Dell Emulex Family of Adapters - Manual (Page 1407)

Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-01A Rev. A
2. Boot from SAN
Windows Server 2008, 2008 R2, 2012 and 2012 R2
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The GUID Partition Table
The GUID Partition Table (GPT) was introduced as part of the EFI initiative. GPT
provides a more flexible mechanism for partitioning disks than the older Master Boot
Record (MBR) partitioning scheme that has been common to PCs. MBR supports 4
primary partitions per hard drive and a maximum partition size of 2 terabytes (TB). If
the disk is larger than two terabytes (the maximum partition size in a legacy MBR), the
size of this partition is marked as 2 Tb and the rest of the disk is ignored.
The GPT disk itself can support a volume up to 2^ 64 blocks in length (for 512-byte
blocks, this is 9.44 zettabytes). The GPT disk can also theoretically support unlimited
partitions.
Note: By default, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, 2008 R2, 2012, and 2012 R2 installs
with a GPT-formatted disk on an UEFI-Aware server.
For more information on the GUID partition table, see the Microsoft website and search
for the terms: Windows and GPT FAQ.
Install Windows Server 2008, 2008 R2, 2012 and 2012 R2
on an FC Boot Disk
This procedure installs Windows Server 2008, 2008 R2, 2012 and 2012 R2 onto an
unformatted FC disk drive and configures the system to boot from the SAN disk drive.
Note: The computer’s system BIOS may require that another controller take
precedence over the Emulex adapter during boot. If this occurs, you must
disconnect or disable the other adapter. This allows you to configure and build
your operating system on the drive connected to the Emulex adapter.
1. Install the Emulex driver for Windows as described in the Emulex Drivers Version for
Windows User Manual.
2. In Windows Explorer, navigate to the installation folder you specified.
3. In the \AutoPilot Installer\Drivers\drivername folder, open the folder that
corresponds to your computer type, such as x64. “Drivername” is the type of driver
you downloaded (for example, Storport Miniport).
4. Copy all the files in this folder onto a formatted floppy disk or a USB device.
5. Boot the target system with the Windows Server 2008, 2008 R2, 2012 and 2012 R2
setup media. The Install Windows splash screen is displayed.
6. Verify and if necessary change the Language, Time and Date, and Keyboard values.
Click Next. Another splash screen is displayed.
7. Click Install Now. The Where do you want to install Windows? screen is displayed.
8. Click Load Driver. Browse to the floppy disk or USB device specified in step 8
where the driver is located to load the Storport Miniport driver for the appropriate
operating system. Once selected, the correct driver location and driver are
displayed under the Select driver to be installed screen.
9. Select Next. After the driver is loaded, the Where do you want to install Windows?
screen is displayed.