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Configuring an EMC Boot Device

1.Insert a bootable Windows CD-ROM in the drive and reboot the system.

If your system has a bootable disk already configured from a previous installation, the software will prompt you to press any key to boot from CD-ROM. If the bootable disk is not the storage array disk on which you want to install Windows, then you should disable that disk’s SCSI BIOS as described under Preparing the Server on page 3-22.

2.Immediately after the Windows installation begins, press F6 when directed or when the blue screen appears following this banner:

Setup is inspecting your computer's hardware configuration ---

Pressing F6 tells the Windows installer that you want to load a third-party driver before proceeding with the installation.

If you do not press F6 in time to add the drivers, restart the server to try again.

3.When prompted for additional drivers, select S.

4.Insert the EMC HBA Drivers diskette for your OS. Then press ENTER to continue.

5.Select the appropriate QLogic boot HBA from the next menu.

Depending on the version of Windows, you may receive an error message that the default driver is newer than the provided one. Ignore this message, and select F6 to continue and use the driver you have provided.

6.Press ENTER to continue.

Setup continues to load files. The Welcome to Setup dialog appears.

7.Press ENTER to begin the setup procedure.

If you are installing Windows on a newly created LUN, you may receive a message that your boot disk is new or erased. You can press C to continue.

The Windows Licensing Agreement appears.

8.Press PG DN to scroll through and read the license agreement; to accept it, press F8.

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QLogic specifications

EMC QLogic is a leading provider of advanced networking solutions, primarily known for its high-performance storage area network (SAN) technologies. It specializes in Fibre Channel and Ethernet networking products, offering robust solutions that are essential for modern data center environments.

One of the key features of EMC QLogic is its exceptional performance in high-speed data transfer. QLogic's Fibre Channel products, such as switches and host bus adapters (HBAs), support speeds of up to 32 Gbps, ensuring ultra-fast communication between storage devices and servers. This high throughput is crucial for applications demanding high IOPS (Input/Output Operations Per Second), particularly in virtualized environments and databases.

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