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• Attribute Description: "Configuration of the port's behavior in booting the system from FC Target(s). Only
behaviors supported by the option-ROM need to be implemented.
In the following cases no fabric discovery shall be attempted:
Disabled - Initiator does not attempt to boot.
Specified LUN - Initiator attempts to boot to the specified World Wide Port Name and LUN for 1st
target, if that fails then a boot using the 2nd target parameters shall be attempted.
In the following cases, fabric discovery shall be attempted and the resulting discovered targets will be put
in a list sorted by the reported FC destination ID. This list will be checked in order until the selected LUN
policy is met:
First LUN - attempt boot from the first bootable LUN of the targets discovered by adapter.
First LUN 0 - attempt boot from the first bootable LUN 0 of the targets discovered by adapter.
First LUN Not LUN 0 - attempt boot from the first bootable LUN that is not LUN 0 of the targets
discovered by adapter.
Fabric Discovered LUN - attempt boot based on the LUN assignment provided by management
infrastructure in the fabric
2. Attribute Name: First FC Target LUN
• Attribute Group: Fibre Channel Target Configuration
• Attribute Name in CSV: FirstFCTargetLUN
• Attribute Description: Specifies the LUN (Logical Unit Number) of the first Fibre Channel boot target
3. Attribute Name: First FC Target World Wide Port Name
• Attribute Group: Fibre Channel Target Configuration
• Attribute Name in CSV: FirstFCTargetWWPN
• Attribute Description: Specifies the World Wide Port Name of the first Fibre Channel boot target
4. Attribute Name: Second FC Target LUN
• Attribute Group: Fibre Channel Target Configuration
• Attribute Name in CSV: SecondFCTargetLUN
• Attribute Description: Specifies the LUN (Logical Unit Number) of the second Fibre Channel boot
target
5. Attribute Name: Second FC Target World Wide Port Name
• Attribute Group: Fibre Channel Target Configuration
• Attribute Name in CSV: SecondFCTargetWWPN
• Attribute Description: Specifies the World Wide Port Name of the second Fibre Channel boot target
6. Attribute Name: Virtual World Wide Node Name
• Attribute Group: Port Configuration Page
• Attribute Name in CSV: VirtualWWN
• Attribute Description: Virtual World Wide Node Name of adapter port. Can be set through x-UEFI
language or other programmatic means in accordance with the Dell IO Identity Behavior Addendum
specification and the Dell NC-SI OEM Extensions specification.
7. Attribute Name: Virtual World Wide Port Name
• Attribute Group: Port Configuration Page
• Attribute Name in CSV: VirtualWWPN
• Attribute Description: Virtual World Wide Port Name of adapter port. Can be set using the Dell
Lifecycle Controller programmatic interface in accordance with the Dell IO Identity Behavior
Addendum specification