Creating the Operating System Boot Image
The following subsections describe the process of creating the operating system boot image on the virtual disk.
Configuring the PowerVault MD3000i Storage Array
1Perform the following procedure to manually register a host:
a Open the PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager, and connect to the PowerVault MD3000i storage array to be used by the host for booting.
b Select the Configure tab, and then click Configure Host Access (Manual).
c In the host field, enter the host name, select the host type from the drop down list, and then click Next.
d In the Selected iSCSI initiators field, click the New button.
e In the iSCSI initiator name field, enter the iSCSI Qualified Name
(IQN) of the host initiator and leave the iSCSI Initiator label to the default.
Fully qualified IQN format is
Example:
f Click Add and then click Next.
g Ensure that the option No,This host will NOT share access to the same virtual disks with other hosts is selected and then click Next.
h In the Confirm Host Definition page, click Finish.
2Create a virtual disk and assign it to the host:
a Select the Configure tab and click Create Virtual Disks.
b Create a virtual disk which is of the same size as the boot partition and assign it to the host. Enter the virtual disk capacity.
NOTE: It is recommended that the capacity you allocate to the virtual disk be equal to or more than the boot partition capacity. A minimum boot partition size of 16 GB is recommended.
Using the F6 Option to Configure Intel BFi
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