HP Boot from SAN Configuration Guide
Table Of Contents
- HP Boot from SAN Configuration Guide
- Contents
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Configuring HBAs
- 3 Best practices
- 4 Installing the operating system
- 5 Support and other resources
- A Slipstreaming Broadcom Drivers into Microsoft Windows Server 2012/ 2012 R2 Image Files
- Glossary
2 Configuring HBAs
NOTE:
• Although the procedures in this chapter refer to HBAs, they apply to all supported adapter
types (HBA, CNA, LOM, and mezzanine cards).
• For Windows servers, only one boot path must be configured.
IMPORTANT: HP recommends disabling HBA BIOS on HBAs that are not part of BFS.
HBA/CNA/LOM/mezzanine cards provide BFS functionality. When adapters are configured to
boot from the disk device on the SAN, the server boots as if the SAN disk were a local disk. More
than one adapter can be configured for the redundant boot path for the high availability of the
boot device. After the link is established with boot LUN no additional failover is performed.
Configuring Emulex HBAs
To configure an Emulex boot device for high availability:
1. For specific Emulex product type, press Alt+E or Ctrl+E to enter Emulex FC, FCoE, or ISCSI
BIOS as it appears during the boot process to further configure the boot components.
2. Use the up and down arrow keys to navigate the list and select the HBA index number, and
then press Enter.
The HBA configuration menu appears.
3. Select Configure This Adapter’s Parameters.
The Configure Adapter’s Parameters menu appears.
4. Select Enable or Disable BIOS.
5. Press 1 to enable the BIOS.
6. Press Esc twice to return to the main menu.
7. If not already done, zone and create the boot LUN.
8. Select Configure Boot Devices.
The Saved Boot Devices list appears.
NOTE: To clear Saved Boot Devices list, enter 00.
9. Use the up and down arrow keys to navigate to the HBA that needs to be set as the primary
boot path, and then enter 1.
The array WWN and LUN created, appears.
10. At the Select Two-Digit Number of the Desired Boot Device prompt, enter
the index of the controller port.
11. When prompted, enter the LUN ID of the starting LUN.
12. When prompted, enter the index of the boot device from the list.
13. Select Boot this device via WWPN.
14. Return to the List of Saved Devices window.
15. Exit from the BIOS menu and reboot the server.
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