HP Integrity rx2800 Boot from SAN Guide - Page 7

About this guide, Intended audience, Document conventions and symbols

Page 7 highlights

About this guide This guide provides information about building and booting Windows Server 2003 SP2 x86, x64, and Windows Server 2008 SP2 x86, x64 operating systems from a storage area network. It describes single-server, cluster, and multipath, configurations using EVA, MSA and XP storage arrays. It also includes the required hardware and software necessary for installing QLogic and Emulex single and dual channel HBAs. Intended audience This document is intended for customers who are familiar with: • The following storage arrays and the interconnections required to attach to an HBA on a Windows server: • Enterprise Virtual Arrays (EVAs) • Modular Smart Arrays (MSAs) • XP Disk Arrays (XP) • • Windows Server 2003 x86/x64 and Windows Server 2008 x86/x64 operating systems • HBAs • Switch zoning Document conventions and symbols Table 1 Document conventions Convention Blue text: Table 1 Blue, underlined text: http://www.hp.com Bold text Element Cross-reference links and e-mail addresses Website addresses • Keys that are pressed • Text typed into a GUI element, such as a box • GUI elements that are clicked or selected, such as menu and list items, buttons, tabs, and check boxes Italic text Monospace text Text emphasis • File and directory names • System output • Code • Commands, their arguments, and argument values Monospace, italic text • Code variables • Command variables Fibre Channel host bus adapters software guide for Windows 7

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44

About this guide
This guide provides information about building and booting Windows Server 2003 SP2 x86, x64,
and Windows Server 2008 SP2 x86, x64 operating systems from a storage area network. It describes
single-server, cluster, and multipath, configurations using EVA, MSA and XP storage arrays. It also
includes the required hardware and software necessary for installing QLogic and Emulex single and
dual channel HBAs.
Intended audience
This document is intended for customers who are familiar with:
The following storage arrays and the interconnections required to attach to an HBA on a Windows
server:
Enterprise Virtual Arrays (EVAs)
Modular Smart Arrays (MSAs)
XP Disk Arrays (XP)
Windows Server 2003 x86/x64 and Windows Server 2008 x86/x64 operating systems
HBAs
Switch zoning
Document conventions and symbols
Table 1 Document conventions
Element
Convention
Cross-reference links and e-mail addresses
Blue text:
Table 1
Website addresses
Blue, underlined text:
h
t
tp://w
w
w
.hp
.co
m
Keys that are pressed
Text typed into a GUI element, such as a box
GUI elements that are clicked or selected, such as menu
and list items, buttons, tabs, and check boxes
Bold
text
Text emphasis
Italic
text
File and directory names
System output
Code
Commands, their arguments, and argument values
Monospace
text
Code variables
Command variables
Monospace, italic
text
Fibre Channel host bus adapters software guide for Windows
7