Installing windows server 2008 and the driver – Dell Brocade Adapters User Manual
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Boot over SAN
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7. When a message displays to insert the disk labeled manufacturer-supplied hardware support
disk, insert the Brocade adapter driver update disk that you created in
and press Enter.
A list of devices displays.
8. Select Brocade's adapter from the list and press Enter.
The following message displays:
Setup will load support for the following mass storage device(s): Brocade Fibre Channel
Adapter.
9. Press Enter.
10. Remove the driver update disk after the driver update files load.
11. Continue responding to on-screen instructions and refer to your system documentation as
necessary to format and complete installation on the target boot LUN.
After Windows installs on the remote LUN, the system should automatically reboot from the
LUN.
Messages should display on the host system as BIOS or UEFI loads successfully. System boot
setup screens should also display a hard drive entry containing the Brocade adapter, boot LUN
number, and target storage device.
Installing Windows Server 2008 and the driver
Use the following steps to install Windows Server 2008 and the adapter driver on an unformatted
disk that you configured as a bootable device when setting up the adapter BIOS or UEFI on the host
system.
If the LUN you have targeted for booting over SAN already has an operating system installed, be
sure to use options for reformatting the LUN during Windows Server 2008 installation. Refer to your
operating system documentation for details.
NOTE
For HBAs and Fabric Adapter ports configured in HBA mode, you will need the fc dud file,
brocade_adapter_fc_
Adapter ports configured in CNA mode, you will need the fcoe dud file,
brocade_adapter_fcoe_w2k8_x86_dud_
NOTE
For Microsoft Windows operating systems, the driver update disk does not verify prerequisite checks
as part of installation. Please review the operating system prerequisites and install the necessary
hotfixes after the operating system installation is complete.
1. Driver update disk files are provided for x86 and x64 systems. Refer to
on page 49 for a list of driver update disk files and the operating systems that
support these files. Also refer to
on page 40 for information on
operating system support for adapter drivers.
2. Download the appropriate Windows 2008 adapter driver update disk (dud) .zip file for your
host platform from the Brocade adapters website
the
following steps:
a.
On the adapters website,
navigate to the drivers Downloads page.
b. On the downloads page, select your host’s operating system from the Download Individual
Software Installers, Drivers, or Documents list to access the appropriate downloads.