HPe Boot From San Configuration Guide

3Bestpractices
Considerthefollowing:
•ForWindows,asinglepathtoasingleLUNmustbecreatedbeforestartingthebuildprocess.
•VerifythebootorderintheserverRBSUandensurethatthebootHBAispositionedcorrectly.
•InMicrosoftWindows2008server,ensurethattheUSBkeyispositionedbelowthehard
driveC.
•Whenthebuildprocessiscomplete,BFSdriverkitmustbeupgradedtothefullSmart
Componentdriverkit.
•Readthereleasenotesforthelatestrequiredupdates.
•EnsurethattheHBAmanagementsoftwareversioniscompatiblewiththedriverthatis
installed....

4Installingtheoperatingsystem
Emulex,QLogic,andBrocadeHBAs
NOTE:AlthoughtheproceduresinthischapterrefertoHBAs,theyalsoapplytoallsupported
EmulexandQLogicadapterHBA,CNA,LOM,andmezzaninecardtypes.
Linux
VerifythattherearemultiplepathstotheLUNSbeforeinstallingaLinuxoperatingsystem.
NOTE:DriversfornewlyreleasedHBAofferingsmaynotappearinthebaseinstallationCD
ofpreviousLinuxOSreleases.Inthesecasesadriverupdatedisk(DUD)mustbeloadedduring
theinstallation.
DUDinstallinstructions:
1.BoottheBootRH72CD....

SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer
1.Selectthedeviceforinstallingtheoperatingsystem:
•ForSLES11:
1.SelecttheDMdevicestocreateinstallationpartitions.
Bydefault,DMdevicesarenotlisted.TolisttheDMdevices,selectHardDisks.
2.SelectConfigure→ConfigureMultipath→Yes→Yes.
3.SelecttheDMdevicestocreateinstallationpartitions.
•ForSLES10,selectSANdevicesforinstallationpartitions.
2.Whilecreatingtheinstallationpartitions,selectoneofthefstaboptionsunderMountin
/etc/fstabby:...

NOTE:Forsingle-pathconfigurations,skipStep4.
4.Installmultipathingsoftware.
5.Reboottheservertocompletetheinstallation.
6.CompletetheinstallationandconnectotherHBAs,ifthereareany.
InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2008operatingsystem
ToinstalltheMicrosoftWindowsServer2008operatingsystem:
1.WiththeMicrosoftWindowsServer2008CDintheDVDdrive,selectBootableDVD.Press
anykeytoboottheCDwhichstartstheinstallationprocess.
2.Whenprompted,clickCustom(Advanced)toinstallacleancopyofWindows....

RedHatEnterpriseLinux
1.Anacondaimageupdates.
ForRHEL6.3,twooptionsareavailable
1.ForRHEL6.3,FCoEbootfromSANrequiresanupdatedAnacondaimage.Theupdated
imageisprovidedbyRedHatatthefollowinglocation:http://
rvykydal.fedorapeople.org/updates.823086-fcoe.img
ForRHEL6.3,ontheinstallationsplashscreen,pressTabandinthebootcommand
lineadd’ddupdates=’options.Fordetails
aboutinstallingAnacondaupdateimage,seeRedHatInstallationGuide
Section28.1.3https://access.redhat.com/site/documentation/en-US/...

15.Afterbooting,ensurethatallbootpathdevicesaresettostartatboottime.
TIP:Tostartallbootdevicesattheboottime,Setonboot=yesundereachnetworkconfig
filein/etc/sysconfig/network-script/
NOTE:ForRHEL6.4only,edit/boot/grub/menu.lst.
1.Deleteall“fcoe=:nodcb”parametersfromthe“kernel/
vmlinuz...”line.TheremustbeasmanyFCoE=parametersastherewereFCoE
interfacesconfiguredduringinstallation.
2.Insert“fcoe=edd:nodcb”tothe“kernel/vmlinuz...”line.
NOTE:ForRHEL6.3andRHEL6.5only,editthekernelcommandline.Next,whenthe...

11.UndertheExperttabontheInstallationSettingsscreen,selectBooting.
12.SelectBootLoaderInstallationtabandthenselectBootLoaderInstallationDetails.
Ensuretohaveonebootloaderentryanddeleteallredundantentries.
13.ClickOKandcompletetheinstallation.
Windows
MicrosoftWindowsServer2008/2008R2,2012/2012R2
MicrosoftWindowsServer2008/2008R2,2012/2012R2BootfromSANinstallationrequiresthe
useofslipstreamDVDorISOimage,introducingthelatestQlogicEthernetdrivers....

5Supportandotherresources
AccessingHewlettPackardEnterpriseSupport
•Forliveassistance,gototheContactHewlettPackardEnterpriseWorldwidewebsite:
www.hpe.com/assistance
•Toaccessdocumentationandsupportservices,gototheHewlettPackardEnterpriseSupport
Centerwebsite:
www.hpe.com/support/hpesc
Informationtocollect
•Technicalsupportregistrationnumber(ifapplicable)
•Productname,modelorversion,andserialnumber
•Operatingsystemnameandversion
•Firmwareversion
•Errormessages
•Product-specificreportsandlogs...

Websites
LinkWebsite
www.hpe.com/info/enterprise/docsHewlettPackardEnterpriseInformationLibrary
www.hpe.com/support/hpescHewlettPackardEnterpriseSupportCenter
www.hpe.com/assistanceContactHewlettPackardEnterpriseWorldwide
www.hpe.com/support/e-updatesSubscriptionService/SupportAlerts
www.hpe.com/support/softwaredepotSoftwareDepot
www.hpe.com/support/selfrepairCustomerSelfRepair
www.hpe.com/info/insightremotesupport/docsInsightRemoteSupport...

AInjecting(Slipstreaming)HPEQLogicEthernet10/20
GbECNAMultifunctionDriversintoMicrosoftWindows
Server2008/2008R2/2012/2012R2ImageFiles
ToobtainthecorrectversionofHPEQLogicEthernet10/20GbECNAMultifunctionWindows
driver,refertothelatestdriverpackagefromthereleaseCDorsearchforyouradapteron
HPE.comandselectthepackagefortheappropriateoperatingsystemversion.
ToinjectthedriversintotheWindowsimagefile:
1.CreateaworkingdirectoryonthelocalmachinethatyouwillbeusingtobuildtheWindows
Slipstreamisofile....