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7–Configuring FCoE in a Windows Environment
Boot from SAN
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5. Configure the UEFI server (Windows Server 2008 only). To configure a
BIOS server, refer to Step 4. The boot-from-SAN configuration process for
UEFI servers depends on the server make and model. The following
instructions configure the adapter for boot-from-SAN using the EFI shell. If a
UEFI shell is not available on the server being configured, consult the server
documentation for information about obtaining a shell or for alternate ways
to configure the adapter.
a. When the server is booting up, select EFI shell from the EFI Boot
Manager menu.
b. In the EFI shell, type the following command to display a list of
installed EFI drivers:
drivers
c. Under the heading DRIVER NAME, find the driver with name QLogic
Fibre Channel Driver. Locate the DRV column, and make note of the
driver handle number.
d. Display the list of adapters that are managed by this driver by issuing
the following command.
drvcfg <driverhandle>
Locate and note the controller handle number inside the brackets
labeled Ctrl [ ].
e. Configure the switch with a zone that includes the adapter port and
one storage array port using either soft zoning (WWPN-based) or hard
zoning (port number-based), and enable the zone. Soft zoning is
recommended because, if a server malfunctions, you can move the
adapter to another host without reconfiguration.
f. Create an appropriately sized LUN on the storage array. The LUN size
depends on the operating system to be installed. Add this LUN to a
host group containing the QLogic adapter.
g. Set the host type/mode for the host group that corresponds to the
operating system to be installed. For Windows XP, the boot LUN must
be LUN 0. For specific instructions, refer to the storage array
documentation.
h. At the EFI shell, enter the following command to start the EFI driver
configuration protocol.
drvcfg –s <driverhandle> <controllerhandle>