HP Integrity rx2800 Boot from SAN Guide - Page 3

Contents About this guide 7 Intended audience ...7 Document conventions and symbols 7 Rules and assumptions ...8 Recording reference numbers 8 HP technical support ...8 Subscription service ...9 HP websites ...9 Documentation feedback ...9 1 Boot from SAN 11 BFS Rules and Assumptions ...11 Why boot from SAN? ...11 Required hardware and software 12 Restrictions ...14 Operating system restrictions 14 Clustered server restrictions 14 Storport miniport driver restrictions 14 Reconfiguring HBA zoning to avoid time-out conditions 15 Server replacement in the event of a server failure 15 Prerequisites ...15 Supported configurations ...15 RAID arrays ...15 Working with boot disk partitions 16 Switch-based zoning ...16 Cabling options for single-channel HBAs 16 Cabling options for dual-channel HBAs 18 Booting Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server X64 edition systems from a storage area network ...21 SCSIport miniport and Storport miniport driver support for Boot from SAN configurations 21 Boot from SAN procedures ...21 Step 1 - Set up the system hardware - basic 21 Configure the HBAs - BIOS enable 22 Step 2a - QLogic HBAs 22 Step 2b - Emulex HBAs 22 Step 3 - Virtual Connect Manager setup 22 Step 4 - Hardware setup - SAN configuration 23 Step 4a - Configure the host boot order 23 Step 4b - Setting up switch zoning 23 Step 4c - Create a LUN ...24 Creating a LUN on Enterprise Virtual Arrays 24 Creating a LUN on Modular Smart Arrays 1000 and 1500 24 Creating a LUN on XP 24 Step 5 - Configure the HBAs - boot path assignment 24 Step 5a - QLogic HBAs 25 Fibre Channel host bus adapters software guide for Windows 3