EMC P/N 300-002-803 Boot device support, Array, for further information on booting from the SAN

Introduction

Boot device support

Linux hosts using QLogic adapters have been qualified for booting from EMC storage array devices interfaced through Fibre Channel and iSCSI as specified in the EMC Support Matrix.

The EMC Symmetrix® , EMC VNX™ series, or EMC CLARiiON® device that is to contain the Master Boot Record (MBR) for the host must have a lower logical unit number (LUN) than any other device visible to the host. This device should be mapped as /dev/sda by the Linux operating system for the boot to succeed from the device.

Refer to Chapter 7, ”Configuring a Boot Device on an EMC Storage

Array,” for further information on booting from the SAN.

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EMC Host Connectivity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FCoE CNAs for the Linux Environment