Configuring The San Boot Environment; Preparing To Configure The San Boot Environment - Fujitsu PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Manual

Configuring the SAN Boot Environment

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This chapter describes the procedure for installing the SAN boot environment and provides notes on design.
The chapter assumes that an ETERNUS model is used as the SAN storage unit.
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Preparing to Configure the SAN Boot Environment

The following hardware and software are required to configure the SAN boot environment.
Required hardware
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PRIMEQUEST 2000 series main unit
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Fibre Channel card (8Gbps/16Gbps FC card).
The main unit for performing a SAN boot must have a mounted FC card (8Gbps/16Gbps).
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PC for the setup of the SAN storage unit (ETERNUS) and FC switch (If the PC requirements are satisfied, it can also
be used as another console such as the MMB console. For details, see the manual for each device.)
Remark
For information on the FC card, contact the distributor where you purchased your product, or your sales representative.
Required software
For details on the operating systems that support the SAN boot, the FC card/driver/firmware, and the FC card/firmware
version, visit the following website. Also, the latest driver and firmware can be obtained from the following website. For a
multipath configuration, the ETERNUS multipath driver is required.
- Driver/firmware website
http://support.ts.fujitsu.com/Download/
**Acquire the drivers and utilities for the FC card from the above website. For a multipath configuration, the ETERNUS
multipath driver is required.
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Configuring the SAN Boot Environment
Only field engineers should perform the following tasks on this product and the options provided by
Fujitsu. Customers must not perform these tasks under any circumstances. Otherwise, electric
shock, injury, or fire may result.
- Newly installing or moving equipment
- Removing the front, rear, and side covers
- Installing and removing built-in options
- Connecting and disconnecting external interface cables
- Maintenance (repair and periodic diagnosis and maintenance)
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