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Chapter 6. Boot from InfiniBand using the Cisco 3012 InfiniBand to FC gateway 97
6.2.1 Pre-configuration checklist
Before proceeding to implement the function, ensure that the following tasks are completed.
Installing hardware
To set up the physical environment for your SAN boot, perform the following high-level steps:
1. Install the HCA expansion card in the blade server.
2. Install the high-speed InfiniBand switch into bay 7 of the BladeCenter H chassis.
3. Connect the high-speed InfiniBand switch in bay 7 to the 4X InfiniBand port on the
SFS3012 server switch.
4. Install the Fibre Channel gateway into the SFS3012 Server Switch. For details, refer to the
Fibre Channel Gateway User Guide.
5. Connect the Fibre Channel gateway to a SAN fabric with a FC storage device.
6. Connect the Fibre Channel storage subsystem to the SAN.
7. Verify and confirm from the SAN switch CLI or GUI interface that the SFS3012 FC
gateway ports and DS4700 port are online.
8. Disable the onboard SAS planar in BIOS of the HS21 by going to the Devices and I/O
Ports menu and set Planar SAS to
Disable as shown in Figure 6-1.
Figure 6-1 Disable Planar SAS
6.2.2 Verifying and installing HCA firmware
Verify whether Boot over InfiniBand firmware is installed on the HCA in either of the following
ways:
򐂰 From the CLI prompt on the operating system, enter the /usr/local/topspin/sbin
tvflash -i as shown in Figure 6-2 on page 98.
Serial Port A [ Port 3F8, IRQ 4 ]
Serial Port B [ Disabled ]
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Remote Console Redirection
Mouse [ Installed ]
Planar Ethernet 1 [ Enabled ]
Planar Ethernet 2 [ Enabled ]
Planar SAS [ Disabled ]
Daughter Card Slot 1 [ Enabled ]
High Precision Event Timer (HPET) [ Disabled ]
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Video
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System MAC Addresses
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Devices and I/O Ports
Note: This method can only be performed if the Linux OS and InfiniBand host drivers
are installed on the local SAS disk on the HS21 or LS21 blade.