Configuring hosts that run the Windows Server operating system for SAN Boot

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 website:

https://datacentersupport.lenovo.com/

Use the following steps to configure the operating system.

  1. Configure the system so that only the boot volume is mapped to the host.
  2. 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.
  3. Configure and enable the HBA BIOS.
  4. Install the operating system by using the normal procedure and selecting the volume as the partition on which to install.
  5. 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.
  6. Set redundant boot devices in the BIOS to allow the host to boot when its original boot path has failed.
Parent topic: Configuring the Windows Server operating system