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EMC Host Connectivity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FCoE CNAs for the Linux Environment
Setting Up External Boot for IBM Blade Server HS40 (8839)
Configure HS40 BladeCenter server to boot from external array
IBM HS40 (8839) Blade Servers encounter a dual-port adapter conflict
when attempting to configure boot BIOS to boot from an external
array. To configure an HS40 BladeCenter server to boot successfully
follow the steps below.
1. Create a single zone containing the adapter port from which you
want to boot. This prevents any conflicts with the other fibre port.
2. Configure the QLogic BIOS to boot from the EMC array as
described in Chapter 7, ”Configuring a Boot Device on an EMC
Storage Array.”
During server POST, be sure that the QLogic banner displays the
selected boot LUN correctly before continuing.
3. Reboot the host and press
F1 to enter the server BIOS
Configuration/Setup Utility.
4. Select Devices and I/O Ports, and press Enter.
5. Select IDE Configuration Menu, and press Enter.
6. Select the Onboard PCI IDE Controller, and press Enter. Under
the options menu, set this IDE Controller to disabled. This will
disable the internal IDE disk drives.
7. Press
ESC twice to return to the IDE Configuration Menu and
then select Start Options, and press Enter.
8. Select Startup Sequence Options, and press Enter.
9. Select Third Startup Device, and press Enter.
10. Select HAx PortID xxxxxx xxxxx, and press
Enter. This boot
device will be replaced as the Third Startup Device in the
Startup Sequence Options.
11. Press ESC until you are prompted to save your changes. Then exit
the BIOS Configuration/Setup Utility.
From this point, you may install the Linux operating system to the
external boot disk using the normal Fibre Channel installation
procedures described earlier in this document.