Boot from SAN Guide

Step 5b – Emulex HBAs ................................................................................................ 25

Step 6 – Install the operating system ..................................................................................... 25

Option 1 – CD-ROM installation .................................................................................... 25

Option 2 – Rapid Deployment Pack installation ................................................................ 26

Updating the HBA firmware and EFI driver ................................................................................... 26

Configuring the HBAs ................................................................................................................ 28

Configuring the boot device for Emulex HBAs ........................................................................ 29

Configuring QLogic HBAs ................................................................................................... 30

Installing from the Re-install CD-ROM .............................................................................. 30

Installing from the Microsoft CD-ROM ............................................................................. 31

Installing the Windows Server 2003 operating system ...................................................... 33

Installing the Windows Server 2008 operating system ...................................................... 33

Special procedures for RX8620 or RX7620 systems .......................................................... 34

2 HP Emulex HBA installation, configuration, upgrade and uninstallation ... 37

Locating and downloading the Windows Smart Component driver from the website .......................... 37

Installation and configuration ..................................................................................................... 37

Step 1 – Installation and configuration rules and assumptions .................................................. 37

Step 2 – Installation and configuration prerequisites ................................................................ 38

Step 3 – Installing the HP Emulex driver Smart Component kit .................................................. 38

Step 4 – Installing the HBA management software .................................................................. 38

Upgrade ................................................................................................................................. 39

Upgrade rules and assumptions ........................................................................................... 39

Upgrade prerequisites ......................................................................................................... 39

Updating the HP Emulex driver kit ........................................................................................ 39

Upgrading HBA management software ........................................................................... 39

Uninstalling HBAnyware ...................................................................................................... 39

3 Troubleshooting ............................................................................... 41

Common ................................................................................................................................. 41

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Boot from SAN .................................................................................................................. 41

Emulex ....................................................................................................................... 41

Driver installation and upgrade ...................................................................................... 41

A Acronym Definitions ......................................................................... 43