Dell Emulex Family of Adapters - Manual (Page 1406)

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2. Boot from SAN
Windows Server 2008, 2008 R2, 2012 and 2012 R2
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4. Boot the host server with the Windows Server 2008, 2008R2, 2012, or 2012 R2 DVD
inserted. Follow the on-screen prompts to install the appropriate version of
Windows Server.
The Windows installation exposes all available and visible LUNs as disks and
partitions numbered 0 to N, where N is the highest number available. These
numbers typically are the LUN numbers assigned by the array.
5. Select the disk on which you want to install the operating system.
6. Follow the system prompts in the Windows installation.
Note: The operating system image is installed with the Globally Unique Identifier
(GUID) Partition Table (GPT) disk partition. See “The GUID Partition
Table” on page 1407 for a brief description of GPT disk partitions.
After the installation is complete, a Boot Option variable called Windows Boot
Manager is populated with a Media Device path pointing to the Windows boot
loader utility. The Windows Boot Manager can be found in the Start Options menu
of the host server UEFI.
The Windows Boot Manager option is inserted as the first boot option in the boot
order list of the Host Server UEFI. The CD/DVD boot is the second device in the
boot order list.
Upon reboot, the system boots from the LUN set up on the SAN.
Direct a UEFI-based Server to a Windows Server 2008,2008 R2,
2012, or 2012 R2 Operating System Image (Installed as
UEFI-Aware) Already Installed on the SAN
This installation procedure assumes a LUN exists in the SAN storage device, is zoned
appropriately to the host adapter’s WWN, and an EFI-aware operating system resides
on the target LUN.
1. Enable boot from SAN in the Emulex UEFI configuration utility.
2. Configure the boot target and LUN in the Emulex UEFI configuration utility to
point to your desired target.
3. Select Boot Manager from the System UEFI configuration manager.
4. Select Add Boot Option.
5. Identify the desired target in the list, and continue down the explorer path until you
locate the bootmgfw.efi file. This file is the boot loader utility for your Windows
Server 2008, 2008 R2, 2012, or 2012 R2 EFI-aware operating system installation.
6. Input a boot device description (such as Win2K8_UEFI_SAN) and optional data (if
desired) for this device and select Commit Changes.
7. From the Boot Manager, select Change Boot Order.
8. Move your previous input description name (Win2K8_UEFI_SAN) to the desired
position in the boot order.
9. Select Commit Changes. The Start Options list now reflects the boot order changes.
Upon reboot, the server is able to boot from this target LUN on the SAN.