Installation guide

Verifying and configuring the BIOS settings

Installing and Configuring the BIOS Settings

* The WWNN of the server's boot LUN must be listed in this field.

Note: The QLogic driver may override the EMC-recommended NVRAM

values. Unless otherwise specified, use the default implemented by the

driver.

The values for the Connection Options parameter are as follows:

◆ 0 for Loop Only

◆ 1 for Point-to-Point

◆ 2 for Loop preferred, otherwise Point-to-Point

Note: For Linux attach, EMC recommends setting the Connection Options

parameter to 1 when attached to a fabric and to 0 when attached to an EMC

storage array directly.

Link Down Timeout 15 45 15

Extended Error Logging Disabled • Disabled (Do not use

debugging)

• Enable (Use debugging)

• Disabled (Do not use

debugging)

• Enable (Use debugging)

Operation Mode 0 0 0

Interrupt Delay Timer 0 0 0

Selectable Boot settings

Selectable Boot Disabled Disabled Disabled

(Primary) Boot Port Name, LUN WWNN* WWNN* WWNN*

Boot Port Name, LUN 0 0 0

Table 3 QLogic BIOS settings (page 2 of 2)

EMC recommended settings

QLogic default No Multipath functionality With Multipath functionality