To use the system as a boot device for
a host that is running a Microsoft Windows Server operating system,
you must configure the host.
SAN boot is not supported on all operating
systems. For the latest support information, see the following websites:
Use the following steps to configure the operating system.
- Configure the system so that only the boot volume is mapped to the host.
- Configure the SAN so that the host can see only one system
node port. This means that there is only one path from the host to
its boot disk.
- Configure and enable the HBA BIOS.
- Install the operating system by using the normal procedure
and selecting the volume as the partition on which to install.
- After the operating system, the subsystem
device driver device-specific module (SDDDSM), or Microsoft Multipath
I/O driver is installed, zoning must be modified to allow multiple
paths.
- Set redundant boot devices in the BIOS to allow the host
to boot when its original boot path has failed.