Dell Emulex Family of Adapters - Manual (Page 1408)

Boot for the Fibre Channel Protocol User Manual P010096-01A Rev. A
2. Boot from SAN
Linux and VMware
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10. Select the same drive you configured as the boot device (see “Configure Boot
Devices” on page 1419).
Linux and VMware
Configure Boot from SAN on Linux or VMware (x86 and x64)
1. If necessary, install or update the boot code on the adapter (see “Update and Enable
Boot Code” on page 1416).
2. If necessary, enable the boot code on the adapter (see “Update and Enable Boot
Code” on page 1416).
3. Enable the adapter to boot from SAN (see “Enable an Adapter to Boot from SAN”
on page 1418).
4. By default, the boot adapter uses auto topology with loop first. If you want to set
the boot adapter to use a different topology, change it (see “Change Topology” on
page 1426).
5. Configure boot devices (see “Configure Boot Devices” on page 1419).
6. If desired, configure the boot options on the adapter (see “Configure Adapter
Parameters” on page 1422).
7. Use the driver on the operating system distribution disk to boot the system. If
necessary, you can then update the driver to the desired version.
Configure Boot from SAN on Linux (PowerPC)
1. If necessary, install or update the boot code on the adapter (see “Update and Enable
Boot Code” on page 1416).
2. If necessary, enable the boot code on the adapter (see “Update and Enable Boot
Code” on page 1416)
Note: If you are installing SLES 10, step 3 can be eliminated as the install process
updates the system's boot order to point to the newly installed device.
3. See the system documentation for instructions on accessing the System
Management Services (SMS) feature to set the boot list. SMS is resident in the
system firmware.
Boot from a Non-Zero LUN Attached to an Emulex LPFC
Adapter on Linux
This section describes how to configure SLES 10 SPx or SLES 11 SPx to boot from an
FC-attached disk device other than /dev/sda. This example uses /dev/sdb.
To boot from a non-zero LUN attached to an Emulex LPFC adapter:
1. Configure the Emulex adapter to boot from the desired LUN.
2. Start the standard SLES 10 SPx or SLES 11 SPx installation.