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тАО10-10-2008 06:24 AM
тАО10-10-2008 06:24 AM
BL465c Boot From SAN Problem
Does anyone have any ideas as to what I have done wrong?
Also, if anyone has a better way to migrate from using local drives to SAN, please let me know.
Thanks.
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тАО10-10-2008 09:13 AM
тАО10-10-2008 09:13 AM
Re: BL465c Boot From SAN Problem
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тАО11-18-2008 11:49 AM
тАО11-18-2008 11:49 AM
Re: BL465c Boot From SAN Problem
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тАО11-19-2008 07:37 AM
тАО11-19-2008 07:37 AM
Re: BL465c Boot From SAN Problem
I was able to do a fresh install to a LUN without a problem and it ran great.
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тАО11-24-2008 06:37 PM
тАО11-24-2008 06:37 PM
Re: BL465c Boot From SAN Problem
1. Confirm that the boot LUN is presented as LUN 0 to the host (in the Array management software)
2. Ensure that you are running a certified/validated configuration (e.g. if you use Clariion or DMX, EMC E-lab will tell you what FC HBA, fabric switch, MPIO, Storport boot from SAN etc firmware/software/driver combination you should use) You may need to upgrade multiple components
3. Try fixing the port speed to 2gb or 4gbps through the Qlogic BIOS
4. Ensure the the Qlogic card is set to Point to Point and not FC Loop within the Qlogic BIOS screen - most came out of the factory as FC Loop
5. Ensure that the hosts HBAs are zoned correctly to the target Array
6. If you use VirtualConnect, in the server profile enable "Show fibre channel boot paramaters" set port 1 and 2, Primary and Secondary to the WWPN of the target storage array on which the boot LUN resides
7. Ensure that the boot controller order precedence in the server BIOS is set to the Qlogic cards and not the onboard smart array controller
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тАО11-24-2008 06:41 PM
тАО11-24-2008 06:41 PM
Re: BL465c Boot From SAN Problem
You will need to take a block copy of the OS from the source, then boot the target machine with the equivalent amount of storage or more, and then do a hardware independent restore of the OS and inject the correct FC HBA and storport drivers into the image.