How To Migrate Operating System Disk To San

[frederick hannah]

Instead of having a server's operating system disk on its internal drive, are there procedures to move the operating system to a san disk(s)?

[Patrick Terlisten · Accepted solution]

Hello,

you can use software-based mirror to mirror the running system directly to a LUN. Another way is a image tool like norton ghost. Take care about the drives and HBAs. They should support boot from SAN.

Best regards,
Patrick

[Rob Leadbeater]

Hi,

There probably are procedures, but these will vary depending on what operating system you're running...

Cheers,

Rob

[frederick hannah]

FYI: I should have mentioned that the OS was hp-ux 11.11

[frederick hannah]

Looks like booting from the SAN isnt such a widespread idea. I will continue researching. Thanks for your input.

[Tom O'Toole]

Booting from the SAN is widespread, and I highly recommend it.