HP B-Series Remote Replication Solutions Setup and Install
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1. Add server blade e http h71028 www 7 hp com enterprise cache 80316 0 0 225 121 html e http h18004 www1 hp com products blades components c class components html e http h18004 www 1 hp com products blades components c class bladeservers html HP SAN Design Reference Guide hito h18006 www 1 hp com products storageworks san index html Additional documentation htto www hp com Product information http www hp com support Related information 19 Typographic conventions Table 2 Document conventions Convention Blue text Table 2 page 20 Uses Cross reference links Blue underlined text hitp www hp com Website addresses Blue underlined bold text CVfeedback hp com Email addresses Monospace text Bold text e Keys that are pressed e Text typed into a GUI element such as a box e GUI elements that are clicked or selected such as menu and list items buttons tabs and check boxes Italic text Text emphasis e File and directory names e System output e Code e Commands their arguments and argument values Monospace italic text e Code variables e Command variables Monospace bold text Emphasized monospace text NOTE Provides additional information 20 Support and other resources A Slipstreaming Broadcom Drivers into Microsoft Windows Server 2012 2012 R2 Image Files Injecting Slipstreaming Broa2. Fibre Channel HBAs CNAs mezzanine cards and LOMs e HP Smart Array Controllers e HP disk arrays e HP ProLiant servers and BladeServers e Hardware setup procedures e Fabric administration e Installing an operating system e Virtual connect e iLO e Device Mapper multipath solution for Linux and Citrix e Multipath DSM for Windows e Server BIOS e The procedure to create and map a LUN on the storage array e The procedure to set up switch zoning e Upgrading server BIOS to the latest released version e Upgrading firmware on all installed cards to the latest version For up to date information on supported versions of firmware BIOS and drivers see the HP HBA Support Matrix at http h20272 www2 hp com Pages spock2Html aspx htmlFile hw_hbas html amp lang en amp cc US amp It is essential to sign up for HP Passport to enable access For more information about HP products see the HP Manuals website at httj www hp com support manuals For more information about SAN configurations see the HP SAN Design Reference Guide at http www hp com go sdgmanuals Introduction 2 Contiguring HBAs NOTE e Although the procedures in this chapter refer to HBAs they apply to all supported adapter types HBA CNA LOM and mezzanine cards e For Windows servers only one boot path must be configured IMPORTANT HP recommends disabling HBA BIOS on HBAs that are not part of BFS HBA CNA LOM mezzan
3. disk to install the operating system and click Next To update the system drivers and agents use the latest HP Service Pack for ProLiant HP SPP Install appropriate multipathing software Reboot the server To configure multipath return to HBA BIOS utility and complete the configuration of secondary and tertiary boot paths Reboot the system Microsoft Windows Server 2012 2012 R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 2012 R2 Boot from SAN installation requires the use of slipstream DVD or ISO image introducing the latest Broadcom drivers To create required Microsoft Windows Server 2012 2012 R2 image ISO or DVD refer to Appendix A Slipstreaming Broadcom Drivers into Microsoft Windows Server 2012 2012 R2 Image Files page 21 16 l Insert the newly created DVD or ISO for installing the applicable Microsoft Windows server 2012 2012 R2 version 2 After installing the OS apply the latest HP Service Pack for ProLiant HP SPP for updating the system drivers and agents Installing the operating system gt 6 VMware Install appropriate multipathing software Reboot the server To configure multipath start HBA BIOS utility and complete the configuration of the secondary and tertiary boot paths Reboot the system NOTE Boot from SAN is supported on ESXi 5 1 U1 ESXi 5 5 or later FcoE Boot from SAN requires the latest HP custom install image for ESXi 5 1 U1 or ESXi 5 5 which includes Broadcom FCo
4. only boot from the last interface listed in the kernel command line SUSE Linux Enterprise Server HP Gen server installation Follow the HP Proliant Gen9 Series servers also DL580 Gen8 server installation instructions from the Link After you have completed the steps proceed to step 4 l Boot from SLES11 SP2 SP3 installation medium and press F6 on the installation splash screen for driver update disk Select Yes In boot options type withfcoe 1 Select Installation to proceed Follow the on screen instructions to choose the Driver Update medium and load an appropriate DUD driver kit After the driver is updated select Next to continue with the installation When requested click Configure FCoE Interfaces Ensure that FCoE Enable is set to yes on the 10GbE initiator ports that you want to use as SAN boot paths To enable each interface for FCoE boot click Change Settings ensure that e FCoE Enable and AUTO_VLAN are set to yes e DCB required is set to no e click Create FCoE VLAN Interface Broadcom CNAs 15 go 10 T 12 13 Windows The VLAN dialog box appears Click Yes to confirm triggering automatic FIP VLAN discovery If successful VLAN is displayed under FCoE VLAN Interface If not visible SAN connectivity and switch configuration must to be verified NOTE In case of SLES 11 SP3 in HP FlexFabric environment you might not see any VLAN with interface name which is acceptable for this e
5. E drivers l 2 3 Boot from the updated ESXi installation image and select ESXi installer when prompted Follow the instructions on the screen to continue the installation process Reboot the system VMware Best Practices Follow HP recommendation from the specific server booting from a SAN Enable and configure the adapter correctly to allow it to access the boot LUN Each host must have access to its own boot LUN only and not others Use storage system software to ensure the host accesses only its designated LUNs Multipathing to a boot LUN on active passive arrays is not supported because multipathing is not supported by BIOS and is unable to activate a standby path SAN connections must be made through a switched topology if the array is not certified for direct connect topology If an array is certitied for direct connect topology SAN connections can be made directly to the array NOTE Boot from SAN is supported for both switched topology and direct connect topology if these topologies are certified for the specific array See specific ESX ESXi 3 x 4 x and 5 x installation documentation at http pubs vmware com VMware Best Practices 17 5 Support and other resources Contacting HP HP technical support For worldwide technical support information see the HP support website htto www hp com support Before contacting HP collect the following information Product model names and numbers Techn
6. HP Boot trom SAN Contiguration Guide Abstract This document provides information about implementing the high availability features of boot from SAN in ProLiant servers It is intended for system administrators who are experienced with storage networks HP Part Number 790184 001 Published January 2015 Edition 4 Copyright 2014 2015 Hewlett Packard Development Company L P Copyright 2009 Emulex Corporation Copyright 2009 QLogic Corporation Confidential computer software Valid license from HP required for possession use or copying Consistent with FAR 12 211 and 12 212 Commercial Computer Software Computer Software Documentation and Technical Data for Commercial Items are licensed to the U S Government under vendor s standard commercial license The information contained herein is subject to change without notice The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein Acknowledgments Microsoft and Windows are trademarks of the Microsoft Group of companies Contents B E AES A A SAEI E A E EATE I E E 4 Pee Us esnaera e e S te EERE E EE tanned ise E A E EEEE Ri 4 Pae a r E a E S EN EEEE E IEE TO E 5 Configuring Secure Batt a cacoricestraiencencestosmiaaatiens
7. SERVERDATACENTERCORE Example 4 Index 4 Name Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 SERVERDATACENTER 11 To mount the install wim image enter the following command dism mount wim wimfile src sources install wim index 2 mountdir mnt NOTE You must always use 2 for the index value 12 To add the drivers in the currently mounted image enter the following commands dism image mnt add driver driver C Temp evbd inf dism image mnt add driver driver C Temp bxnd inf dism image mnt add driver driver C Temp bxfcoe inf dism image mnt add driver driver C Temp bxois inf 13 To unmount the install wim image enter the following command dism unmount wim mountdir mnt commit 14 To create an iso file enter the following command oscdimg e h m n lslipstream bootdata 2 p0 e b C Program Files x86 Windows Kits 8 1 Assessment and Deployment Kit Deployment Tools amd64 Oscdimg etfsboot com pEF e b C Program Files x86 Windows Kits 8 1 Assessment and Deployment Kit Deployment Tools amd64 Oscdimg efisys bin c temp x sre c Temp Win20xxMOD iso 22 Slipstreaming Broadcom Drivers into Microsoft Windows Server 2012 2012 R2 Image Files NOTE e Platform is a placeholder for the architecture of the ee system such as amd64 or x86 that you install Also xx in filename is the placeholder tor Windows Server OS version e For other version of Windows with different kit location of etfsboot com a
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9. ays Broadcom Adapters in the system Use the navigation keys to select the device for which boot protocol is to be configured and then press Enter Select Device Hardware Configuration and press Enter Ensure that DCB Protocol is enabled on the device and correct Storage Personality is configured based on the boot protocol being configured Press Esc NOTE FCoE boot is only supported on DCB enabled configurations Select MBA Configuration and press Enter Configure Boot Protocol field to FCoE and press Esc Select FCoE Boot Configuration and press Enter Select Target Information and press Enter From the list select the first available path and press Enter Set the connect parameter to Enabled Enter the target WWPN and Boot LUN ID for the target to be used for boot Note down the initiator WWPN seen at the bottom of the Target information screen Press Esc till prompted to exit and save changes Configuring Brocade HBAs 9 14 Provision Storage Access in the SAN Storage access consists of zone provisioning and storage selective LUN presentation each of which is commonly provisioned per initiator WWPN The two options available for storage access are a Pre provisioning To allow the appropriate access for the initiator manually modify fabric zoning and storage selective LUN presentation by using initiator WWPN b Cirl R method The Ctrl R method allows the user to apply the boot initiator to carry the li
10. dcom Drivers into Microsoft Windows Server 2012 2012 R2 Image Files To obtain the correct Broadcom driver extract appropriate smart component for the applicable Windows Server 2012 2012 R2 version from HP SPP kit To inject broadcom drivers into the Windows image file l Copy driver package to a working directory For example copy the driver packages to the following directory C Temp NOTE The names of the files of your choice for slipstream projects are for examples only You can specify file and folder names for slipstream project Inject these drivers into Windows Image WIM files using one of the available option a For Windows Server 2008 R2 and SP2 install the Windows Automated Installation Kit AIK To open AIK kit e Start gt Programs gt Microsoft Windows AIK gt Deployment Tools Command Prompt b For Windows Server 2012 R2 install the Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit ADK For Windows Server 2012 ADK kit at an elevated command prompt locate the Assessment and Deployment Kit servicing folder Location of the folder depends upon ADK kit installation path NOTE For windows 2012 R2 deployments ensure that Windows 8 1 DISM 6 3 9600 17029 of the Microsoft Deployment and Integration Toolkit is used At prompt create a temporary directory and set it as the current directory for all later steps Enter the following command md C Temp x cd d C Temp x To create two subdirector
11. dex number and then press Enter The HBA configuration menu appears 3 Select Configure This Adapter s Parameters The Configure Adapter s Parameters menu appears 4 Select Enable or Disable BIOS A CAUTION _ If BIOS is enabled ensure at least one valid BFS LUN is configured as mentioned in Step 8 Otherwise the next server boot will take significantly long time Press 1 to enable the BIOS Press Esc twice to return to the main menu If not already done zone and create the boot LUN Select Configure Boot Devices ON XW The Saved Boot Devices list appears NOTE To clear Saved Boot Devices list enter OO Configuring Secure Boot 5 9 Use the up and down arrow keys to navigate to the HBA that needs to be set as the primary boot path and then enter 1 The array WWN and LUN created appears 10 Atthe Select Two Digit Number of the Desired Boot Device prompt enter the index of the controller port 11 When prompted enter the LUN ID of the starting LUN 12 When prompted enter the index of the boot device from the list 13 Select Boot this device via WWPN 14 Return to the List of Saved Devices window 15 Exit from the BIOS menu and reboot the server 16 e For servers running Windows 1 Complete the operating system build See Installing the operating system page he 2 Install multipathing software 3 Proceed to Step 17 e For servers running Linux 1 Complete the operating sy
12. e To configure an HP branded Qlogic boot device for high availability in UEFI boot mode 1 During system boot press F9 to enter the system configuration menu 2 Select System Configuration and then press Enter 3 Navigate to one of the desired adapter ports and then press Enter The HBAs HII configuration menu should appear Select Adapter Settings and then press Enter Reset defaults FC Function Ensure all the adapter settings match those used by your fibre channel fabric Select Save Changes Select Boot Settings and then press Enter Select Adapter Driver and then press Enter OO NOOR Set it to Enabled and then press Enter 10 Select Selective Login and set it to Enabled 11 Select Selective LUN Login and set it to Enabled 12 Select World Login and set it to Disabled 13 Select Save Changes and then press Enter 14 Press ESC to return to the HBAs HII configuration menu 15 Select Boot Devices and then press Enter 16 Select a free boot device and enter in the desired target WWPN and LUN number 17 Repeat Step 15 for each target port you wish to connect to with this device 18 Press ESC until you return to the system configuration menu 19 For all adapter ports in the system repeat Step 3 through Step 17 Configuring HBAs Configuring Brocade HBAs Enable or disable BIOS for BFS set port speed and display HBA BIOS settings using BCU commands By default BIOS is enabled on all HBA ports HP B
13. ed Device mapper multipath tools package is installed If you mounted the installation partitions by Device ID in Step 2 ensure that you set the user friendly names to no in the etc multipath conf file Installing from the Microsoft CD Use the following procedures to install the operating system using the Microsoft CD 12 Installing the operating system Loading the HBA driver for a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 install To load the driver ANS 6 Insert the HP Smart Setup CD From the EBSU menu select Bootable DVD and then press Enter Select Load OEM Boot driver or press B to display the Load OEM Boot Driver window Select the Fibre Channel HBA and then press Enter Press Tab once and then press Enter to load the driver The system displays a message confirming that the driver is loaded Select Exit or press X to exit Installing the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 operating system To install the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 operating system l 4 5 6 With the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 CD in the DVD drive select Bootable DVD Press any key to boot from the CD and start the installation process NOTE Do not press F6 to load any mass storage device drivers When the installation completes use the latest HP Smart Setup CD to update the system drivers and agents To re install the HBA driver run the Smart Component by selecting Drivers Driver for FC HBA This sets the HP supported regist
14. em Red Hat Enterprise Linux l 2 3 4 Start the installation of the operating system Provide the parameter 1inux mpath to the kernel boot line NOTE While creating partitions during the installation process you will see multipath devices dev mapper mpath Create the installation partitions using multipath devices Multipathing features are enabled for all the operating system partitions created on multipath devices during installation View the Base System package list and ensure that the device mapper multipath package is selected Complete the installation and boot the server SUSE Linux Enterprise Server l gt Windows Select the device for installing the operating system e For SLES 11 1 Select the DM devices to create installation partitions By default DM devices are not listed To list the DM devices select Hard Disks 2 Select Configure Configure Multipath Yes Yes 3 Select the DM devices to create installation partitions e For SLES 10 select SAN devices for installation partitions While creating the installation partitions select one of the fstab options under Mount in etc fstab by e If you intend to use the user_friendly_names with device mapper multipath devices select Volume label e If you do not intend to use the user_friendly_names with device mapper multipath devices select Device ID Complete the installation and reboot your server Verify that the latest support
15. f Select the alternate device from which to boot and then press Enter Configuring Qlogic HBAs in BIOS environments 7 13 Repeat Step 12 for all controller ports in the array 14 Press Esc twice to save the changes and then select Save Changes The configuration changes to the selected HBA are saved 15 From the Fast UTIL Options menu select Select Host Adapter and then press Enter Select the other HBAs and repeat Step 2 through Step 14 16 Press Ese twice to save the changes Initial setup is complete 17 Reboot the server Configuring QLogic HBAs in HP UEFI Environments 8 NOTE The HP UEFI environment may look and behave differently from other OEM providers To configure an HP branded QLogic boot device for high availability in legacy BIOS boot mode HP 81Q and HP 82Q only 1 Allow the system to get past the UEFI portion of the boot sequence and enter the legacy BIOS boot module The system should display the BIOS style device banners at this point 2 Follows the steps under Configuring QLogic HBAs in BIOS environments page 7 to complete the configuration process To configure an HP branded Qlogic boot device for high availability in legacy BIOS boot mode all other adapters e These adapters can configure their legacy BIOS mode operation via the UEFI HII interfaces To configure them follow the instructions under To configure an HP branded Qlogic boot device for high availability in UEFI boot mod
16. gle Installation Guide index html sn boot options update For RHEL 6 3 on the installation splash screen click Tab In the boot command line add the dd option When asked for Basic Storage Devices Specialized storage devices select the Specialized Storage Devices menu then switch Anaconda graphical installer to virtual terminal CLI using Ctrl Alt F2 and enter the following commands before searching for FCoE targets Replace ethX with name of boot interface port ifconfig ethxX up fipvlan c s f fcoe ethx Switch back to Anaconda installer using Ctrl Alt F6 and proceed to search for FCoE targets using specialized storage device option For RHEL 6 4 updated Anaconda is not required On the installation splash screen press Tab and in the boot command line add dd option to boot the command line Press Enter to proceed When a message Do you have a driver disk appears enter Yes Follow the on screen instructions to choose the Driver Update medium and load an appropriate DUD driver kit NOTE The DUD driver kit can be found as a part of HP SPP kit Proceed with installation after the drivers are loaded Select Specialized Storage Devices and then click Next 14 Installing the operating system o9 10 T 12 13 14 15 Click Add Advanced Target Select Add FCoE SAN and click Add Drive Select each interface intended for FCoE boot clear Use DCB select Use auto vlan and click Add FCoE dis
17. ical support registration number if applicable Product serial numbers Error messages Operating system type and revision level Detailed questions Subscription service HP recommends to register the product at the Subscriber s Choice for Business website hito www hp com go wwalerts After registering an email notification of product enhancement new driver versions firmware updates and other product resources will be received Documentation feedback HP welcomes user feedback To make comments and suggestions about product documentation please send a message to storagedocsfeedback hp com All submissions become the property of HP 18 Support and other resources Related information The following documents and websites provide related information HP Brocade Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters Release Notes HP Emulex Adapters Release Notes HP Qlogic Adapters Release Notes HP Broadcom Adapters Release Notes White papers and best practice documents Table 1 Related documentation websites Topic HP website HBAs and switches hito h18006 www 1 hp com storage networking index html Storage array systems e http h18006 www1 hp com storage arraysystems html e http www hp com go storage Multipathing software hito h18006 www 1 hp com storage software html ProLiant servers hito h18004 www 1 hp com products servers platforms storage html Rapid Deployment Pack http www hp com servers rd
18. ies enter the following commands md src md mnt To copy the original DVD into the src subdirectory enter the following commands xcopy D sre e c i h k y g NOTE In this particular example the installation DVD is in the D drive Enter the following commands attrib r src sources boot wim attrib r src sources install wim To mount the boot wim image enter the following command dism mount wim wimfile src sources boot wim index 2 mountdir mnt NOTE You must always use 2 for the index value Enter the following commands to add the below drivers to the currently mounted image dism image mnt add driver driver C Temp evbd inf Injecting Slipstreaming Broadcom Drivers into Microsoft Windows Server 2012 2012 R2 Image Files 21 dism image mnt add driver driver C Temp bxnd inf dism image mnt add driver driver C Temp bxfcoe inf dism image mnt add driver driver C Temp bxois inf 9 To unmount the boot wim image enter the following command dism unmount wim mountdir mnt commit 10 To determine the index of the desired SKU in the install wim image enter the following command dism get wiminfo wimfile src sources install wim For example Example 1 Index 1 Name Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 SERVERSTANDARDCORE Example 2 Index 2 Name Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 SERVERSTANDARD Example 3 Index 3 Name Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
19. ilities menu 2 Select System Configuration and then press Enter 3 Navigate to one of the desired adapter ports and then press Enter The HBAs HII configuration menu should appear 4 Select Set Emulex Adapter to Default Settings and then press Enter Select Set Adapter Defaults and then press Enter 6 Select Set Boot from SAN and change the option to Enable al Configuring HBAs 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 If needed change the appropriate FCF parameters to connect to your FC FCoE network Select Add Boot Device and wait for the adapter to scan and find the bootable targets available on the fabric Select the desired boot device WWPN and then press Enter Select the desired boot LUN and then press Enter Select Commit Changes and then press Enter Press ESC until you have returned to the HBAs HII configuration menu Configure additional boot targets by repeating Step 6 through Step 10 Select Change Boot Device Order to verify that all boot devices are configured and saved correctly and that their boot priority is ordered correctly Press ESC until you have returned to the system configuration menu Configure all the applicable FC adapter ports in the system by repeating Step 3 through Step B Configuring Qlogic HBAs in BIOS environments To configure a Qlogic boot device for high availability l c go 10 11 12 For specific QLogic product type press Alt Q or Ct
20. ine cards provide BFS functionality When adapters are configured to boot from the disk device on the SAN the server boots as if the SAN disk were a local disk More than one adapter can be configured for the redundant boot path for the high availability of the boot device After the link is established with boot LUN no additional failover is performed Configuring Secure Boot For the OS variants that support the UEFI Secure Boot feature see Configuring Secure Boot section in the HP UEFI System Utilities User Guide for HP ProLiant Gen9 Servers manual available at hitp h20628 www2 hp com km ext kmesdirect emr_na c04398276 2 pdf To enable this functionality on your server follow the server configuration guidelines properly NOTE e The operating system must support the UEFI Secure Boot option e The UEFI Secure Boot option is supported on all Proliant Gen9 servers the DL580 Gen8 servers and all C class Gen9 blade servers For more information on enabling the UEFI secure boot on your server see the HP UEFI System Utilities User Guide for your server specitic platform Configuring Emulex HBAs in BIOS environments To configure an Emulex boot device for high availability 1 For specific Emulex product type press Alt E or Ctrl E to enter Emulex FC FCoE or ISCSI BIOS as it appears during the boot process to further configure the boot components 2 Use the up and down arrow keys to navigate the list and select the HBA in
21. k s Ensure that all FCoE visible disks are seen under Multipath Devices or Other SAN Devices or both as appropriate Repeat steps 8 to 10 for all initiator ports Click Next and complete the installation The system reboots after installation is complete After installation at the RHEL installer prompt for an initial reboot press Ctrl Alt F2 to enter a shell Edit mnt sysimage boot grub menu 1st and place bnx2x disable tpa 1 into the default kernel command After booting ensure that all boot path devices are set to start at boot time TIP To start all boot devices at the boot time Set onboot yes under each network config file in etc sysconfig network script lt ifcfg eth0 1 2 3 gt NOTE For RHEL 6 4 only edit boot grub menu 1st 1 Delete all f coe lt INTERFACE gt nodcb parameters from the kernel vmlinuz line There must be as many FCoE parameters as there were FCoE interfaces configured during installation 2 Insert fEcoe edd nodcb to the kernel vmlinuz line NOTE For RHEL 6 3 and RHEL 6 5 only edit the kernel command line Next when the system boots edit boot efi EFI redhat grub conf as follows Replace the fcoe edd nodcb parameters from the kernel vmlinuz line with single coe lt INTERFACE gt nodcb for the boot interface which was configured during installation On account of a known limitation with RHEL 6 3 RHEL 6 4 and RHEL 6 5 the host will
22. nd efisys bin might be different 15 Burn the iso file to a DVD using a DVD buming application 16 Install the applicable Windows Server OS version using the new DVD or iso created Injecting Slipstreaming Broadcom Drivers into Microsoft Windows Server 2012 2012 R2 Image Files 23 Glossary BCU Brocade Configuration Utility BFS Boot from SAN CNA Converged network adapter DCB Data Center Bridging EBSU EFI Based Setup Utility EFI Extensible Firmware Interface FC Fibre Channel A network technology primarily used for SANs HBA Host bus adapter A hardware device that connects the host server to the fabric HCM Host Connectivity Manager iLO Integrated lights out LOM LAN on Motherboard LUN Logical unit number An identification scheme for storage disks MBA Multi Boot Agent POST Power on Self Test RBSU ROM BIOS Setup Utility SAN Storage area network An intelligent infrastructure that connects heterogeneous servers and shared heterogeneous storage systems USB Universal serial bus A serial bus standard used to interface devices WWN Worldwide name A unique identifier assigned to a Fibre Channel device WWPN Worldwide port name A unique 64 bit address used in a FC storage network to identify each device in a FC network 24 Glossary
23. nk and login into all available fabrics and targets Using this method the user can ensure that the initiator is logged into the fabric target before making any provisioning changes and can provision without manually entering WWPNs e Allows the system to attempt to boot through the selected initiator e After the initiator boot starts it commences with DCBX sync FIP Discovery Fabric Login Target Login and LUN readiness checks If the initiator is unable to complete any of these checks MBA provides the option to press Ctrl R PressCtrl R e After Ctrl R is activated the boot initiator maintains the link and allows the user to make necessary provisioning corrections and complete the check If needed modify fabric zoning and make necessary LUN provisioning changes 15 Proceed to OS installation after storage access is provisioned in SAN 10 Configuring HBAs 3 Best practices Consider the following For Windows a single path to a single LUN must be created before starting the build process Verify the boot order in the server RBSU and ensure that the boot HBA is positioned correctly In Microsoft Windows 2008 server ensure that the USB key is positioned below the hard drive C When the build process is complete BFS driver kit must be upgraded to the full Smart Component driver kit Read the release notes for the latest required updates Ensure that the HBA management software version is compatible with the driver tha
24. nvironment When configuration of all the interfaces is completed click OK to proceed Click Next to continue installation To activate multipath YaST2 prompt appears and it must be answered appropriately The prompt appears only if multiple paths to the same LUN are configured Continue with the installation Under the Expert tab on the Installation Settings screen select Booting Select Boot Loader Installation tab and then select Boot Loader Installation Details Ensure to have one boot loader entry and delete all redundant entries Click OK and complete the installation Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 R2 1 2 a 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Insert Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 R2 CD in the DVD drive and select Bootable DVD Press any key to boot the CD for initiating the installation process When prompted click Custom Advanced for installing a clean copy of Windows Use a USB flash drive containing full contents of the boot driver folder which can be retrieved by extracting the appropriate driver smart component When prompted browse to the boot driver stored in USB flash drive NOTE For Broadcom devices the drivers must be loaded in sequence first the EVBD driver and then the BXFCoE driver The FCoE driver cannot be loaded before loading the EVBD driver Select the appropriate FCoE device when a message Select the driver to be installed appears and then press Next Select the
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26. ocade HBAs 13 Citrix Linux 0 ONO Select a Disk to Install VMware ESXi appears Locate and select the configured in Adapter BIOS and press Enter Select the appropriate layout of the keyboard and press Enter Enter the root password ensure that password must match Press Enter to continue Press F11 to confirm the installation Installation is complete Remove the installation media and press Enter to reboot NOTE For specific ESX ESXi 3 x 4 x and 5 x installation documentation see http pubs vmware com For procedures to install Citrix XenServer see the version specitic Citrix XenServer Installation Guide available at http support citrix com productdocs Broadcom CNAs Verify that there are multiple paths to the LUNs before installing a Linux operating system Red Hat Enterprise Linux l o9 5 6 Anaconda image updates For RHEL 6 3 two options are available iF For RHEL 6 3 FCoE boot from SAN requires an updated Anaconda image The updated image is provided by Red Hat at the following location http rvykydal fedorapeople org updates 823086 fcoe img For RHEL 6 3 on the installation splash screen press Tab and in the boot command line add dd updates lt URL_TO_ANACONDA_UPDATE_IMAGE gt options For details about installing Anaconda update image see Red Hat Installation Guide Section 28 1 3 https access redhat com site documentation en US Red_ Hat Enterprise Linux 6 html sin
27. rl Q to enter QLogic FC FCoE or ISCSI BIOS Utility as it appears during the boot process to further configure the boot components The Emulex BIOS utility displays Emulex Adapters in the System Select the HBA to boot and then press Enter The Fast UTIL Options menu appears Select Configuration Settings and then press Enter The Configuration Settings menu appears Select Adapter Settings and then press Enter The Adapter Settings menu appears Use the arrow keys to select Host Adapter BIOS and then press Enter to change the setting to Enabled Press Esc to return to the Configuration Settings menu Select Selectable Boot Settings and then press Enter The Selectable Boot Settings menu appears Press Enter to enable the Selectable Boot option Move the cursor to Primary Boot Port Name LUN and then press Enter The Select Fibre Channel Device menu appears Select the controller Port Name of the array and then press Enter The Select LUN menu appears Select the device from which to boot and then press Enter To configure alternate boot paths for Linux servers a Return to the Selectable Boot Settings menu b Select Boot Port Name LUN c Press Enter to enable the Selectable Boot option d Move the cursor to Secondary Boot Port Name LUN and then press Enter The Select Fibre Channel Device menu appears e Select the controller Port Name of the next array and then press Enter The Select LUN menu appears
28. rocade BIOS Configuration Utility can be utilized embedded with the boot code BCU commands and the HCM to configure BFS For more information about the procedures see the Boot Code chapter in Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual available at http www hp com support manuals Under Storage click Storage Networking and then under Host Bus Adapters select your product To configure a Brocade boot device for high availability l 3 Enable BIOS BIOS is enabled by default However BIOS must be disabled for arrays that are not configured for BFS Enable one of the following boot LUN options e Auto Discover When enabled boot information such as the location of the boot LUN is provided by the fabric This is the default value e Flash Values The HBA obtains the boot LUN information from flash memory e First LUN The host boots from the first LUN visible to the HBA that is discovered in the fabric NOTE HP recommends not use the First LUN option Select a boot device from discovered targets Configuring Broadcom CNAs To configure a Broadcom boot device for high availability l gt Update server BIOS with the latest version to ensure that the BIOS supports boot from SAN features NOTE Boot from SAN feature is NOT available for supported servers using AMD processors During POST press Ctrl S at the Broadcom NetXtreme Ethernet Boot Agent banner to invoke CCM Ul This displ
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30. ry parameters NOTE For single path configurations skip Step 4 Install multipathing software Reboot the server to complete the installation Complete the installation and connect other HBAs if there are any Installing the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 operating system To install the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 operating system l TAON No 9 VMware l ad With the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 CD in the DVD drive select Bootable DVD Press any key to boot the CD which starts the installation process When prompted click Custom Advanced to install a clean copy of Windows Browse to the appropriate driver folder Select the disk on which you want to install the operating system and then click Next Use the latest HP Smart Setup CD to update the system drivers and agents NOTE For single path configurations skip Step 4 and Step 6 Install multipathing software Reboot the server For multipath configurations return to the HBA BIOS utility and complete the configuration of the secondary and tertiary boot paths Reboot the system Insert the ESXi installer CD DVD into the CD DVD ROM drive or insert the Installer USB flash drive Restart the machine and follow the on screen prompts VMware VMvisor Boot Menu appears Select ESXi installer and press Enter VMware ESXi Installation Menu appears Press Enter to continue Accept VMware EULA appears Press FTI to accept Emulex Qlogic and Br
31. stem build See Installing the operating system page 12 2 If multipathing software is not already configured configure multipathing software 3 Proceed to Step 17 17 Configure alternate paths for boot devices by selecting the unused entries and repeating Step 12 and Step 13 18 Return to the Emulex Adapters in the System menu 19 Configure other HBAs by repeating Step 2 through Step 17 Configuring Emulex HBAs in HP UEFI Environments 6 NOTE The HP UEFI environment may look and behave differently from other OEM providers To configure an HP branded Emulex boot device for high availability in legacy BIOS boot mode HP 81E and HP 82E only 1 Allow the system to get past the UEFI portion of the boot sequence and enter the legacy BIOS boot module The system should display the BIOS style device banners at this point 2 Follows the steps under Configuring Emulex HBAs in BIOS environments page 5 to complete the configuration process To contigure an HP branded Emulex boot device for high availability in legacy BIOS boot mode all other adapters e These adapters can configure their legacy BIOS mode operation via the UEFI HII interfaces To configure them follow the instructions under To configure an HP branded Emulex boot device for high availability in UEFI boot mode To configure an HP branded Emulex boot device for high availability in UEFI boot mode 1 During system boot press F9 to enter the system ut
32. t is installed The Linux driver logs information about fabric or driver events that it detects in the var log messages file Only one LUN can be presented to the server for installation Multiple paths are acceptable for RH and SLES11 but SLES10 must contain one LUN one path For Windows OS a separate BFS Driver kit must be available to be installed whenever requested Run the latest release version of the SPP before the BFS process is started to update the server BIOS HBA CNA and LOM firmware to the latest released version as recommended by the server installation document for the server type you are installing on Driver installation and upgrade The Smart Component creates a log file after the installation is complete View this log file to verify that the installation was successful Look for any yellow warning flags in the device manager From the Device Manager open the HBA device to verify that the driver is running properly Use the vendor management utility to verify the driver firmware and universal code versions as well as the driver parameters Driver installation and upgrade T 4 Installing the operating system Emulex Qlogic and Brocade HBAs NOTE Although the procedures in this chapter refer to HBAs they also apply to all supported Emulex and Qlogic adapter HBA CNA LOM and mezzanine card types Linux Verify that there are multiple paths to the LUNS before installing a Linux operating syst
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