Setup and Install

3. Install appropriate multipathing software.
4. Reboot the server.
5. To configure multipath, start HBA BIOS utility and complete the configuration of the secondary
and tertiary boot paths.
6. Reboot the system.
VMware
NOTE: Boot from SAN is supported on ESXi 5.1 U1, ESXi 5.5, or later.
FcoE Boot from SAN requires the latest HP custom install image for ESXi 5.1 U1 or ESXi 5.5 which
includes Broadcom FCoE drivers.
1. Boot from the updated ESXi installation image and select ESXi installer when prompted.
2. Follow the instructions on the screen to continue the installation process.
3. Reboot the system.
VMware Best Practices
• Follow HP recommendation from the specific server booting from a SAN.
• Enable and configure the adapter correctly, to allow it to access the boot LUN.
• Each host must have access to its own boot LUN only and not others. Use storage system
software to ensure the host accesses only its designated LUNs.
• Multipathing to a boot LUN on active-passive arrays is not supported because multipathing is
not supported by BIOS and is unable to activate a standby path.
• SAN connections must be made through a switched topology if the array is not certified for
direct connect topology. If an array is certified for direct connect topology, SAN connections
can be made directly to the array.
NOTE: Boot from SAN is supported for both switched topology and direct connect topology
if these topologies are certified for the specific array.
• See specific ESX/ESXi 3.x, 4.x, and 5.x installation documentation at http://
pubs.vmware.com/.
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