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Boot from SAN - SLES10 on RX8640/7640 to EVA4400

 
wan.muqit
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Boot from SAN - SLES10 on RX8640/7640 to EVA4400

Hi,

Im need to install SLES10 on rx8640 and rx7640 to boot from SAN. Can anyone help me to explain in detail how is the process?

Rgds
Wan
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Steven E. Protter
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Re: Boot from SAN - SLES10 on RX8640/7640 to EVA4400

Shalom,

Use EFI to build a boot option from DVD.

http://docs.hp.com/en/5991-1247B/ch05s21.html

Booting into SUSE
http://docs.hp.com/en/A5201-96044/apas05.html

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Bharath_Pingali
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Re: Boot from SAN - SLES10 on RX8640/7640 to EVA4400

Hello Wan,


If you are using device mapper;

http://bizsupport1.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c01513866/c01513866.pdf

Emulex & Qlogic Boot From SAN Doc;

http://bizsupport1.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c01672721/c01672721.pdf

If you are planning to use Device mapper, you will have to follow the steps in the second link to configure HBA.


Hope this helps.

-Thank You
Bharath