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33 Dell EMC SC Series: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Best Practices | CML1031
To use an SC Series volume as a bootable volume, the target volume needs to be presented/mapped to the
target Linux system as LUN ID 0. A volume LUN ID 0 mapping with SC Series volume is performed as
follows.
1. Right-click the volume and select Map Volume to Server, click Next, and click Advanced Options.
2. Select the Map volume using LUN 0 check box and click Finish to map this volume.
3. During the Linux system boot, interrupt the HBA BIOS boot process and identify the SC Series array
WWPNs as the preferred boot devices in the boot device order.
Note: The HBA BIOS configuration should identify all SC Series storage controller WWPNs of all the active
and alternate controllers. The configuration of the HBA BIOS in this manner ensures that any boot from SAN
volumes will remain visible and accessible on all fabric-zoned controller paths in the event of any SC Series
storage controller failover or other path failure events.
4. Mount the Linux installation DVD/ISO and reboot the system.
5. During the Linux installation process, this SC Series volume is identified and selected as the
installation target.