system used by your system.
- Click Go.
- From the page that is displayed,
scroll down to the Boot Code table and click Multi-boot Image for
Universal HBA.
An End User Software License Agreement is displayed.
- Review the End User Software
License Agreement, and click I Agree.
The multi-boot image .zip file is downloaded to your system.
- After the download is completed,
navigate to the location of the.zip file on your
system, and extract the files from the .zip file.
You can now access the directories and files, including a PXE directory, from the .zip file.
- Navigate to the PXE directory, and double-click on the Readme.txt file to open the file.
- Follow the procedure in the System Configuration section of the Readme.txt file.