Restoring the default settings for an Emulex HBA

You can use the Emulex BIOS Utility menu to restore the default settings for an Emulex host bus adapter (HBA).

Emulex HBAs have built-in tools to change the HBA settings.

To restore the default settings for the Emulex HBA, complete the following steps.

  1. During system boot, press <CTRL E> or <ALT E> to invoke the Emulex BIOS configuration utility. You see the Emulex BIOS Utility menu that lists the host adapters.
  2. Type the number of the host adapter for which you want to restore the default settings. You see the adapter panel that corresponds to the number that you typed.
  3. From the bottom of the adapter panel, you see <d> to Default Values. Press <d> to restore the default HBA settings.
  4. You see the message Reboot the System to Make All the Changes to Take Effect. Type Y to save the changes and to reboot the system.