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Configuring an EMC Boot Device

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2.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.

If there are multiple QLogic HBAs, a list of addresses occupies by those HBAs appears. Use the arrow keys to select the desired HBA; then press ENTER. The Fast!UTIL Options menu appears.

3.Select Configuration Settings from the menu.

4.Select Selectable Boot Settings from the Configuration Settings menu.

Select the first Boot Port Name entry, and in the Device window scroll to select the CLARiiON port WWN from which you want to boot.

Depending on the array model, the HBA may not yet detect any LUNs, or it may detect a LUNZ labeled disk. This is normal behavior.

Leave the server here so the HBA will remain active while you configure the storage array groups.

5.Using EMC ControlCenter Navisphere Management software, you must add the HBA to the storage group you created earlier. Depending on the array model, you may have to first manually register the HBA connection. If you will later install PowerPath or ATF, be sure to select the corresponding parameters during the registration procedure. Refer to your EMC ControlCenter Navisphere Management software, ATF, or PowerPath documentation for detailed instructions.

6.Press ESC until you exit the Fast!UTIL Options menu. You do not need to save any changes if prompted.

7.Reboot the server.

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