Configuring the HP StorageWorks Modular Smart Array 1000 and 1500cs for External Boot with HP Proliant Blade Servers Technical Note (October 2006)

Configuring the MSA1000 for External Boot 5
Configuring the HBA Adapter for Proliant Blade Servers
and QLogic based HBAs
Note: For more details including screenshots; please refer to the technical note titled
‘Configuring the HP StorageWorks Modular Smart Array 1000 and 1500cs for external boot
with Microsoft Windows – New Installations’.
1. During the boot process, a Qlogic HBA message is displayed. At the prompt to enter the
Fast!util, press ctrl-Q to enter the Fast!util.
2. In the Select Host Adapter Menu, choose the adapter you want to boot, then press Enter.
3. In the Fast!Util Options Menu, choose Configuration Settings, then press Enter.
4. In the Configuration Settings menu, choose Host Adapter Settings, then press Enter.
5. In the Host Adapter Settings menu, change the Host Adapter BIOS to Enabled by
pressing Enter.
6. In the Selectable Boot Settings menu, enable the Selectable Boot option, then move the
cursor to the Primary Boot Port Name, LUN:, then press Enter.
7. In the Select Fibre Channel Device menu, choose the device to boot from, then press
Enter.
8. In the Select LUN menu, choose the supported LUN.
9. Save the changes by pressing ESC twice.
10. Exit Fast!Util