Dell Emulex Family of Adapters - Manual (Page 1559)

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4. Configuring Boot from SAN for the FCoE Protocol
Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, and Windows Server 2012 R2
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Configuring Boot from SAN on Windows (UEFI)
To configure boot from SAN:
1. If necessary, update the boot code on the adapter. See chapter 7., “Updating and
Enabling Boot Code,” on page 1595 for more information.
2. If necessary, enable the boot code on the adapter. See “Enabling an Adapter to Boot
from SAN” on page 1579 for more information.
3. Configure boot devices. See “Configuring Boot Devices” on page 1581 for more
information.
4. If desired, configure the boot options on the adapter. See “Configuring Advanced
Adapter Parameters” on page 1584 for more information.
5. Install the operating system on a boot disk:
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For a new installation of a UEFI-aware operating system on a UEFI-based x64
server, see “Installing a New Windows UEFI-aware Operating System on a
UEFI-based x64 Server” on page 1559.
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For Windows Server 2008, 2012, or 2012 R2, see “Installing Windows Server
2008, 2008 R2, 2012, or 2012 R2 on a Boot Disk (x64)” on page 1561.
Installing a New Windows UEFI-aware Operating System on
a UEFI-based x64 Server
This installation procedure assumes LUNs are created in the SAN storage device and
zoned appropriately to the host adapter's WWN.
To install a new Windows Server UEFI-aware operating system:
1. From the server system UEFI setup, ensure that CD/DVD is the first device in the
Boot Order list.
2. Enable the adapter BIOS setting to allow SAN boot in the Emulex UEFI
configuration utility.
3. Configure the boot target and LUN in Emulex UEFI configuration utility to select
the desired target.
4. Boot the host server with the Windows Server 2008, 2008 R2, 2012, or 2012 R2 DVD
inserted. Follow the on-screen prompts to install the appropriate version of
Windows Server.
5. The Windows installation exposes all available/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.
6. Select the disk on which you want to install the operating system.
7. Follow system prompts in the Windows installation.
Note: The operating system image is installed with the GPT disk partition. See
“GUID Partition Table” on page 1560 for a brief description of GPT disk
partitions.
8. 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