Notes On San Boot Environment Design; Notes On System Design; Notes On System Installation - Fujitsu PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Manual

Configuring the SAN Boot Environment
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Specify the priority of the boot devices with the UEFI or Legacy BIOS of the PRIMEQUEST 2000 series server.
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Notes on SAN Boot Environment Design

This section provides notes on designing the SAN boot environment.
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1.3.1 Notes on system design

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1.3.2 Notes on system installation

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1.3.3 Notes on system after installation
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1.3.4 Notes on system operation
1.3.1 Notes on system design
Note the following points when designing the system.
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Traffic on the FC may be maximized for some software used. Be sure to measure its performance on a system such
as a pseudo system before installing it.
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For SAN storage, the boot disk to be assigned for each server must be configured so that it is exclusively accessed
from other servers. This is done by zoning or masking LUNs (LUN) or combining them. (In a SAN boot environment,
boot disk LUNs (LUN) must be such that servers and storage have a one-to-one correspondence.)
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Only a single pass is effective for dump truck output of sadump. Therefore, Even if a pass is cut during dump truck
output, other passes don't become effective. Without continuing, the dump truck output is failed.
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Only a port on the FC card used for an OS start makes the boot setting effective. When boot setting in a port on the
FC card which isn't used for an OS start (data pass) becomes effective, OS doesn't sometimes start.
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Restriction: The following Windows operating systems can be installed in the SAN boot environment.
- Windows Server 2012 R2
- Windows Server 2012
- Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
- Windows Server 2008 R2
1.3.2 Notes on system installation
Keep the following points in mind when installing the system.
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For Notes on ServerView Suite, contact the distributor where you purchased your product, or your sales
representative.
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Every disk except the boot disk must not be visible during installation of the operating system. Disconnect all disks
other than the installation destination disk. For a multipath configuration, change it to a single-path configuration (only
one FC cable connected). Also, the settings on the ETERNUS side must be such that only the boot disk is visible.
For details on settings on the ETERNUS side, see 1.4 ETERNUS Connection Settings.
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