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3–Configuration Configuring Boot from SAN

7.After the Host Adapter BIOS is enabled, select the boot device as shown in the following table:

	Enable	WWPN/LUN
	Selectable	WWPN/LUN	Device Boot
	Selectable	Boot List	Device Boot
	Boot	Boot List
	Boot

	No	x	BIOS configures the first disk drive it finds as
			boot device.

	Yes	None specified	BIOS configures the first disk drive it finds that is
			also a LUN 0 as boot device.

	Yes	Specified	BIOS scans through the specified boot WWPN
			or LUN list until it finds a disk drive, and then
			configures it as the boot device.

a.Choose Selectable Boot Settings, and then press ENTER.

b.On the Selectable Boot Settings page, choose Selectable Boot.

c.To toggle the value to Enabled, press ENTER.

8.After the Selectable Boot is enabled, select the boot device. QLogic Fibre Channel Adapters allow the specification of up to four WWPN/LUNs as boot devices. To select up to three boot devices, follow these steps:

a.To move to the Primary location of the Selectable Boot List menu, press the DOWN ARROW key.

b.To see a list of accessible devices in the Select Fibre Channel Device menu, press ENTER.

c.Press the DOWN ARROW key to scroll down to the device you want to put into your Selectable Boot menu list.

d.To select the requested device and load it into the Selectable Boot menu list, press ENTER.

e.(Optional) Repeat this step to specify up to three alternate boot devices.

Now the ESX system is ready to boot from SAN from the specified boot devices.

NOTE:

QLogic recommends that when both the adapter BIOS and the Selectable Boot option are enabled, you always select a device and put it in the Primary boot device location of the Selectable Boot menu list.

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Contents User’s Guide Document Revision History Table of Contents Troubleshooting FC0054607-00 a Page Related Materials PrefaceIntended Audience Related QLogic documentationWhat’s in This Guide Related VMware documentationDocumentation Conventions Under Hardware, click Storage AdaptersTechnical Support See Configuring Boot from SAN onLicense Agreements Contact Information AvailabilityTraining Knowledge DatabaseXii FC0054607-00 a Hardware and Software Components Hardware ComponentsAdapter Component Details Callout DescriptionOS Driver Boot CodeSoftware Components Management Tools and Utilities Supported QLogic AdaptersFirmware „ VMware ESX/ESXi Release Support-4.0 InstallationSupported Features „ Link Rate„ Support for VMware VMotion and VMware Storage VMotion Installing the HardwareTo install the adapter „ SANsurfer FC HBA Manager provides Installing the DriverInstalling SANsurfer Management Tools „ SANsurfer FC HBA CLI providesInstalling SANsurfer FC HBA Manager To install SANsurfer FC HBA Manager on VMwareDownloading SANsurfer FC HBA Manager-VMware To install SANsurfer FC HBA Manager on Linux or Windows Etc/hosts Etc/hosts.allowInstalling SANsurfer FC HBA CLI To install SANsurfer FC HBA CLITo install the package, enter the following command „ Using vSphere Client „ Using Console OS ConfigurationUsing vSphere Client Identifying QLogic Adapters on VMware ESX/ESXiUsing Console OS VSphere Client ConfigurationDiscover the device using lspci Finding Adapters on VMware ESX/ESXi Using the QLogic Fast!UTIL Bios Utility Verifying That the Driver is Loaded Configuring the Driver Parameters To configure driver parametersConfigurable Driver Parameters Driver Parameter DescriptionDeploying Npiv for VMware ESX/ESXi Ql2xoperationmodeMonitoring Npiv Virtual Ports from SANsurfer SANsurfer FC HBA Manager Showing Npiv Configuring Boot from SAN Virtual Port Information Page in SANsurferStarting Fast!UTIL from the Bios Screen Enable Device BootTable A-1. QLA234x Adapter LED Scheme TroubleshootingTroubleshooting with LEDs Green LED Amber LED ActivityYellow LED Green LED Amber LED Activity Table A-3. QEM2462 Power and Attention Switch LED SchemeTable A-2. QLA24xx/QLE24xx/QEM2462 Adapter LED Scheme Table A-5. QLE8042 Converged Network Adapter LED Scheme Dynamic Extended LoggingTable A-4. QLE25xx Adapter LED Scheme Green LED LinkTroubleshooting with Driver Logs # cat /proc/scsi/qla2xxx/5Troubleshooting Troubleshooting with Driver Logs Table A-6. Common Driver Log Messages Qla%d Loop Down aborting ISPScsi%d Cannot get topology retrying Table A-6. Common Driver Log Messages Output Field Description Debugging Using Proc InformationTable A-7. Proc Output Table A-8. Frequently Seen Issues Collecting System Logs for TroubleshootingFrequently Seen Issues Issue Troubleshooting TipGlossary Device CacheConverged Network Adapter DriverFast!UTIL Local area network Message signaled interruptsLPort Loop initialization processNLPort NPortNPort ID virtualization Node loop portPort Port loginPoint-to-point Port instanceTarget World wide port namePage Index Glossary-2 Glossary-3L2 cache Glossary-2 Glossary-4Glossary-1 Nvram Glossary-6FC0054607-00 a Index-5