Configure the SAS/SATA Controller as a Boot Device (x86 Systems)

Use this procedure to configure the SAS/SATA controller as a boot device on x86 systems.

1. Power on the system using a system console or Oracle ILOM command.
2. Watch for the following console message during the boot process:

   LSI Corporation MPT SAS BIOS
   MPTBIOS-6.26.00.00 (2008.10.14)
   Copyright 2000-2008 LSI Corporation

3. Press control+C to interrupt the boot process and start the SAS configuration utility.

   Please wait, invoking SAS Configuration Utility.

4. Follow the onscreen instructions to do the following:

   • Alter boot order to 0

   • Change the boot support to Enabled BIOS & OS

5. Navigate to Advanced Device Properties, and set the Maximum INT Devices for this Adapter to 4, to use one of the card FMods as a boot device.

   The card FMods will now appear in the BIOS boot list.

6. Return to the BIOS boot list to configure the system boot order.