HP Integrity rx2800 Boot from SAN Guide - Page 25
Step 5a – QLogic HBAs, Step 5b – Emulex HBAs, Step 6 – Install the operating system
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Step 5a - QLogic HBAs 1. While the server is booting, press Ctrl+Q to enter Fast!UTIL. 2. From the Select Host Adapter menu, select the HBA you want to boot, and then press Enter. 3. From the Fast!UTIL options menu, select Configuration Settings, and then press Enter. 4. Select Selectable Boot Settings, and then press Enter. 5. From the Selectable Boot Settings menu, select the Selectable Boot option, move the cursor to Primary Boot Port Name, LUN, and then press Enter. 6. Select Primary Boot Port Name, LUN, then press Enter. 7. From the Select Fibre Channel Device menu, select the device to boot from, and then press Enter. If more than one device has access, select the supported LUN. 8. Save the changes by pressing the Escape key twice, then select Save Changes. 9. Exit the Fast!UTIL feature. 10. Reboot the server. 11. Go to Step 6 - Install the operating system. Step 5b - Emulex HBAs 1. While the server is booting, press Alt+E to enter BIOS setup. 2. At the Enter a Selection prompt, select the HBA that is the primary boot path. 3. Select Option 1, Configure Boot Devices. 4. In the list of Saved Boot Devices, select 1 as the primary boot path. 5. At the Select Two Digit Number of the Desired Boot Device prompt, select the WWPN for the desired boot port. 6. At the prompt, enter the two digits of the starting LUN (hexadecimal). Use the LUN number that you created on your storage array. 7. Select 1, Boot This Device via WWPN. 8. Reboot the server. Step 6 - Install the operating system There are two options for installing the operating system on Boot from SAN hosts. • CD-ROM installation. • Automated installation with Rapid Deployment Pack. Option 1 - CD-ROM installation When installing Windows operating systems it is necessary to obtain the latest supported boot driver for your HBA from the website below. HP provides packaged boot versions of the drivers that contain all of the necessary files to create load media that you can use when setting up the operating system to install the driver. You can also use floppy disks that have an embedded drive, is a USB floppy drive, or is virtual. See your server documentation for information and restrictions that may apply to the use of virtual or USB floppies. NOTE: Windows Server 2008 will accept USB key drives as the driver load medium. Fibre Channel host bus adapters software guide for Windows 25