Boot from SAN Guide

Figure 12 Single server, one dual-channel HBA, two switches, cross-cable HA storage configuration
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Booting Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server X64
edition systems from a storage area network
SCSIport miniport and Storport miniport driver support for Boot
from SAN configurations
HP supports the SCSIport miniport and Storport miniport driver for Windows Server 2003 and the
Storport miniport driver on Windows server 2008. For boot from SAN configuration and driver
information about the SCSIport miniport and the Storport miniport drivers, go to the HP SAN
Infrastructure website
http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/saninfrastructure.html.
Boot from SAN procedures
The following integrated procedure can be used to configure systems to boot from SAN-based storage
using either Emulex or QLogic HBAs and EVA, or XP arrays. This procedure can be used in c-Class
blade configurations using Virtual Connect (VC) and its optional centralized management functionality
to define boot path information for each Boot from SAN blade server. Several of the steps pertain
only to Virtual Connect-managed Boot from SAN configurations. You can also use this procedure to
set up non-VC or non VC-managed Boot from SAN configurations. Be sure to follow all the steps in
the order presented, unless you are specifically directed to skip steps for your configuration.
Step 1 – Set up the system hardware – basic
Refer to the documentation provided with your hardware to perform the following steps.
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