HP 3PAR Solaris Implementation Guide

x86
The ability to boot from either path is configured in the BIOS by adding the paths to the boot
priority.
NOTE: The host server in use should be updated to the newest version of OpenBoot available
from Oracle and tested for booting under failed path scenarios.
Additional Devices on the Booting Paths
Additional HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage virtual volumes can be created and exported on the booting
paths and used for additional storage and they will also be managed by Solaris StorEdge Traffic
Manager or VxDMP.
SAN Boot Example
The following example shows how to set up a jumpstart “boot net” installation on an HP 3PAR
StoreServ Storage running Solaris 10 MU9 and using the Solaris emlxs (Emulex) driver with SSTM.
1. Boot the Solaris host from an internal disk that is using the same HBA driver that will be used
with the VLUN boot disk. See “Preparing a Bootable Solaris Image for Fibre Channel”
(page 63) for details on preparing a boot image.
2. Create a virtual volume of the appropriate size on the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage and export
the VLUN to the Solaris host on one HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage port (either direct or fabric)
to one Host port.
3. Discover the VLUN and label it using the format command (this step is performed from the
booted internal disk OS).
4. Download and install the Emulex driver utilities (contains: HBAnyware, EmlxApps, EMLXemlxu).
The emlxdrv driver may also be required to attach the required driver to the HBA.
5. Download the latest bootcode/firmware for the Host HBA (e.g., LP10000 Bcode Version
1.50a4) from the following website:
Emulex
6. Extract the downloaded files to a location that is accessible to the host (e.g., /opt/
EMLXemlxu/downloads) and install using the 'emlxadm' utility:
/opt/EMLXemlxu/bin/emlxadm
Select one of the HBAs and upgrade the boot code and firmware . For example:
emlxadm> download_boot /opt/EMLXemlxu/lib/TO310A3.PRG
emlxadm> download_fw /opt/EMLXemlxu/lib/td192a1.all
Make sure the boot code is enabled:
emlxadm> boot_code
Repeat for the other HBA(s).
7. Return to the ok prompt and configure the PROM for emlxs drivers:
ok show-devs
If there are paths that show lpfc, e.g.
/pci@1c,600000/lpfc@1
/pci@1c,600000/lpfc@1,1
they will need to be changed to emlx:
ok setenv auto-boot? false
ok reset-all
ok " /pci@1c,600000/lpfc@1" select-dev
68 Booting from the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage