Emulex Fibre Channel - Configure Boot from SAN on Linux or VMware (x86 and x64)

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Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-02A Rev. A

2. Boot from SAN

Linux and VMware

10. Select the same drive you configured as the boot device (see “Configure Boot

Devices” on page 30).

Linux and VMware

Configure Boot from SAN on Linux or VMware (x86 and x64)

1. If necessary, install or update the boot code on the adapter (see “Update and Enable

Boot Code” on page 27).

2. If necessary, enable the boot code on the adapter (see “Update and Enable Boot

Code” on page 27).

3. Enable the adapter to boot from SAN (see “Enable an Adapter to Boot from SAN”

on page 29).

4. By default, the boot adapter uses auto topology with loop first. If you want to set

the boot adapter to use a different topology, change it (see “Change Topology” on

page 37).

5. Configure boot devices (see “Configure Boot Devices” on page 30).

6. If desired, configure the boot options on the adapter (see “Configure Adapter

Parameters” on page 33).

7. Use the driver on the operating system distribution disk to boot the system. If

necessary, you can then update the driver to the desired version.

Configure Boot from SAN on Linux (PowerPC)

1. If necessary, install or update the boot code on the adapter (see “Update and Enable

Boot Code” on page 27).

2. If necessary, enable the boot code on the adapter (see “Update and Enable Boot

Code” on page 27)

Note: If you are installing SLES 10, step 3 can be eliminated as the install process

updates the system's boot order to point to the newly installed device.

3. See the system documentation for instructions on accessing the System

Management Services (SMS) feature to set the boot list. SMS is resident in the

system firmware.

Boot from a Non-Zero LUN Attached to an Emulex LPFC

Adapter on Linux

This section describes how to configure SLES 10 SPx or SLES 11 SPx to boot from an

FC-attached disk device other than /dev/sda. This example uses /dev/sdb.

To boot from a non-zero LUN attached to an Emulex LPFC adapter:

1. Configure the Emulex adapter to boot from the desired LUN.

2. Start the standard SLES 10 SPx or SLES 11 SPx installation.