HP INTEGRITY RX7640 User Manual

HP StorageWorks Booting Windows for Itanium-based systems from a storage area network

Part number: AA-RV22J-TE

inth edition: March 2008

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About this document

These application notes describe storage area network (SAN) boot setup procedures on Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 for Itanium®-based systems for speciﬁc software solutions, Fibre Channel host bus adapter

For the latest version of these application notes and other documentation, see the HP storage web site

http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/saninfrastructure.html.

(HBA) ﬁrmware versions, and Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) driver versions.

Application notes information

These application notes contain the following major topics:

•

Introducti

• Required hardware and software, page 4

• Restrictions, page 5

•Prerequis

•

Storport miniport driver support for boot from SAN conﬁgurations

•

Setting up the server

•

Updating

•

Installing the operating system

, page 3

, page 7

ites

,page16

the HBA ﬁrmware and EFI driver

,page20

Intended audience

This document is intended for customers who are familiar with:

, page 13

, page 16

• Enterprise Virtual Arrays (EVAs)

• Modular Smart Arrays (MSAs)

• XP Disk Arrays (XP)

• Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based systems

• HBAs

• Switch zoning and conﬁguration

• HP Integrity servers

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Storage under Product Category.

Introduction

itionally, HP ProLiant servers boot operating systems from internal SCSI and IDE storage devices.

Trad

h the support of external booting with StorageWorks Fibre Channel HBAs and RAID arrays, customers

Wit

optionally eliminate server-based internal boot devices. Booting from an external device decreases

can

ntime through faster server replacement in the event of a server failure.

dow

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Why boot from a SA

Booting from th

• Redundant storage paths

• Disaster recovery

• Improved secu

• Minimized server maintenance

• Reduced impact on production servers

• Reduced back

eSANprovides:

rity

up time

Additional information

For detailed information about HBAs, switches, storage arrays, and storage software, go to the following HP web sites:

Table 1

Topic

HBAs and switches

Storage array systems

Multipathing software http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/software.html

Integrity servers

HP web site

http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/saninfrastructure.html

http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/arraysystems.html

http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/platforms/storage.html

Storage arrays

This document describes single server, cluster, and multipath-based conﬁgurations using:

• EVA —multip

• MSA

• XP

le bus failover mode or single path

Required hardware and software

Table 2

lists the minimum hardware and software required to boot from a SAN.

Table 2 Required hardware and software

Feature

Operating systems

RAID arrays

Fibre Channel switches

Servers

HBAs

Requirement

Datacenter and Enterprise Editions of:

• Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based systems

• WindowsServer2003withSP1forItanium-basedsystems

Enterprise Virtual Arrays Modular Smart Arrays XP Disk Arrays

B-Series, C-Series, and M-Series switch products. See the HP StorageWorks SAN design reference guide on the website

http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/storageworks/san/ documentation.html

All HP Integrity servers are supported. For detailed information, go to

http://www.hp.com/products1/integrity/index.html.

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go to the HP

saninfrastructure.html.

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duct number A8002A

duct number A8003A duct number AB232A duct number AB379A

duct numb er AB379B

duct number AB466A duct number AB467A duct number AD300A

duct number AD300A

duct number AD167A

duct number AD168A

duct number AB429A duct number AB379A duct number AE311A duct number AE312A

st ﬁrmware, driver, BIOS, and EFI versions and information,

storage web site

ttp://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/

Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI)

Restrictions

This secti

Operating system restrictions,page6

Clustered server restrictions, page 6

SCSIPORT m

Storport miniport driver restrictions, page 6

Standalone server restrictions, page 7

Minimum requirement: Emulex EFI-Based Setup Utility (ESBU)—3.11a4 Emulex EFI ﬁrmware–5.01a8 HP Smart Setup Media 4.00

on describes:

iniport driver restrictions

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, page 6

Operating syste

m restrictions

The following o

perating system restrictions apply:

• Microsoft Windows operating systems require a unique, dedicated disk for booting. Therefore,

each server connected to a RAID array must have its own disk, or LUN (logical unit number), dedicated solely for booting and operating system ﬁles. Data can be allocated across both the boot disk and the remaining disks. Booting from array-based disk partitions is possible.

NOTE:

The memory paging system requires fast access to the pagefile.sys ﬁle. Insomecases,inSAN environments with heavy I/O loads, the access request for moving information to or from the paging ﬁle may be delayed. This can cause the operating system to halt, requiring a reboot to recover. Microsoft recommends that if paging errors occur, page ﬁles should be relocated to disks that are built into the server using its internal data paths. See the following Microsoft article for additional recommendations related to booting from a SAN:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q305547.

• For Windows Server 2003, a crash dump ﬁle will not be generated if, at the time of a

system crash, the active path to the system drive is different from the active path established when the system was turned on. To ensure that a crash dump is created, restore the path that was the active path at boot time as soon as possible after the failure, and make it the active path. For detailed information, see the Crash Dump File Creation section in

ttp://download.microsoft.com/download/f/9/7/f9775acc-baa6-45cc-9dec-b82983705620/

h Boot%20from%20SAN%20in%20Windows.doc.

• You must use Windows Server 2003 SP1 in a Continuous Access EVA conﬁguration. Boot Vdisks

and application Vdisks must be in separate DR groups. Boot Vdisks for a server or clustered servers must be in a separate DR group.

Clustered server restrictions

This section describes clustered server restrictions for SCSIPORT and Storport miniport drivers.

SCSIPORT miniport driver restrictions

The following SCSIPORT miniport driver restrictions apply:

• Microsoft requires that Microsoft Cluster Servers (MSCS) keep boot disks and shared

storage paths on separate data paths. See the article on the Microsoft web site

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;305547.

• These conﬁgurations require a minimum of four HBAs.

Storport miniport driver restrictions

The following Storport miniport driver restrictions apply:

• For Storport miniport driver restrictions, see the following Microsoft articles:

• To properly set up MSCS, see "Cluster is formed by using a local quorum resource after a

cluster setup failure in Windows Server 2003," available on

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/912944/en-us.

• For boot from SAN and MSCS conﬁgurations on Windows Server 2003 systems, see "The

updated Storport storage driver, version 5.2.3790.2494, is available for Windows Server 2003," available on value to a Windows Server 2003-based computer that you start from a SAN so that the startup disk, the pageﬁle disks, and the cluster disks that are all on the same SAN fabric," available on

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/886569/en-us.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/903081 and"Howtoaddaregistry

• To avoid improper modiﬁcation of the registry, use the Boot from SAN Cluster Registry Update

utility to add the ManageDisksOnSystemBuses key. Download the utility (BFSCLRegUp.exe)

http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/saninfrastructure.html.

from

• A minimum of two HBA ports per host is required for any High Availability (HA) conﬁgurations.

Standalone server restrictions

In a standalone server environment, an HBA port can share boot and data paths.

Server replacement in the event of a server failure

You must retain the HBAs to ensure that the replacement server hardware components are identical to the ones you are replacing. Place each HBA in the PCI slots of the new server in the same order as they were placed in the old server.

If you are using an internal disk for your paging ﬁle system, move this disk to the replacement server. You canalsouseanewdisk,butyoumustformatitandmanuallyresetthepagingtothatdisk.

Prerequisites

The following procedures are not described in detail in this document. However, they must be performed before performing the boot setup procedures.

RAID array

Working with boot disk partitions,page7

Switch-based zoning, page 7

,page7

RAID arrays

Perform the following for EVA, MSA, and XP arrays:

• Verify that all existing storage units (virtual disks) have the proper access settings.

• With switch-based conﬁgurations, if zoning is enabled, check the switch to ensure there are

no zoning conﬂicts.

Working w

ith boot disk partitions

Before cr procedures:

• Create a LUN that is at least 32 GB.

• If you pl

eating a boot disk, you must start with a clean, unpartitioned virtual disk. Perform the following

an to set up booting from a RAID array that has other virtual disks attached to other

, be aware that when you are setting up booting for the new server, the installation

servers

m displays a list of partitions available for loading the operating system. The display

progra

ns a disk for every controller port accessible by the HBA. Although it may appear that there

contai

e than one virtual disk available for booting, there is only one virtual disk available.

is mor

Switch-based zoning

You must be familiar with switch-based zoning. For information about zoning for your environment, see your switch’s installation guide.

Setting up switch zoning

You must set up switch zoning as part of your conﬁguration. See the ﬁgures in “

Cabling options for dual-channel HBAs” on page 11.

“

Cabling options for single-channel HBAs” on page 8 and

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Setting up initi

2. Enable the zone.

al zoning

Create a zone using the world wide name (WWN) or switch port number that includes the boot HBA port and the

Finalizing zoning

1. Modify the initial zone to include the second controller port.

2. Create a zone in the second fabric to include the secondary boot HBA port and the two remaining

controller ports.

controller port.

Reconﬁgurin

g HBA zoning to avoid time-out conditions

In boot from S the boot HBA, a time-out condition may occur when the boot HBA interacts with the non-boot HBAs, causing a crashdump to not be generated. To avoid time-out conditions, reconﬁgure the zoning so that the boot instance for each path is in its own zone, separate from the other non-boot HBAs. This may also res

AN conﬁgurations where there are more than two Emulex HBAs in the same zone as

ult in faster boot-up times.

Cabling options for single-channel HBAs

SAN boot is supported in the zoned single-channel HBA conﬁgurations, as shown in Figure 1 through

Figure 6.

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Figure1Singleserver,twosingle-channelHBAs,oneswitch,straight-cablestorage conﬁguration

Path 1 Zone

Active Active

Server

HBA1 HBA2

Switch A

Port 1 A Port 2

Port 1 B Port 2

Path 2 Zone

Pn Pn+1Pn Pn+1

ActiveActive

SHR-2625A

Figure 2 Single server, two single-channel HBAs, one switch, cross-cable storage conﬁguration

Server

HBA1

Switch A

Active Active

Port 1 A Port 2

Port 1 B Port 2

Boot and data on one path

ActiveActive

SAN_Boot_1a

Figure 3 Single server, one HBA, one switch conﬁguration

The conﬁgurations shown in Figure 4 and Figure 5 support SCSIPORT or Storport miniport drivers.

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Server

HBA1 HBA2

SHR-2631B

Figure 4 Single server, two single-channel HBAs, two switches, straight-cable HA storage conﬁguration

Path 1 Zone

Switch A Switch B

Active Active

Server

HBA1 HBA2

Port 1 A Port 2

Port 1 B Port 2

Path 2 Zone

Pn Pn+1Pn Pn+1

ActiveActive

SHR-2427D

Figure 5 Single server, two single-channel HBAs, two switches, straight-cable HA storage conﬁguration

The conﬁguration shown in Figure 6 supports SCSIPORT or Storport miniport drivers.

Zone 2

Switch 2

Zone 2

Server 1

Active

Zone 2

HBA3 HBA4

Zone 1

Port 1 A Port 2

Port 1 B Port 2

HBA1 HBA2

Switch 1

Zone 1

HBA1 HBA2 HBA3 HBA4

Server 2

Figure 6 Clustered servers, four single-channel HBAs per server, two switches, cross-cable HA storage conﬁguration

Cabling options for dual-channel HBAs

Dual-channel HBAs are typically used when the number of server PCI slots is limited. Figure 7 through

Figure 12 show the cabling options for dual-channel HBAs.

Server

Active

Zone 1

Active

SHR-2630D

Figure7Singleserver,onedual-channelHBA,oneswitch,straight-cablestorage conﬁguration

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SHR-2619C

Figure 8 Single server, one dual-channel HBA, one switch, straight-cable storage conﬁguration

Figure 9 Single server, one dual-channel HBA, two switches, cross-cable storage conﬁguration

The conﬁguration shown in Figure 10 requires a Storport miniport driver.

Server

Dual Channel

Path 1 Zone

Switch A Switch B

Active Active

HBA

Port 1 Port 2

Port 1 A Port 2

Port 1 B Port 2

Path 2 Zone

Pn Pn+1Pn Pn+1

ActiveActive

SHR-2621A

Figure 10 Single server, one dual-channel HBA, two switches, straight-cable HA storage conﬁguration

Dual Channel HBA Port 1 Port 2

A B

Pn Pn+1 Pn Pn+1

Active Active

Port 1 A Port 2

Port 1 B Port 2

Active Active

25134b

Figure 11 Single server, one dual-channel HBA, two switches, cross-cable HA storage conﬁguration

The conﬁguration shown in Figure 12 supports Storport miniport drivers.

SHR-2619C

Figure 12 Single server, one dual-channel HBA, two switches, cross-cable HA storage conﬁguration

Special considerations

Storport miniport driver support for boot from SAN conﬁgurations

HP supports the Storport miniport driver for Windows Server 2003 SP1 for boot from SAN conﬁgurations.

For more information about the Storport miniport driver, see the following document:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/storage/technologies/storport/storportwp.mspx.

You can obtain supported Storport miniport drivers from the HP SAN Infrastructure web site:

ttp://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/saninfrastructure.html.

Considerations for booting clusters with SCSIPORT miniport drivers

Windows operating systems require that the HBA used for booting is not the same HBA used for cluster shared storage. You must use separate HBAs or HBA ports in each server when setting up for cluster booting. In general, the key steps for setting up booting include:

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• Installing all HBAs but not connecting them

• Conﬁguring each HBA that attaches to boot disks for booting (for clusters, a RAID array needs

two separate boot disks)

• Connecting and setting up each HBA for booting, one at a time

• Setting up disk connectivity from each unique boot disk to its server, using the command line

interface (CLI) or GUI

• Installing the Windows operating system on a unique and dedicated disk in the RAID array

• Ensuring that the drive letters are the same for the boot disks on both servers

• Booting the servers

• Installing cluster software

NOTE:

YoumustruntheSmartComponentfromacommandlineenvironmentasshowninthefollowing exampletoensurethatyouhavetheproperdriverparametersettings:

C:\>cp00xxxx.exe /x

Considerations for multipath environments

Multipathing provides high-availability computing through a redundant data path to the RAID array.

Microsoft requires that the boot HBA be different from the shared-data HBA. When using the SCSIPORT miniport driver in a cluster conﬁguration, each server must have four HBAs (with a minimum of two for boot and two for data, bringing the total to a minimum of eight HBAs for a two-node cluster). This conﬁguration provides data-path redundancy for boot and data. When using the Storport miniport driver, the boot and data paths can reside on the same HBA. Multipath software loads after the operating system has booted and should be treated the same as any other application installation.

For Multipath software version information, go to

http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/sanworks/secure-path/spwin.html

ttp://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/sanworks/softwaredrivers/multipathoptions/windows.html

Special considerations for XP Disk Arrays

Consider the following:

• The boot LUN must be LUN 0.

• If one server is booting from a SAN, one host group is required for the HBA on the server.

• If more than one server is booting from a SAN and all are accessing the same physical port, a

unique host group is required for each HBA. Every host group must be assigned on a port with a unique LUN 0. If LUN security is turned off for this port (for example, port CL1-A), all servers deﬁned in the host groups are given access to all LUNs in the default host group. For detailed information about XP Disk Array host groups, LUN security, and host modes, see the HP StorageWorks Command View XP user guide at:

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/DocumentIndex.jsp?contentType=Sup portManual&locale=en_US&docIndexId=179911&taskId=101&prodTypeId=12169& prodSeriesId=64820.

• To set up the remaining HBA ports, assign nonbooting HBAs to a different host group.

Creating a LUN

The following sections describe how to create LUNs on storage arrays.

Creating a LUN on

To create a LUN on Enterprise Modular Arrays:

1. Using a terminal emulator or a terminal connected to the storage subsystem, enter the following CLI

commands to conﬁgure a device with no access allowed:

HSG> initializ

HSG> add unit d1 disk10000 disable_access_path=all

HSG> show dl

2. Note the contr

Enterprise Modular Arrays

e disk10000

oller to which the LUN is recognized as online.

3. Verify that th

HSG> show connections

4. Optionally, rename the connection.

5. Allow the HBA

HSG> set dl enable_access_path=!newcon01

For more information about LUN Conﬁguration, see the HP StorageWorks HSG80 installation and conﬁguration guide.

e HBA is online by entering the following command:

to access the LUN by entering the following command:

Creating a LUN on Enterprise Virtual Arrays

To create a LUN on Enterprise Virtual Arrays:

1. Access Command View EVA or the HSV Element Manager through a web browser.

2. Create the LUN and assign a host. You must create a host if one does not exist.

3. Return to the server.

For detailed information about using the Enterprise Virtual Array Command View, see the HP StorageWorks Command View EVA getting started guide.

Creating

aLUNonModularSmartArrays

To create a LUN on Modular Smart Arrays:

1. Create a virtual disk (LUN) using the Array Conﬁguration Utility (ACU) on a separate server.

2. Using th

3. Return to the server.

e Selective Storage Presentation option, assign the LUN to the HBA connection.

Creating a LUN on a Disk Array XP

To create a LUN on Disk Array XP:

1. Using a web browser, start Command View XP.

2. Select a port (such as CL1-A).

3. Set LUN security for the array port.

4. Create a host group with the proper host mode (for Windows, host mode = 0x0C).

5. Assign the ﬁrst boot HBA port WWN to the newly created host group.

6. Assign LUN 0 to that host group.

For detailed information about using Command View XP, see the HP StorageWorks Command ViewXPforXPdiskarraysuserguide.

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Setting up the se

rver

Before booting

• Download and install the latest Integrity system ﬁrmwareandSmartSetupsoftware.

• Remove the internal hard disks.

• Record the WWN o

• Install all HBAs and connect one port to be targeted for booting.

from a SAN, set up the server as follows:

f each HBA port (each HBA should be tagged).

Updating the HBA ﬁrmware and EFI driver

To update the HBA ﬁrmware and EFI driver:

1. Insert the Smart Setup media in the CD-ROM drive while the system is booting up.

NOTE:

Use the Smart Setup media available with your Integrity server, or download the latest Smart Setup software at:

http://h710

2. Select Bootable DVD to display the EFI-Based Setup Utility (EBSU) Boot Manager.

28.www7.hp.com/enterprise/cache/277215-0-0-225-121.html.

Figure 13 EFI Boot Manager menu

Click OK to access the main menu.

4. Press F,orscrolldownandselectMaintain Firmware.

Figure 14 EFI Boot Manager main menu

Verify that the HBA contains the latest ﬁrmware and EFI driver.

6. Select the devices you want to update.

Figure

Press T

15 Selecting a device to update

ab to the Begin Flash option to ﬂash the HBA.

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8. At the prompt, press Tab to the Continue option, and then press Enter to begin the ﬂash.

When the ﬂash is completed, the utility automatically reboots the server and starts the EBSU. The EBSU indicates that the ﬂash was successful.

Figure 16 Firmware Flash Results

Press Enter twice to return to the main menu.

Conﬁgurin

This secti

g the HBAs

on describes how to conﬁgure the HBAs.

Conﬁguring the boot device for Emulex HBAs

To conﬁgurethebootdeviceforEmulexHBAs:

1. Select Conﬁgure Storage Adapter andthenselectanHBA.

Figure 17 Conﬁgure Storage Adapter screen

Press Enter to select and conﬁgure the HBA.

Figure 18 Conﬁgure the Fibre Channel card screen

Select an HBA.

4. Select Setup Utility.

5. Select Reset to Default Values.

6. Enter Yes at the Do you want to force defaults? prompt.

7. Select Enable or Disable BIOS.

8. Select Enabled.

9. Press ESC to return to the main menu.

10. Select Conﬁgure the HBA parameters.

11. Select Topology.

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12. Select Point to Point.

13. Press Esc twice to return to the main menu.

14. Select Conﬁgure Boot Parameters (The boot table should be empty).

15. Select Conﬁgure Boot Devices.

NOTE:

If there is an entry in the boot table, press Enter and then select Clear Flash Boot Info.This creates an empty table. Continue with the procedure.

16. Select Scan Targets to return to the empty Boot Table screen.

The HBA is now logged into the switch.

17.

Follow the steps in “Setting up initial zoning” on page 8, unless directly connected.

18. On the boot server, select the ﬁrstlineandthenpressEnter.

19. Select Scan Targets.

A single WWN appears. This is the node to which your boot device is attached.

20. Using a storage conﬁguration application, or following the procedures in

Creating a LUN”onpage14,createoneLUNandgiveitaccesstotheHBAWWN.

“

NOTE:

For Disk Array XP, you must run Scan Targets a second time after you create LUN 0 and presentittothehost. DoingsomakestheWWNNofthebootHBAavailablesoitcan be presented to the LUN.

21. On the boot server, press Enter to display a LUN. (This is the LUN to which your boot device has

access.)

22. Select Boot this device via WWN.

The boot table has one entry that displays the boot device target WWN and LUN information.

23. Press ESC

Press Enter.

until you exit the utility.

Conﬁguring QLogic HBAs

QLogic HBAs do not require conﬁguring the boot device.

You need only follow the steps in “

Setting up initial zoning” on page 8, unless directly connected.

Installing the operating system

You can install the operating system using one of the following procedures:

•

• Installing from the Microsoft CD-ROM,page21

• Special procedures for RX8620 or RX7620 systems, page 24

Installing from the Re-install CD-ROM

To install the operating system using the Re-install CD-ROM:

1. Insert the Windows operating system Re-install CD-ROM.

ling from the Re-install CD-ROM

Instal

, page 20

2. Select Bootable DVD from the EFI Boot Manager menu.

Figure 19 Installing the operating system using the Windows CD-ROM

When the HP recovery console menu opens, click Re-install. Ignore the warning about deleting all data on the drive and click OK.

4. When asked to select the boot drive partition size, select C to use the full drive size.

5. Use the latest Smart Setup CD-ROM to update the system drivers and agents.

It is not necessary to re-install the HBA driver unless an update is available.

NOTE:

For single-path conﬁgurations, skip step 6, step 9, and step 10.

6. Install multipathing software if applicable.

7. Install the latest operating system service pack.

8. Reboot the server to complete the installation.

9. Follow through on each additional controller port assignment for the HBAs.

10. Connect any nonbooting HBAs.

11.

Follow the procedure in “Finalizing zoning ”onpage8.

12. Create and assign all other storage LUNs to the appropriate HBAs.

Installing from the Microsoft CD-ROM

Use the following procedures to install the operating system using the Microsoft CD-ROM.

Loading the HBA driver for a Windows Server 2003 install

To load the HBA driver:

1. Insert the HP Smart Setup CD-ROM.

2. Select Bootable DVD from the EBSU menu and press Enter.

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3. Select Load OEM Boot driver or press B to display the Load OEM Boot Driver screen.

Figure 20 Lo

Select the appropriate Fibre Channel HBA and press Enter.

5. Press Tab once and then press Enter to load the driver.

The system d

6. Select Exit or press X to exit.

ad OEM Boot Driver

isplays a message conﬁrming that the driver is loaded.

Loading the HBA driver for a Windows Server 2008 install

Go to www.hp.com anddownloadtheIA64 Boot from San (BFS) driver kit.

2. Extract the IA64 BFS kit to a USB ﬂash drive.

3. Insert the USB ﬂashdriveintoanavailableUSBslotonthesystem.

Preparin

g the SAN disk device for operating system installation

To prepar

1. Select EFI Shell on the EBSU menu.

2. With the HP Smart Setup CD-ROM in the DVD drive, change to the CD-ROM ﬁle system.

e the disk device for operating system installation:

NOTE:

The CD-ROM ﬁle system might be mounted somewhere other than fs0.

3. At the command prompt, change to the location of the Diskpart Utility:

Shell> fs1:

fs1:\> cd efi\efi_utils

4. Run the DiskPart Utility:

fs1:\efi\efi_utils> diskpart.efi

5. List the partitions available:

DiskPart> list

Output similar to the following appears:

### BlkSize BlkCount

--- ------- ----------------

0 200 B40

1 200 4800000

NOTE:

Device 0 is the virtual ﬂoppy disk and Device 1 is the LUN created to install the operating system. The BlkCount valuevariesdependingonthesizeoftheLUNcreated;itdoes not match the LUN size.

6. Enter the select command to select the boot device:

DiskPart> Select 1

Selected Disk = 1s

7. Inspect the disk. If a message other than the following displays, use the clean command to destroy

all partitions on the disk.

DiskPart>inspect

Selected Disk = 1

The disk is RAW, nothing to inspect.

8. Exit DiskPart:

DiskPart> exit

9. Remove the HP Smart Setup CD-ROM and insert the Windows Server 2003 CD-ROM in the drive.

10. Rescan the drives, which gives the CD-ROM system access to the Windows CD-ROM ﬁles.

fs1:\efi\efi_utils > map –r

11. Select Exit to return to the EFI Boot Manager menu.

You are now ready to install the operating system.

Installing the Windows Server 2003 operating system

NOTE:

ForRX8620orRX7620systems,followtheinstructionsin “

Special procedures for RX8620 or RX7620 systems” on page 24 before installing the operating system.

To install the Windows Server 2003 operating system:

1. With the Windows Server 2003 CD-ROM in the DVD drive, select Bootable DVD.Pressanykeyto

boot the CD-ROM and start the installation process.

NOTE:

not

press F6 to load any mass-storage device drivers.

2. Use the latest HP Smart Setup CD-ROM to update the system drivers and agents.

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3. To re-install the HBA driver, run the Smart Component by selecting Drivers > Driver for FC HBA.

This sets the HP-supported registry parameters. When you reboot, these changes are implemented (

step 5).

4. Install multipathing software.

5. Reboot the server to complete the installation.

NOTE:

For single-path conﬁgurations, skip steps 6 through 8.

Follow steps 6 through 22 in “Conﬁguring the HBAs” on page 18 for each additional controller port assignment to the HBAs.

7. Connect any nonbooting HBAs.

Follow the procedure in “Finalizing zoning ” on page 8.

9. Create and assign all other storage LUNs to the appropriate HBAs.

Installing the Windows Server 2008 operating system

To install the Windows Server 2008 operating system:

1. With the Windows Server 2008 CD-ROM in the DVD drive, select Bootable DVD.Pressanykeyto

boottheCD-ROMandstarttheinstallationprocess.

2. Enter your language and other preferences. Click Next to continue the installation.

3. Click Install Now at the next screen.

4. Enter the Product License key and clickNext to continue.

5. Read the terms of the License Agreement and check the I accept the License terms. and click Next

to continue.

6. Click Custom (Advanced) to install a clean copy of Windows, as there is no upgrade for Windows

Server 2003.

7. Click Load Driver to load the IA64 BFS driver kit that you saved to the USB ﬂash drive.

8. Browse to the location on the USB ﬂashdrivethatcontainstheIA64BFSdriverkit.

9. Select the appropriate inf ﬁle and select Next to continue.

10. Select the disk where you want to install the operating system and click Next.

11. Continue with the installation.

Setting up the other server nodes

Before installing the operating system on other nodes in the cluster, repeat the setup steps described in

Setting up the server, Updating the HBA ﬁrmware and EFI driver,andInstalling the operating system

for the other servers.

Special procedures for RX8620 or RX7620 systems

Use the following installation procedures for RX8620 or RX7620 systems before installing the Windows operating system.

Running Express Setup

With the HP Smart Setup CD-ROM in the DVD drive, select Bootable DVD.

2. Select Express Setup and follow the on-screen instructions.

3. After Windows formats the drive and reboots, continue with the procedure for adding the NOVESA

settings to the boot LUN.

Adding the NOVES

Select the EFI shell and change the directory to the boot LUN (fs1:).

NOTE:

The boot disk might be mounted in a location other than fs1.

2. Change the directory to MSUTIL, and then enter the NVRBOOT command. The following example

shows the results:

Shell:\>fs1:

fs1:\> dir Directory of: fs1:\ 07/17/03 11:48a 127 fail_file.txt 03/25/03 05:00a 841,216 SETUPLDR.EFI 06/25/03 11:14a <DIR> 1,024 EFI 06/25/03 11:14a <DIR> 1,024 MSUtil 2 File(s) 841,343 bytes 2 Dir(s)

fs1:\> cd msutil fs1:\MSUtil> nvrboot NVRBOOT: OS Boot Options Maintenance Tool [Version 5.2.3683] * 1. Windows Server 2003, Enterprise 2. EFI Shell [Built-in] * = Windows OS boot option (D)isplay (M)odify (C)opy E(x)port (I)mport (E)rase (P)ush (H)elp (Q)uit

3. Select (M)odify to modify the OS boot loader.

4. Enter the boot option to you want to modify:

Enter OS boot option to modify: 1

5. Enter 2 to modify the operating system load options.

6. Enter the OsLoadOptions command with the /NOVESA option:

OsLoadOptions = /redirect /NOVESA

Asettings

Exit the operating system load options and go to step 3 in “Installing the operating system” on page 20.

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