Dell 530F Server User Manual


 
4-10 System Administrators Guide
e. If no icon displays, click Refresh.
f. If an icon for the host still does not display, verify the connections of the
PowerVault 530F to the host system through the FC switch.
3. Map a PowerVault 530 LUN to Visible LUN 0 for the host system to be booted.
a. When an icon for the host displays, click the LUN Map tab.
b. If the icon that displays in the Hosts tab is not displayed, click Refresh.
c. Select the PowerVault 530F LUN to be used as your boot drive, select Visi-
ble LUN 0, and then click Commit.
4. Configure the host systems HBA to boot from SAN.
a. Reboot the Host system and start the QLogic FAST! UTIL utility by pressing
<Alt><q> when prompted.
b. From the FAST! UTIL Main Menu, select the appropriate adapter (the
adapter that is scanned first by the PCI bus).
c. Highlight Configuration Settings and press <Enter>.
d. Highlight Selectable Boot Settings and press <Enter>.
e. Highlight Current Boot Device Node Name and press <Enter>.
f. Select the entry that corresponds to the PowerVault 530F LUN that was con-
figured as the boot device and press <Enter>.
g. Select the Selectable Boot Device option and press <Enter> to set its value
to Enabled.
h. Press <Enter> to reboot the system.
The system should now recognize the boot drive.
i. Install the operating system.
Remember the following when installing the host operating system:
Press <F6> during the installation and specify the correct QLA-2200 driver.
Do not delete or create partitions using the Windows NT setup program. You can
format partitions but do not delete or create any partitions. All partitions, both for
Boot LUNs and Data LUNs must have been created by the PowerVault 530F.
Failure to adhere to this restriction may cause data corruption. Symptoms of data
corruption include but are not limited to:
Windows NT Blue Screen Stop 0x0000007b (inaccessible boot device)
Servers begin running the ChkDsk utility
This situation can lead to data loss.