Users Guide

6–Boot from SAN Configuration
FCoE Boot from SAN
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FCoE Out-of-Box and Inbox Support
Table 6-6 lists the operating systems’ inbox and out-of-box support for FCoE boot
from SAN (BFS).
FCoE Preboot Configuration
This section describes the installation and boot procedures for the Windows,
Linux, and ESXi operating systems. To prepare the system BIOS, modify the
system boot order and specify the BIOS boot protocol, if required.
Specifying the BIOS Boot Protocol
FCoE boot from SAN is supported in UEFI mode only. Set the platform in boot
mode (protocol) using the system BIOS configuration to UEFI.
Table 6-6. FCoE Out-of-Box and Inbox Boot from SAN Support
Out-of-Box
Inbox
OS Version
Hardware Offload
FCoE BFS Support
Hardware Offload
FCoE BFS Support
Windows 2012 Yes No
Windows 2012 R2 Yes No
Windows 2016 Yes No
Windows 2019 Yes Yes
RHEL 7.5 Yes Yes
RHEL 7.6 Yes Yes
RHEL 8.0 Yes Yes
SLES 15/15 SP1 Yes Yes
vSphere ESXi 6.5 U3 Yes No
vSphere ESXi 6.7 U2 Yes No
NOTE
FCoE boot from SAN is supported on ESXi 5.5 and later. Not all adapter
versions support FCoE and FCoE boot from SAN.
NOTE
FCoE BFS is not supported in legacy BIOS mode.