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9 BP1043 | Configuring Windows Server 2008 R2 for iSCSI SAN Boot with EqualLogic Storage
2 Process overview
To configure iSCSI boot from SAN, there are four major steps which are explained in detail in the following
sections. These steps include:
1. Configure EqualLogic storage arrays and prepare the boot volumes in Section 4.
2. Configure the Server and Network adapter(s) on the server to support boot from iSCSI targets in
Section 6 and Section 7.
3. Install the OS onto the iSCSI target volume that was prepared for boot in Section 8.
4. Configure redundant boot paths and multi-path I/O for the boot volumes and any additional SAN
volumes in Section 9.
Figure 1 Process for installing Windows 2008 Boot from iSCSI SAN