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4-8 System Administrator’s Guide
Registering Host Servers
When the dellsanreg.exe — a run-once utility — is run on a host, it sends the
PowerVault 530F specific host configuration settings and operating system parame-
ters. The PowerVault 530F will ensure that all hosts are running the correct operating
system revision and are configured to operate as efficiently as possible.
To register host servers with the PowerVault 530F, run the dellsanreg.exe file from
the host server. This file can be copied to the host server from the Dell PowerVault
Fibre Channel Utilities CD or the Dell PowerVault Fibre Channel Update CD.
NOTES: Host servers must be registered with the PowerVault 530F for the system to
function properly.
Under Windows 2000, when you run dellsanreg.exe or a path fails, you may see the
message Unsafe Removal of Device, indicating a device was ejected without
being stopped. Disregard the message in this instance.
Configuring the QLogic 2200 or 2200F HBA
to Boot Through the PowerVault 530F
(Optional Feature)
The QLogic 2200 HBA (QLA2200) allows users to boot a server through the
PowerVault 530F. The following procedure provides instructions for setting up the
QLA2200 to boot Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 through the system and to
load Windows NT 4.0 on remote storage. The remote storage boot is a feature of
enterprise servers and the QLA2200.
Important Information Regarding the Remote Storage
Boot Feature
• Before configuring the Remote Storage Boot Feature, all boot and data LUNs
must be created as partitions on the PowerVault 530F. For further details about
partitions, see Chapter 6. “Advanced Features of the PowerVault 530F.”
• You will need QLA2200 or QLA2200F HBAs with a BIOS of 1.45 or greater in
order to use this feature.
• You can only load Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 on a LUN with ID 0 on
Fibre Channel port 1 on the PowerVault 530F for the purpose of booting through
the PowerVault 530F.
• Make sure the HBA used for booting is scanned first on the peripheral compo-
nent interconnect (PCI) bus.
• If you decide to boot from a server’s internal SCSI drive after this procedure is
completed, you must first disable the QLogic host adapter BIOS.
• You cannot boot multiple servers from the same LUN. In order to boot multiple
servers from remote storage you must map PowerVault 530F LUNs to host