EMC P/N 300-002-803 manual Configuring a Symmetrix boot device for iSCSI

Configuring a Boot Device on an EMC Storage Array

◆Disable the BIOS on any other HBAs in the system other than the QLogic HBA designated for booting.

Configuring the QLogic BIOS for SAN boot

After the BIOS is installed and enabled, it must be configured for use for booting from EMC VNX series or CLARiiON storage systems.

In cases where the host is booting from an internal drive and is being converted to boot from the SAN, QLogic SANsurfer may be used to configure the BIOS for SAN boot. Please refer to the complete documentation and the EMC-qualified versions of SANsurfer available for download from the EMC-approved section of the QLogic website.

If this is a new VNX series or CLARiiON SAN configuration, the BIOS may be configured at boot time using the Flas!UTIL utility. The following procedure describes how to configure the BIOS using Flas!UTIL utility.

The following procedure describes how to configure the BIOS.

1.Connect the Symmetrix iSCSI port to the adapter in the lowest-numbered PCI slot in the server. For example, if there are three adapters in the system in slots 2, 4, and 5, connect the cable to the adapter in slot. Do not connect cables to the other adapters at this time.

2.Boot the server, and press CTRL-Qwhen the QLogic banner is displayed.

Note: Different HBA models may display different banners. Be sure to press CTRL-Qfor the HBA to be configured. The banner display corresponds to the BIOS revision pertinent to the HBAs currently installed. Refer to the EMC Support Matrix for specific HBAs and BIOS revisions.

3.After Fast!UTIL loads, the display depends on whether there are multiple QLogic HBAs installed:

•If there is only one QLogic HBA, the Fast!UTIL Options menu appears.

Configuring a Symmetrix boot device for iSCSI 3.x

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