Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters User Manual page 127

Fibre Channel Over Ethernet: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide
the OS install.
Preparing System BIOS for FCoE Build and Boot
Modify System Boot Order
The Broadcom initiator must be the first entry in the system boot order. The second entry must be the OS installation media.
It is important that the boot order be set correctly or else the installation will not proceed correctly. Either the desired boot
LUN will not be discovered or it will be discovered but marked offline.
Modifying the boot order can be accomplished through system BIOS configuration (accessed with F2 during POST). Below
shows the system BIOS boot sequence menu for a Dell M710HD.
Specify Boot Protocol (if required)
NOTE: IMPORTANT: When running in NIC Partitioning (NPAR) mode, FCoE boot is only supported when the first function on
each port is assigned an FCoE personality. FCoE boot is not supported when the FCoE personality is assigned to any other
function.
On supported Dell platforms (Dell M710HD and Dell M915), the boot protocol must be configured through system BIOS
(accessible through F2 at POST).
For supported Dell platforms, modifications to the boot protocol made through CCM will not be persistent and are overwritten
by the system BIOS setting upon each reboot.
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