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7. Continue installing the OS on the new root disk. If previous network settings are not being reused,

configure the network settings when prompted during the OS install and setup.

8. If previous network settings are being reused, wait until the OS installation has been completed.

file to configure the LAN interfaces for the newly installed OS.

9. Ping a known IP address to confirm network connectivity. It may be necessary to wait several

minutes for the DNS registration on the network to complete before a ping works or the newly

booted server is reachable from a remote platform on the network.

10. Restore all paths from the new boot LUN to the server (re-enable DPMs, re-enable switch ports,

or change zoning back to the original configuration as appropriate to restore all paths from the

server to the new boot LUN).

11. Verify that all paths are properly discovered and redundancy is restored.

Boot from SAN with Linux

See the HP StorageWorks Booting Itanium Linux systems from a storage area network application

notes for detailed instructions. This document is available from a link at http://h18006.www1.hp.com/

storage/networking/bootsan.html. In addition, follow these guidelines:

• Ensure you are using the latest Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) firmware and drivers.

• Zoning should be set up so that the boot from SAN LUN only sees one path.

• See the HP StorageWorks SAN Virtualization Services Platform Manager user guide for instructions

on creating SVSP LUNs.

• Make sure to install the full feature DSM, and then modify the zoning to enable both paths to see

the boot from SAN LUN.

Boot from SAN with OpenVMS

Not currently supported as of the publication date for this document.

Boot from SAN with Solaris

Not currently supported as of the publication date for this document.

Boot from SAN with VMware

This information can be found in the VMware Basic System Administration Guide located at http://

www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_35/esx_3/r35u2/vi3_35_25_u2_admin_guide.pdf and additional

information is in the vSphere Basic System Administration guide available at http://www.vmware.com/

pdf/vsphere4/r40/vsp_40_admin_guide.pdf. Using these guides, the process is outlined as follows:

1. Create the virtual machine as described in the chapter titled “Creating Virtual Machines.”

Specifically, follow the instructions in the section titled “Creating Typical Virtual Machines.”

NOTE:

Using the steps in this procedure, select the Guest OS to be used on the virtual machine.

However, the OS is not installed until later.

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