Configuring the HP StorageWorks Modular Smart Array 1000/1500 for External Boot with Linux and HP Proliant Servers Technical Note (February 2007)

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changes can alter lun presentation to the host causing it to re-order SCSI devices at boot time.
Such changes could cause a boot from san system to panic upon reboot.
For Qlogic environments obtain the LUN Persistence and Migration Utility for Linux from
the Software Updates page of the HP Secure Path website:
http://www.hp.com/go.securepath
For Emulex environments HP recommends that you use the Udev utility. For detailed
information about this procedure, see “Using the Udev utility with SuSE Linux systems” in the
Booting Itanium Linux systems from a storage area network application notes, available in the
SAN Boot guide section available on the website:
http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/saninfrastructure.html