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visible LUNs 0 and assign it to each host you wish to use for remote storage
booting.
• During the boot process, failover is not supported.
• The Dell PowerEdge™ 1300 server does not support this feature.
• The QLA2100 does not support this feature.
• In a switched SAN, if you want boot support through the PowerVault 530F, you
must have Fibre Channel port 1 on the PowerVault 530F connected to port 0 on
the supported PowerVault Fibre Channel switch.
To configure QLA2200 or QLA2200F to boot through the PowerVault 530F, perform
the following steps:
1. Enable the host computer HBA BIOS and record the HBA World Wide Name
(WWN):
a. On the host system that will be booted from the SAN, power on 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 Host Adapter Settings and press <Enter>.
e. Note the Adapter Node Name Setting.
f. Highlight Host Adapter BIOS and press <Enter> to change the setting to
Enabled.
g. To save the changes, press <Esc> twice and then press <Enter>.
h. Highlight Exit FAST! UTIL and press <Enter>.
i. Press <Enter> to reboot the system.
2. Configure the PowerVault 530F to support the host computer to be booted.
a. From a system using Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.2 or greater, or Netscape
Navigator 4.7 or greater, launch the PowerVault SAN Appliance Manage-
ment software by entering its IP address or its Name (if name resolution is
used).
b. Log in as administrator (the default password is adm).
c. Click the CLI tab and type lunrescan.
A message appears telling you that lunRescan SUCCEEDED.
d. Click the Hosts tab.
A single host entry with the WWN of the host computer should display.