Configuring an EMC Boot Device
9.Press ESC to exit the Fast!UTIL Options menu.
10.Reboot the host.
What Next? The next step depends on the topology:
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Preparing the Fabric
You can configure a switched fabric to support multiple hosts and multiple storage systems. For this setup, we will describe only the minimum configuration required for the boot LUN and server.
EMC recommends that you use switch zoning in all configurations to ensure consistency if your fabric grows.
The configuration below requires an existing knowledge of zoning and switch fabric concepts. The procedure explains the necessary steps to enable boot functionality for the storage system. This configuration does not cover the impact of zoning changes to other devices that will use the same connections. You should confirm your overall topology requirements and configuration before implementing any zoning changes.
Other devices on the fabric may introduce load and demand on the interlink components and storage system that can affect boot LUN performance and correct functionality.
The switch fabric must be configured initially so that the boot HBA is visible only to a single port on the storage system. That is, there must be only one zone containing the boot HBA and one SP port until installation is complete, even if you will install failover software later.
This can be accomplished in one of three ways (described following this list):
◆Switch fabric soft zoning (by WWPN)
◆Switch fabric hard zoning (by switch port)
◆Physical connection of only one SP port to the fabric
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