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Configuring the Server BIOS:, Launch Array Configuration Utility

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Configuring the MSA1000 for External Boot 4 The blade server will now boot to the MSA Support Software CD. • Choose the language and keyboard setting you desire and click Continue. • You will be presented with an End User License Agreement, click Agree to continue. • Click on the Launch Array Configuration Utility image to begin an ACU session. • Select the desired MSA1500 CS Controller on the left and create an appropriate logical disk. • After the disk is created select Selective Storage Presentation, click enable and OK. • Change the Connection Name field of the appropriate connection from Unknown to your desired naming scheme. i.e.: hostname o Note: The HBA must be connected and initialized for the Connection to be listed. • Set the Host Mode field to Linux via the drop-down menu. • Assign the appropriate Logical Drive to the host by clicking the check box. o Note: Only a single lun is required for installation. Additional LUNs can be added later if required. • Click OK to submit the changes. • You may be prompted with a warning, read and click OK to continue. • To apply all changes click Save in the Controller State section of ACU. • You may be prompted with an informational pop-up, read and click OK to continue. • Click Exit ACU at the bottom left of the page. • Click Exit at the top right of the page and OK to exit the Software CD. The CD will eject itself and the server will reboot. o Note: For Blade servers you must disconnect the Virtual CD from the Virtual Media page of the iLO web interface. Configuring the Server BIOS: • When prompted during boot press F9 to enter the ROM-Based Setup Utility. • Enter the Boot Controller Order section and set the fibre adapter to Ctlr: 1. • Exit RBSU being sure to press F10 to commit the changes. Note: If desired, you may disable the embedded Smart Array Controller by performing the following after entering the RBSU. o Enter the PCI Devices section o Select the Smart Array Controller o Select Disable then exit RBSU

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Configuring the MSA1000 for External Boot
4
The blade server will now boot to the MSA Support Software CD.
•
Choose the language and keyboard setting you desire and click
Continue
.
•
You will be presented with an End User License Agreement, click
Agree
to continue.
•
Click on the
Launch Array Configuration Utility
image to begin an ACU session.
•
Select the desired
MSA1500 CS Controller
on the left and create an appropriate logical
disk.
•
After the disk is created select
Selective Storage Presentation
, click
enable
and
OK
.
•
Change the
Connection Name
field of the appropriate connection from Unknown to your
desired naming scheme. i.e.: hostname
o
Note: The HBA must be connected and initialized for the Connection to be listed.
•
Set the
Host Mode
field to
Linux
via the drop-down menu.
•
Assign the appropriate
Logical Drive
to the host by clicking the check box.
o
Note: Only a single lun is required for installation. Additional LUNs can be
added later if required.
•
Click
OK
to submit the changes.
•
You may be prompted with a warning, read and click
OK
to continue.
•
To apply all changes click
Save
in the
Controller State
section of ACU.
•
You may be prompted with an informational pop-up, read and click
OK
to continue.
•
Click
Exit ACU
at the bottom left of the page.
•
Click
Exit
at the top right of the page and
OK
to exit the Software CD. The CD will eject
itself and the server will reboot.
o
Note: For Blade servers you must disconnect the Virtual CD from the Virtual
Media page of the iLO web interface.
Configuring the Server BIOS:
•
When prompted during boot press
F9
to enter the ROM-Based Setup Utility.
•
Enter the
Boot Controller Order
section and set the fibre adapter to
Ctlr: 1
.
•
Exit RBSU being sure to press
F10
to commit the changes.
Note: If desired, you may disable the embedded Smart Array Controller by performing the
following after entering the RBSU.
o
Enter the
PCI Devices
section
o
Select the Smart Array Controller
o
Select
Disable
then exit RBSU