Dell Emulex Family of Adapters - Manual (Page 255)

OneCommand™ Manager Application P010066-01A Rev. A
11. Configuring Boot from an FC SAN
Boot Device Parameters
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For OpenBoot, you must also provide a Target ID parameter.
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The OneCommand Manager application runs on a running operating system,
so you must boot the host to configure boot from SAN with the OneCommand
Manager application.
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You must work from a running host that supports the OneCommand Manager
application. Often, this host has booted from a direct-attached drive. With the
OneCommand Manager application, you can configure a direct boot host to
boot from a SAN. You can modify an existing boot from SAN configuration or
configure boot from SAN on an adapter for installation in another host so it can
boot from SAN.
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You must know what boot code type the adapter has; the OneCommand
Manager application cannot detect this. Without knowing this, you could
configure a boot type but not be able to boot from it since the adapter lacks the
correct boot code.
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You must know what boot code type the system supports; the OneCommand
Manager application cannot detect this. You can configure any boot type, but if
the system does not support that type, it cannot boot from SAN.
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If you manage adapters on a remote host that is running a version of the
OneCommand Manager application that does not support boot from SAN, the
Configure Boot button does not appear.
Note: You can configure boot from SAN before boot by using the Emulex Boot
BIOS setup command line interface that runs during system startup. See
the Emulex Boot BIOS setup program documentation for details.
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One of the following FC or FCoE adapter drivers must be installed:
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Storport Miniport or UCNA driver for Windows
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Emulex driver for Linux
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Solaris emlxs FCA Driver
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Emulex driver for VMware
To configure boot from SAN:
1. Select Host or Fabric view.
2. In the discovery-tree, click the FC or FCoE adapter port on which you want to
enable boot from SAN.
3. Select the Maintenance tab, check enable adapter boot (if available) and click
Configure Boot. The Boot from SAN Configuration dialog box appears.
Note: The Configure Boot button is disabled if the Enable Adapter Boot checkbox
is not checked. If boot code is not present on the adapter, the Enable
Adapter Boot checkbox and Configure Boot button are not displayed on the
Maintenance tab.