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    							HPEBootfromSANConfiguration
Guide
Abstract
Thisdocumentprovidesinformationaboutimplementingthehigh-availabilityfeaturesofbootfromSANinProLiantservers.Itisintendedforsystemadministratorswhoareexperiencedwithstoragenetworks.
PartNumber:790184-003Published:September2016Edition:7
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    							©Copyright2014,2015–2016HewlettPackardEnterpriseDevelopmentLP
©Copyright2009EmulexCorporation
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    							Contents
1Introduction..........................................................................................................4
2ConfiguringHBAs................................................................................................5
ConfiguringSecureBoot.......................................................................................................................5
ConfiguringEmulexHBAsinBIOSenvironments................................................................................5
ConfiguringEmulexHBAsinHPEUEFIEnvironments..................................................................6
ConfiguringQLogicHBAsinBIOSenvironments.................................................................................7
ConfiguringQLogicHBAsinUEFIEnvironments...........................................................................8
ConfiguringBrocadeHBAs...................................................................................................................9
ConfiguringQlogicEthernetCNAs.......................................................................................................9
ConfiguringQLogic(QlogicEthernet)CNAsinHPEUEFIEnvironment............................................10
3Bestpractices....................................................................................................11
Driverinstallationandupgrade...........................................................................................................11
4Installingtheoperatingsystem..........................................................................12
Emulex,QLogic,andBrocadeHBAs..................................................................................................12
Linux.............................................................................................................................................12
RedHatEnterpriseLinux.........................................................................................................12
SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer.................................................................................................13
Windows........................................................................................................................................13
InstallingfromtheMicrosoftCD...............................................................................................13
LoadingtheHBAdriverforaMicrosoftWindowsServer2003install......................................13
InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2003operatingsystem.............................................13
InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2008operatingsystem.............................................14
VMware.........................................................................................................................................14
Citrix..............................................................................................................................................14
QlogicEthernetCNAs.........................................................................................................................14
Linux..............................................................................................................................................14
RedHatEnterpriseLinux.........................................................................................................15
SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer.................................................................................................16
Windows........................................................................................................................................17
MicrosoftWindowsServer2008/2008R2,2012/2012R2.......................................................17
VMware.........................................................................................................................................17
VMwareBestPractices.......................................................................................................................17
5Supportandotherresources.............................................................................18
AccessingHewlettPackardEnterpriseSupport.................................................................................18
Accessingupdates..............................................................................................................................18
Websites.............................................................................................................................................19
Customerselfrepair...........................................................................................................................19
Remotesupport..................................................................................................................................19
Documentationfeedback....................................................................................................................19
AInjecting(Slipstreaming)HPEQLogicEthernet10/20GbECNAMultifunction
DriversintoMicrosoftWindowsServer2008/2008R2/2012/2012R2Image
Files......................................................................................................................20
ExtractingDriverPackages................................................................................................................20
Glossary...............................................................................................................22
Contents3
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    							1Introduction
Traditionally,serversareconfiguredtoinstalltheoperatingsystemoninternaldirect-attached
storagedevices.WithexternalbootingfromHBAsorRAIDarrays,server-basedinternalboot
devicescanbeeliminated.Bootingfromanexternaldeviceprovideshigh-availabilityfeatures
fortheoperatingsystemduringthebootprocessbyconfiguringtheHBABIOSwithredundant
bootpaths.
BootingfromSANprovides:
•Improveddisasterrecovery
•ReducedbackuptimewhenthebootpathisthroughaSAN
•AdditionalSAN-managedfeatures
4Introduction
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    							2ConfiguringHBAs
NOTE:
•AlthoughtheproceduresinthischapterrefertoHBAs,theyapplytoallsupportedadapter
types(HBA,CNA,LOM,andmezzaninecards).
•ForWindowsservers,onlyonebootpathmustbeconfigured.
IMPORTANT:HewlettPackardEnterpriserecommendsdisablingHBABIOSonHBAsthat
arenotpartofBFS.
HBA/CNA/LOM/mezzaninecardsprovideBFSfunctionality.Whenadaptersareconfiguredto
bootfromthediskdeviceontheSAN,theserverbootsasiftheSANdiskwerealocaldisk.More
thanoneadaptercanbeconfiguredfortheredundantbootpathforthehighavailabilityofthe
bootdevice.AfterthelinkisestablishedwithbootLUNnoadditionalfailoverisperformed.
ConfiguringSecureBoot
FortheOSvariantsthatsupporttheUEFISecureBootfeature,seeConfiguringSecureBoot
sectionintheHPEUEFIsystemutilitiesuserguideforHPEProLiantGen9Serversmanual
availableathttp://www.hpe.com/info/UEFI-manuals.Toenablethisfunctionalityonyourserver,
followtheserverconfigurationguidelinesproperly.
NOTE:
•TheoperatingsystemmustsupporttheUEFISecureBootoption.
•TheUEFISecureBootoptionissupportedonallProLiantGen9servers,theDL580Gen8
servers,andallC-classGen9bladeservers.
FormoreinformationonenablingtheUEFIsecurebootonyourserver,seetheUEFISystem
UtilitiesUserGuideforyourserverspecificplatform.
ConfiguringEmulexHBAsinBIOSenvironments
ToconfigureanEmulexbootdeviceforhighavailability:
1.ForspecificEmulexproducttype,pressAlt+EorCtrl+EtoenterEmulexFC,FCoE,orISCSI
BIOSasitappearsduringthebootprocesstofurtherconfigurethebootcomponents.
2.UsetheupanddownarrowkeystonavigatethelistandselecttheHBAindexnumber,and
thenpressEnter.
TheHBAconfigurationmenuappears.
3.SelectConfigureThisAdapter’sParameters.
TheConfigureAdapter’sParametersmenuappears.
4.SelectEnableorDisableBIOS.
CAUTION:IfBIOSisenabled,ensureatleastonevalidBFSLUNisconfigured,as
mentionedinStep8.Otherwise,thenextserverbootwilltakesignificantlylongtime.
5.Press1toenabletheBIOS.
6.PressEsctwicetoreturntothemainmenu.
7.Ifnotalreadydone,zoneandcreatethebootLUN.
8.SelectConfigureBootDevices.
TheSavedBootDeviceslistappears.
NOTE:ToclearSavedBootDeviceslist,enter00.
ConfiguringSecureBoot5
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    							9.UsetheupanddownarrowkeystonavigatetotheHBAthatneedstobesetastheprimary
bootpath,andthenenter1.
ThearrayWWNandLUNcreated,appears.
10.AttheSelectTwo-DigitNumberoftheDesiredBootDeviceprompt,enter
theindexofthecontrollerport.
11.Whenprompted,entertheLUNIDofthestartingLUN.
12.Whenprompted,entertheindexofthebootdevicefromthelist.
13.SelectBootthisdeviceviaWWPN.
14.ReturntotheListofSavedDeviceswindow.
15.ExitfromtheBIOSmenuandreboottheserver.
16.ForserversrunningWindows:•
1.Completetheoperatingsystembuild.See“Installingtheoperatingsystem”(page
12).
2.Installmultipathingsoftware.
3.ProceedtoStep17.
•ForserversrunningLinux:
1.Completetheoperatingsystembuild.See“Installingtheoperatingsystem”(page
12).
2.Ifmultipathingsoftwareisnotalreadyconfigured,configuremultipathingsoftware.
3.ProceedtoStep17.
17.Configurealternatepathsforbootdevicesbyselectingtheunusedentriesandrepeating
Step12andStep13.
18.ReturntotheEmulexAdaptersintheSystemmenu.
19.ConfigureotherHBAsbyrepeatingStep2throughStep17.
ConfiguringEmulexHBAsinHPEUEFIEnvironments
NOTE:TheUEFIenvironmentmaylookandbehavedifferentlyfromotherOEMproviders.
ToconfigureaHewlettPackardEnterprise-brandedEmulexbootdeviceforhighavailabilityin
legacyBIOSbootmode(HPE81EandHPE82Eonly):
1.AllowthesystemtogetpasttheUEFIportionofthebootsequenceandenterthelegacy
BIOSbootmodule.ThesystemshoulddisplaytheBIOS-styledevicebannersatthispoint.
2.Followsthestepsunder“ConfiguringEmulexHBAsinBIOSenvironments”(page5)to
completetheconfigurationprocess.
ToconfigureaHewlettPackardEnterprise-brandedEmulexbootdeviceforhighavailabilityin
legacyBIOSbootmode(allotheradapters):
•TheseadapterscanconfiguretheirlegacyBIOSmodeoperationviatheUEFIHIIinterfaces.
Toconfigurethem,followtheinstructionsunderToconfigureaHewlettPackard
Enterprise-brandedEmulexbootdeviceforhighavailabilityinUEFIbootmode.
ToconfigureaHewlettPackardEnterprise-brandedEmulexbootdeviceforhighavailabilityin
UEFIbootmode:
1.Duringsystemboot,pressF9toenterthesystemutilitiesmenu.
2.SelectSystemConfiguration,andthenpressEnter.
3.Navigatetooneofthedesiredadapterports,andthenpressEnter.
TheHBAsHIIconfigurationmenushouldappear.
4.SelectSetEmulexAdaptertoDefaultSettings,andthenpressEnter.
5.SelectSetAdapterDefaults,andthenpressEnter.
6ConfiguringHBAs
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    							6.SelectSetBootfromSAN,andchangetheoptiontoEnable.
7.Ifneeded,changetheappropriateFCFparameterstoconnecttoyourFC/FCoEnetwork.
8.SelectAddBootDeviceandwaitfortheadaptertoscanandfindthebootabletargets
availableonthefabric.
9.SelectthedesiredbootdeviceWWPN,andthenpressEnter.
10.SelectthedesiredbootLUN,andthenpressEnter.
11.SelectCommitChanges,andthenpressEnter.
12.PressESCuntilyouhavereturnedtotheHBAsHIIconfigurationmenu.
13.ConfigureadditionalboottargetsbyrepeatingStep6throughStep10.
14.SelectChangeBootDeviceOrder,toverifythatallbootdevicesareconfiguredandsaved
correctlyandthattheirbootpriorityisorderedcorrectly
15.PressESCuntilyouhavereturnedtothesystemconfigurationmenu.
16.ConfigurealltheapplicableFCadapterportsinthesystembyrepeatingStep3through
Step13.
ConfiguringQLogicHBAsinBIOSenvironments
ToconfigureaQLogicbootdeviceforhighavailability:
1.ForspecificQLogicproducttype,pressAlt+QorCtrl+QtoenterQLogicFC,FCoE,orISCSI
BIOSUtilityasitappearsduringthebootprocesstofurtherconfigurethebootcomponents.
TheEmulexBIOSutilitydisplaysEmulexAdaptersintheSystem.
2.SelecttheHBAtoboot,andthenpressEnter.
TheFast!UTILOptionsmenuappears.
3.SelectConfigurationSettings,andthenpressEnter.
TheConfigurationSettingsmenuappears.
4.SelectAdapterSettings,andthenpressEnter.
TheAdapterSettingsmenuappears.
5.UsethearrowkeystoselectHostAdapterBIOS,andthenpressEntertochangethe
settingtoEnabled.
6.PressEsctoreturntotheConfigurationSettingsmenu.
7.SelectSelectableBootSettings,andthenpressEnter.
TheSelectableBootSettingsmenuappears.
8.PressEntertoenabletheSelectableBootoption.
9.MovethecursortoPrimaryBootPortName,LUN,andthenpressEnter.
TheSelectFibreChannelDevicemenuappears.
10.SelectthecontrollerPortNameofthearray,andthenpressEnter.
TheSelectLUNmenuappears.
11.Selectthedevicefromwhichtoboot,andthenpressEnter.
12.ToconfigurealternatebootpathsforLinuxservers:
a.ReturntotheSelectableBootSettingsmenu.
b.SelectBootPortName,LUN.
c.PressEntertoenabletheSelectableBootoption.
d.MovethecursortoSecondaryBootPortNameLUN,andthenpressEnter.
TheSelectFibreChannelDevicemenuappears.
e.SelectthecontrollerPortNameofthenextarray,andthenpressEnter.
TheSelectLUNmenuappears.
ConfiguringQLogicHBAsinBIOSenvironments7
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    							f.Selectthealternatedevicefromwhichtoboot,andthenpressEnter.
13.RepeatStep12forallcontrollerportsinthearray.
14.PressEsctwicetosavethechanges,andthenselectSaveChanges.
TheconfigurationchangestotheselectedHBAaresaved.
15.FromtheFast!UTILOptionsmenu,selectSelectHostAdapter,andthenpressEnter.
SelecttheotherHBAsandrepeatStep2throughStep14.
16.PressEsctwicetosavethechanges.
Initialsetupiscomplete.
17.Reboottheserver.
ConfiguringQLogicHBAsinUEFIEnvironments
NOTE:TheUEFIenvironmentmaylookandbehavedifferentlyfromotherOEMproviders
ToconfigureaHewlettPackardEnterprise-brandedQLogicbootdeviceforhighavailabilityin
legacyBIOSbootmode(HPE81QandHPE82Qonly):
1.AllowthesystemtogetpasttheUEFIportionofthebootsequenceandenterthelegacy
BIOSbootmodule.ThesystemshoulddisplaytheBIOS-styledevicebannersatthispoint.
2.Followsthestepsunder“ConfiguringQLogicHBAsinBIOSenvironments”(page7)to
completetheconfigurationprocess.
ToconfigureaHewlettPackardEnterprise-brandedQLogicbootdeviceforhighavailabilityin
legacyBIOSbootmode(allotheradapters):
•TheseadapterscanconfiguretheirlegacyBIOSmodeoperationviatheUEFIHIIinterfaces.
Toconfigurethem,followtheinstructionsunderToconfigureaHewlettPackard
Enterprise-brandedQLogicbootdeviceforhighavailabilityinUEFIbootmode.
ToconfigureaHewlettPackardEnterprise-brandedQlogicbootdeviceforhighavailabilityin
UEFIbootmode:
1.Duringsystemboot,pressF9toenterthesystemconfigurationmenu.
2.SelectSystemConfiguration,andthenpressEnter.
3.NavigatetooneofthedesiredadapterportsandthenpressEnter.
TheHBAsHIIconfigurationmenushouldappear.
4.SelectAdapterSettings,andthenpressEnter.
5.ResetdefaultsFCFunction.
6.Ensurealltheadaptersettingsmatchthoseusedbyyourfibrechannelfabric.
7.SelectSaveChanges.
8.SelectBootSettings,andthenpressEnter.
9.SelectAdapterDriver,andthenpressEnter.
SetittoEnabledandthenpressEnter.
10.SelectSelectiveLoginandsetittoEnabled.
11.SelectSelectiveLUNLoginandsetittoEnabled.
12.SelectWorldLoginandsetittoDisabled.
13.SelectSaveChanges,andthenpressEnter.
14.PressESCtoreturntotheHBAsHIIconfigurationmenu.
15.SelectBootDevices,andthenpressEnter.
16.SelectafreebootdeviceandenterinthedesiredtargetWWPNandLUNnumber.
17.RepeatStep15foreachtargetportyouwishtoconnecttowiththisdevice.
18.PressESCuntilyoureturntothesystemconfigurationmenu.
19.ForalladapterportsinthesystemrepeatStep3throughStep17
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    							ConfiguringBrocadeHBAs
EnableordisableBIOSforBFS,setportspeed,anddisplayHBABIOSsettingsusingBCU
commands.Bydefault,BIOSisenabledonallHBAports.
HPEBrocadeBIOSConfigurationUtilitycanbeutilized,embeddedwiththebootcode,BCU
commands,andtheHCMtoconfigureBFS.Formoreinformationabouttheprocedures,seethe
BootCodechapterintheBrocadeAdaptersinstallationandreferencemanualavailableathttp://
www.hpe.com/support/manuals.UnderStorage,clickStorageNetworking,andthenunder
HostBusAdapters,selectyourproduct.
ToconfigureaBrocadebootdeviceforhighavailability:
1.EnableBIOS.
BIOSisenabledbydefault.However,BIOSmustbedisabledforarraysthatarenotconfigured
forBFS.
2.EnableoneofthefollowingbootLUNoptions.
•AutoDiscover—Whenenabled,bootinformation,suchasthelocationofthebootLUN,
isprovidedbythefabric.Thisisthedefaultvalue.
•FlashValues—TheHBAobtainsthebootLUNinformationfromflashmemory.
•FirstLUN—ThehostbootsfromthefirstLUNvisibletotheHBAthatisdiscoveredin
thefabric.
NOTE:HewlettPackardEnterpriserecommendsnotusetheFirstLUNoption.
3.Selectabootdevicefromdiscoveredtargets.
ConfiguringQlogicEthernetCNAs
ToconfigureaQlogicEthernetbootdeviceforhighavailability:
1.UpdateserverBIOSwiththelatestversiontoensurethattheBIOSsupportsbootfromSAN
features.
NOTE:BootfromSANfeatureisNOTavailableforsupportedserversusingAMD
processors.
2.DuringPOST,pressCtrl-SattheQlogicEthernetNetXtremeEthernetBootAgentbanner
toinvokeCCMUI.ThisdisplaysQlogicEthernetAdaptersinthesystem.
3.Usethenavigationkeystoselectthedeviceforwhichbootprotocolistobeconfiguredand
thenpressEnter.
4.SelectDeviceHardwareConfigurationandpressEnter.
5.EnsurethatDCBProtocolisenabledonthedeviceandcorrectStoragePersonalityis
configuredbasedonthebootprotocolbeingconfigured.PressEsc.
NOTE:FCoEbootisonlysupportedonDCBenabledconfigurations.
6.SelectMBAConfiguration,andpressEnter.
7.ConfigureBootProtocolfieldtoFCoEandpressEsc.
8.SelectFCoEBootConfigurationandpressEnter.
9.SelectTargetInformationandpressEnter.
10.Fromthelist,selectthefirstavailablepathandpressEnter.
11.SettheconnectparametertoEnabled.EnterthetargetWWPNandBootLUNIDforthe
targettobeusedforboot.
12.NotedowntheinitiatorWWPNseenatthebottomoftheTargetinformationscreen.
13.PressEsctillpromptedtoexitandsavechanges.
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    							14.ProvisionStorageAccessintheSAN
Storageaccessconsistsofzoneprovisioningandstorage-selectiveLUNpresentation,each
ofwhichiscommonlyprovisionedperinitiatorWWPN.Thetwooptionsavailableforstorage
accessare:
a.Pre-provisioning–Toallowtheappropriateaccessfortheinitiator,manuallymodify
fabriczoningandstorage-selectiveLUNpresentationbyusinginitiatorWWPN.
b.Ctrl-Rmethod–TheCtrl-Rmethodallowstheusertoapplythebootinitiatortocarry
thelinkandloginintoallavailablefabricsandtargets.Usingthismethod,theusercan
ensurethattheinitiatorisloggedintothefabric/targetbeforemakinganyprovisioning
changesandcanprovisionwithoutmanuallyenteringWWPNs.
•Allowsthesystemtoattempttobootthroughtheselectedinitiator.
•Aftertheinitiatorbootstarts,itcommenceswithDCBXsync,FIPDiscovery,Fabric
Login,TargetLogin,andLUNreadinesschecks.Iftheinitiatorisunabletocomplete
anyofthesechecks,MBAprovidestheoptiontopressCtrl-R.PressCtrl-R.
•AfterCtrl-Risactivated,thebootinitiatormaintainsthelinkandallowstheuserto
makenecessaryprovisioningcorrectionsandcompletethecheck.Ifneeded,modify
fabriczoningandmakenecessaryLUNprovisioningchanges.
15.ProceedtoOSinstallationafterstorageaccessisprovisionedinSAN.
ConfiguringQLogic(QlogicEthernet)CNAsinHPEUEFIEnvironment
NOTE:TheHPEUEFIenvironmentmaylookandbehavedifferentlyfromotherOEMproviders
ToconfigureanHPE-brandedQlogic(QlogicEthernet)CNAforBootFromSaninUEFIboot
mode,followthesesteps:
1.Duringsystemboot,pressF9toenterthesystemconfigurationmenu.
2.SelectSystemConfiguration,andthenpressEnter.
3.NavigatetooneofthedesiredadapterportsandthenpressEnter.
TheCNA'sMainConfigurationPageshouldappear.
4.SelectDeviceHardwareConfiguration,andthenpressEnter.
5.SelectStoragePersonalityandUEFIBootModeasFCoE.
6.SavechangesbypressingF10.
7.PressESCthenselectFCoEBootConfigurationMenu,andthenpressEnter.
8.SelectFCoEGeneralParametersandpressEnter.
9.SelectBoottoFCoETargetandsetittoEnabled.
10.SelectHBABootModeandsetittoEnabled.
11.SavechangesbypressingF10.
12.PressESCthenselectFCoETargetParameters,andthenpressEnter.
13.EnabletheTargetestablishmentbyselectingConnect#,thenpressEnterthensetitto
Enabled.
14.ConfigurethepreferredTargetbyselectingWWPN#,thenpressEnterthenselectthe
requiredTargetWWPN.
15.ConfigurethetargetbootLUNbyselectingBootLUN#,thenpressEnterthentypethe
LUNNumber.
16.RepeatStep13throughStep15foreachtargetportyouwishtoconnecttowiththisdevice.
17.SavechangesbypressingF10.
18.PressESCuntilyoureturntothesystemconfigurationmenu.
19.ToconfigureBFSonallthedesiredadapterportsinthesystemrepeatStep3throughStep
18
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