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EMC Host Connectivity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FCoE CNAs for the Linux Environment
Introduction
Boot device support
Linux hosts using QLogic adapters have been qualified for booting
from EMC storage array devices interfaced through Fibre Channel
and iSCSI as specified in the EMC Support Matrix.
The EMC Symmetrix
®
, EMC VNX
™
series, or EMC CLARiiON
®
device that is to contain the Master Boot Record (MBR) for the host
must have a lower logical unit number (LUN) than any other device
visible to the host. This device should be mapped as /dev/sda by the
Linux operating system for the boot to succeed from the device.
Refer to Chapter 7, ”Configuring a Boot Device on an EMC Storage
Array,” for further information on booting from the SAN.troduction