HP 3PAR RedHat and Oracle Linux Implementation Guide

1. During the host boot, press Alt-E or Ctrl-E when prompted by the Emulex HBA Utility, a screen
appears that will show the Emulex adapters in the system. Select <Adapter #> and press Enter.
a. After that, if a screen is being displayed that says: The BIOS of the Adapter is Disabled.
If the screen says, The BIOS of the Adapter is Enabled, then skip to Step 2.
b. Select option 2 Configure This Adapter's Parameters and press Enter.
c. From the next screen Select option 1 Enable or Disable BIOS and press Enter. The following
message appears:
The BIOS is Disabled!!
d. Enable Press 1, Disable Press 2:
e. Select 1 and press Enter. The following message appears:
The BIOS is Enabled!!
f. Press Esc twice.
2. Select option 1 Configure Boot Devices press Enter. The following list appears:
List of Saved Boot Devices
3. Select option 1. Unused DID:<all zeros> WWPN: <all zeros> LUN:00 Primary Boot and press
Enter. The following dialog box appears:
01. DID:<did_value> WWPN:<3PAR Port WWPN> Lun:00 3PARdataVV 0000
4. Select the two digit number of the desired boot device 01 and press Enter. The following
dialogue box appears:
Enter two digits of starting LUN (Hex):
5. Type 00 and press Enter.
The following dialog box appears:
DID: XXXXXX WWPN: <3PAR port WWPN>
01. Lun:00 3PARdataVV 0000
a. Select 01 and press Enter.
Another dialogue box will appear:
1. Boot this device via WWPN
2. Boot this device via DID
b. Select 1 and press Enter. The following screen appears:
List of saved boot devices
1 Used DID:000000 WWPN:<3PAR Port WWPN> Lun:00 Primary Boot
6. Press Esc twice to return to the Emulex Adapters in the System menu.
7. Select the next HBA port to boot from and repeat these steps.
8. When done, press x to exit.
9. You will be prompted to reboot the system. Select Y.
After the system comes up, make sure the RHEL installation CD is in the drive tray to continue
with the next steps.
Installation from RHEL Linux CDs or DVD
Use the following procedure to install from the RHEL 6 or RHEL 5 CDs or DVDs.
Required
To ensure the root or boot disk is protected by multipath, the multipath option must be enabled at
the beginning of the RHEL 5 installation.
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