Oracle 7101690 Guide d'installation

Marque: Oracle

Modèle: 7101690

Taper: Guide d'installation

Sun Storage 16 Gb Fibre Channel

ExpressModule Host Bus Adapter,

Emulex Installation Guide For HBA Model

7101690

Part No: E24463-08

January 2018

Sun Storage 16 Gb Fibre Channel ExpressModule Host Bus Adapter, Emulex Installation Guide For HBA Model 7101690

Part No: E24463-08

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Contents

Using This Documentation ................................................................................. 7

1 HBA Overview ................................................................................................. 9

Kit Contents ................................................................................................... 9

HBA Features and Specifications ....................................................................... 9

Operating System and Technology Requirements ................................................ 11

Boot Support ................................................................................................ 12

System Interoperability ................................................................................... 12

Host Platform Support ............................................................................ 12

Storage Support .................................................................................... 13

Switch Support ..................................................................................... 15

Environmental Requirements ........................................................................... 15

2 HBA Installation, Configuration, and Removal .............................................. 17

Observing ESD and Handling Precautions ......................................................... 17

Best Practices For HBA Installation .................................................................. 18

General Best Practices ............................................................................ 18

Best Practices For Switches and Zoning .................................................... 18

Best Practices For Booting From SAN (BFS) Configurations ......................... 19

Best Practices For Testing the Environment ................................................ 20

Installing the Hardware .................................................................................. 20

▼ To Prepare for HBA Installation ......................................................... 20

▼ To Install the HBA ........................................................................... 21

Connecting the Copper Cables ......................................................................... 22

▼ To Connect the Copper Cables ........................................................... 23

Powering on the System ................................................................................. 23

▼ To Apply Power to the System ........................................................... 24

Viewing LEDs ...................................................................................... 24

Contents

Testing the Installation ................................................................................... 26

▼ To Verify Proper Installation (Oracle Solaris) ........................................ 26

▼ To Configure the HBA (Oracle Solaris) ................................................ 27

▼ To Verify Attached Storage (Oracle Solaris) .......................................... 27

Configuring the HBA for Hot-Plug Operation .................................................... 28

▼ To Configure the HBA for Hot-Plug Operation ...................................... 28

Removing the Hardware ................................................................................. 28

▼ To Prepare the HBA for Removal Using the Attention (ATTN) Button ........ 29

▼ To Prepare the HBA for Hot-Plug Removal (Oracle Solaris) ..................... 29

▼ To Remove the HBA Hardware .......................................................... 30

3 Software Installation ..................................................................................... 31

Utilities for Upgrading the BIOS and Firmware .................................................. 31

▼ To Install Utilities for Updating the BIOS or Firmware: ........................... 32

Upgrading Firmware .............................................................................. 32

Installing Diagnostic Software ......................................................................... 36

Diagnostic Support for the Oracle Solaris OS ............................................. 36

Diagnostic Support for All Other Supported Operating Systems ..................... 37

Using the OneCommand Manager CLI for Troubleshooting a Fatal Error ......... 38

Installing Drivers ........................................................................................... 39

Installing Drivers for the Oracle Solaris OS ............................................... 39

▼ Installing Drivers for All Other Supported Operating Systems ................... 39

4 Known Issues ................................................................................................ 41

System Hangs When Performing a Hot Plug Operation ........................................ 41

Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) Cannot Be Used In Certain

Conditions .................................................................................................... 43

SAN Boot Fails Via Direct Attached Storage on Oracle SPARC Systems ................. 44

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Using This Documentation

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Overview – Describes how to install and remove the Sun Storage 16 Gb Fibre Channel

ExpressModule Host Bus Adapter, Emulex

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Audience – Technicians, system administrators, and authorized service providers

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Required knowledge – Advanced experience troubleshooting and replacing hardware

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♦ ♦ ♦ C H A P T E R 1

HBA Overview

This chapter provides a basic overview of the Sun Storage 16 Gb FC ExpressModule HBA,

which uses Emulex (now Broadcom) technology. This chapter also describes the various

operating systems, host platforms, storage, and infrastructure configurations that support the

HBA.

This chapter contains the following sections:

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“Kit Contents” on page 9

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“HBA Features and Specifications” on page 9

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“Operating System and Technology Requirements” on page 11

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“Boot Support” on page 12

■

“System Interoperability” on page 12

■

“Environmental Requirements” on page 15

Kit Contents

■

Standard option of the Sun Storage 16 Gb Fibre Channel (FC) ExpressModule HBA,

Emulex

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Accessing Documentation document

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China RoHS Material Disclosure document

HBA Features and Specifications

The Sun Storage 16 Gb FC ExpressModule HBA, Emulex (marketing part number 7101690) is

a standalone PCI Express ExpressModule host bus adapter (HBA).

Chapter 1 • HBA Overview 9

HBA Features and Specifications

The board interfaces an eight-lane PCI Express bus, with eight lanes supporting two Fibre

Channel (FC) ports. Each independent FC port operates at 16 Gb/sec and features 16/8/4

autonegotiation.

See Table 1, “HBA Features and Specification,” on page 10 for a list of the HBA features.

TABLE 1

HBA Features and Specification

Feature Description

PCI connector x8

PCI signaling environment PCI Express x8 (8 active lanes)

PCI transfer rate (maximum) PCI Express Generation Three (8 GT/s) x8

PCIe specification compliance PCI Express Card Version 3.0 Specification

PCIe hot-plug and hot-swap functionality Supported

Number of ports Two

Number of devices supported 126 devices per FC loop (not supported at 16 Gb); 510 devices in Fabric

mode

FCoE full offload in hardware Meets requirement

FC bus type (external) Fiber-optic media, short-wave laser, multi-mode fiber (400‐M5-SN-S)

FC transfer rate 16 Gb/s

FC topologies Switched fabric (N_Port), arbitrated loop (NL_Port) [FC-AL support for

4 G/8 G only]; and point-to-point (N_Port))

Receive Side Scaling Supported

MSI-X Supported

Solaris Dynamic Reconfiguration Supported

Diagnostic Support Provided by Oracle VTS software

Boot support For all supported operating systems. For more information about boot

support for the HBA, see Table 3, “HBA Boot Support,” on page 12.

RAM 1.5 MB, parity protected, per port

BIOS ROM One 32-MB flash ROM, field-programmable

NVRAM One 32-KB EEPROM

External connectors ■ SFP+ direct attach copper (DAC) twinaxial (twin-ax) cables

from the supported switch manufacturers listed in “Switch

Support” on page 15.

Small form-factor pluggable (SFP+) Supporting options with short range, short-wave, and twin-ax cabling

Maximum FC cable length At 16 Gb/s, up to 125 meters using 50/125 mm core OM4 fiber. Longer

lengths are possible at slower data rates.

LED indicators Two LEDs per channel (yellow and green) on the front panel as status

indicators

Power LED, Service RequiredLED, and a button on the front panel to

support hot-swap functionality

Maximum power consumption 13.3 watts

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Operating System and Technology Requirements

Feature Description

Form Factor PCI Express ExpressModule, single-wide (198 mm x 112 mm x 21 mm)

Operating System and Technology Requirements

The HBA requires the OS and technology levels listed in Table 2, “Supported Operating

System/Technology Versions,” on page 11, at minimum.

Note - If you need to contact Oracle Support, first verify that you have a supported OS installed

on the host system, and install the latest HBA driver, utility, and firmware versions. Updating

the system and HBA to the latest OS, driver, utility, and firmware versions might address the

issue, preventing the need to contact Oracle Support about an issue that has already been fixed.

TABLE 2

Supported Operating System/Technology Versions

Operating System/ Technology Supported Versions (minimum)

Oracle Solaris OS ■ Oracle Solaris 10 1/13 for the x86 (64-bit) platform (+ patches 149168-07 and

149176-11)

■ Oracle Solaris 10 1/13 for the SPARC platform (+ patches 149167-07 and

149175-11)

■ Oracle Solaris 11.1 for the x86 (64-bit) platform (+ SRU 13.4)

■ Oracle Solaris 11.1 for the SPARC platform (+ SRU 13.4)

■ Oracle Solaris 11.2 for the x86 (64-bit) and SPARC platforms

■ Oracle Solaris 11.3 for the x86 (64-bit) and SPARC platforms

Oracle Linux OS ■ Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.9 (Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK) 2.6.39-

400, at minimum)

■ Oracle Enterprise Linux 6.4 (UEK 2.6.39-400, at minimum)

SUSE Linux OS ■ SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10 SP4

■ SLES 11 SP2

Red Hat Linux OS ■ Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5.9 (64-bit)

■ RHEL 6.4 (64-bit)

Microsoft Windows OS ■ Windows Server 2008 SP2+ (64-bit)

■ Windows Server 2008 R2 including SP1 (64-bit)

■ Windows Server 2012

VMware technology ■ VMware ESX/ESXi 5.1

■ VMware ESX/ESXi 5.0

Chapter 1 • HBA Overview 11

Boot Support

FC SAN and FCoE SAN booting through the HBA is supported, as listed in Table 3, “HBA

Boot Support,” on page 12.

TABLE 3

HBA Boot Support

Operating System/Technology FC SAN Boot Support

Oracle Solaris 10 1/13 Yes

Oracle Solaris 11.1, 11.2, and 11.3 Yes

Oracle Linux 5.9 No

Oracle Linux 6.4 Yes

RHEL 5.9 Yes

†

RHEL 6.4 Yes

†

SLES 10 U4 Yes

†

SLES 11 U2 Yes

†

Windows Server 2008 SP2+ Yes

†

Windows Server 2008 R2 Yes

†

Windows Server 2012 Yes

†

While using the Driver Update disk during the installation process. Driver Update is available at the Oracle support

area of the Emulex web site: https://www.broadcom.com/support/download-search/?pg=Storage+Adapters,+Controllers,+and

+ICs&pf=Fibre+Channel+Host+Bus+Adapters&pn=&po=Oracle&pa=&dk=

System Interoperability

This section provides information about selected platforms and storage that are compatible with

the heterogeneous FC network design of the HBA. This section contains the following topics:

■

“Host Platform Support” on page 12

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“Storage Support” on page 13

■

“Switch Support” on page 15

Host Platform Support

The HBA is supported by the platforms listed in the table in this section. For up-to-date

information, see your system Product Notes and web pages.

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System Interoperability

For information about supported OS/technology versions, see Table 2, “Supported Operating

System/Technology Versions,” on page 11.

TABLE 4

Host Platform Support

Platform Supported OS/Technology

Oracle's SPARC Servers

Fujitsu M10-1, M10-4, and M10-4S Oracle Solaris

Fujitsu M10 PCI Expansion Unit Oracle Solaris

SPARC T4-1 and T4-2 Oracle Solaris

SPARC T5-2, T5-4, and T5-8 Oracle Solaris

SPARC T7-1, T7-2, and T7-4 Oracle Solaris

SPARC M5-32 and M6-32 Oracle Solaris

SPARC M7-8 and M7-16 Oracle Solaris

SPARC 7-2 and 7-2L Oracle Solaris

Oracle SuperCluster M6-32 Oracle Solaris

Oracle's x86 Servers

Sun Server X4-2, X4-2L, X4-4, and X4-8 Oracle Solaris, Windows, Linux, VMware

Oracle Server X5-2, X5-2L, X5-4, and X5-8 Oracle Solaris, Windows, Linux, VMware

Oracle Server X6-2 and X6-2L Oracle Solaris, Windows, Linux, VMware

Oracle Exalytics In-Memory Machine X4-4 and X5-4 Oracle Solaris, Windows, Linux, VMware

Zero Data Loss Recovery Appliance X4, X5, and X6 Oracle Solaris, Windows, Linux, VMware

Oracle's Telco Servers

Netra SPARC T4-1 Oracle Solaris

Netra SPARC S7-2 Oracle Solaris

Netra X4270 M3 Oracle Solaris, Windows, Linux, VMware

Netra Server X3-2 and X5-2 Oracle Solaris, Windows, Linux, VMware

Storage Support

This section lists the supported arrays and tape storage that can connect to the HBA through a

supported switch (see “Switch Support” on page 15). This section contains the following

topics:

■

“Array Support” on page 14

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“Storage System Support” on page 14

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“Tape Storage Support” on page 14

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“Unified Storage” on page 15

Chapter 1 • HBA Overview 13

System Interoperability

Array Support

The HBA supports connecting, through a supported switch, to the following arrays:

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Oracle's Sun Storage 2540 M2

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Oracle's Sun Storage 6140

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Oracle's Sun Storage 6180

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Oracle's Sun Storage 6190

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Oracle's Sun Storage 6540

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Oracle's Sun Storage 6590

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Oracle's StorageTek 6580/6780 with 8 Gb/s FC Host Interface cards

Storage System Support

The HBA supports connecting, through a supported switch, to the following storage systems:

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Oracle's Pillar Axiom 600 storage system

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Oracle's StorageTek 9980/9985/9985V storage system

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Oracle's StorageTek 9990/9990V storage system

Tape Storage Support

The HBA supports connecting, through a supported switch, to the following tape storage:

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Oracle's StorageTek SL24 Tape Autoloader

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Oracle's StorageTek SL48 Tape Library

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Oracle's StorageTek SL500 Modular Library

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Oracle's StorageTek L1400 Tape Library

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Oracle's StorageTek SL3000 Modular Library

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Oracle's StorageTek SL8500 Modular Library

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Oracle's StorageTek Virtual Tape Library: VTL Value and VTL Value Plus

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Oracle's StorageTek T10000B/ T10000C

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Oracle's StorageTek 9840C tape drive

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Oracle's StorageTek 9940B tape drive

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Oracle's StorageTek 9840D tape drive

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Environmental Requirements

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IBM LTO4

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IBM LTO5

Unified Storage

The HBA supports connecting, through a supported switch, to the following unified storage:

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Oracle's Sun Storage 7110, 7210, 7310, 7410 System (Target mode only)

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Oracle's Sun ZFS Storage 7120, 7320, 7420, 7720 System

Switch Support

Note - For technical support issues with any switches, refer to the product documentation or

contact the switch manufacturer.

The HBA supports connecting to any 16 Gb/s Fibre Channel (FC) switch from any vendor that

follows standard FC specifications, and follows 10GbE NIC/FCoE specifications, with the

following considerations:

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Direct Access Storage for FC is supported with COMSTAR.

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FC-AL is not supported at 16 Gb/s or faster.

Note - This documentation lists switches that are specifically not supported by the HBA, when

applicable.

Note - The HBA has been verified to function with Cisco 5xxx switches; however, Oracle

Services does not support customers with questions or issues about these switches. Direct all

inquiries about the use of Cisco 5xxx switches to Cisco Systems.

Environmental Requirements

The HBA environmental requirements are listed in Table 5, “HBA Environmental

Requirements,” on page 16.

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Environmental Requirements

TABLE 5

HBA Environmental Requirements

Specification Operating Non-Operating

Temperature 0˚ to 55˚C, non-condensing -20˚C to 85˚C, non-condensing

Relative

Humidity (RH)

10% to 90% RH, non-condensing, 22˚C

max wet bulb

5% to 95% RH, non-condensing, 22˚C max wet bulb

Altitude 3200 m 12,200 m

Vibration 0.25 g in all axes, 5-500 Hz sine 1.2 g in all axes, 5-500 Hz sine

Shock 5.5 g 11 ms half-sine 33 g 11 ms half-sine

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♦ ♦ ♦ C H A P T E R 2

HBA Installation, Configuration, and Removal

This chapter describes the tasks required to install, configure, and remove the HBA. For

detailed instructions, refer to your system installation or service manual.

This chapter contains the following sections:

■

“Observing ESD and Handling Precautions” on page 17

■

“Best Practices For HBA Installation” on page 18

■

“Installing the Hardware” on page 20

■

“Connecting the Copper Cables” on page 22

■

“Powering on the System” on page 23

■

“Testing the Installation” on page 26

■

“Configuring the HBA for Hot-Plug Operation” on page 28

■

“Removing the Hardware” on page 28

Observing ESD and Handling Precautions

Caution - Damage to the HBA can occur as the result of improper handling or electrostatic

discharge (ESD). Always handle the HBA with care to avoid damage to electrostatically

sensitive components.

To minimize the possibility of ESD-related damage, use both a workstation antistatic mat and

an ESD wrist strap. You can get an ESD wrist strap from any reputable electronics store or

from Oracle as part number 250-1007. Observe the following precautions to avoid ESD-related

problems:

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Leave the HBA in its antistatic bag until you are ready to install it in the system.

■

Always use a properly fitted and grounded wrist strap or other suitable ESD protection

when handling the HBA, and observe proper ESD grounding techniques.

Chapter 2 • HBA Installation, Configuration, and Removal 17

Best Practices For HBA Installation

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Hold the HBA by the carrier, not by the connectors.

■

Place the HBA on a properly grounded antistatic work surface pad when it is out of its

protective antistatic bag.

Best Practices For HBA Installation

Before installing the HBA into the system, review the best practices in this section to avoid

potential issues:

■

“General Best Practices” on page 18

■

“Best Practices For Switches and Zoning” on page 18

■

“Best Practices For Booting From SAN (BFS) Configurations” on page 19

■

“Best Practices For Testing the Environment” on page 20

General Best Practices

Follow these general best practices for installing and configuring the HBA:

■

Spread the I/O load amongst multiple HBAs and multiple ports to avoid bottlenecks and

promote higher availability.

■

Use fixed link speeds instead of auto-negotiation wherever possible. While the HBA

supports auto-negotiation, auto-negotiation slows things down in the event of a fabric

rebuild.

■

Do not configure both tape devices and disks on the same HBA port, even if using a switch

and zoning.

■

If more than one of a given HBA model is present in the configuration, enable only the

OpROM for the first HBA seen in the boot sequence. There is a limited amount of space for

OpROMs, so do not unnecessarily enable all OpROMs, as space usage issues might occur.

■

When installing the HBA, be sure to also install the latest version of the command-line

utility available from the manufacturer's website (See “To Upgrade Firmware Using the

OneCommand Manager CLI” on page 35). Keep the HBA utilities, firmware, and

drivers up-to-date, and update them in that order.

Best Practices For Switches and Zoning

Follow these best practices for switches and zoning in your environment:

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Best Practices For HBA Installation

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FC-SW configurations: check with the switch manufacturer for optimal configuration

recommendations, including zoning.

■

Note that FC-AL is not supported at 16Gb/s or faster. Use FC-P2P instead.

■

Use single initiator hard zoning to do the following:

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Avoid Registered State Change Notification (RSCN) storms.

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Shield devices from indiscriminate SCSI inquiries.

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Provide security by avoiding inappropriate access.

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Use meaningful names for zones, and document the entire configuration.

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Use only FCP-2 (also called FC-TAPE or FCP Error Recovery) with tape and/or sequential

devices. While FCP-2 might not cause problems for hard disk drives (HDDs), FCP-2 is a

sequence-level error recovery mechanism that is irrelevant to HDDs.

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If using FC tape backups, place tape ports and backup servers on the same FC switch to

avoid tying up inter-switch links (ISLs).

■

SAN switches can be a major source of disruption if you do not take extreme care with

respect to configuration. Do not perform updates to switch OSes and/or firmware, or enable

new features on SAN switches, until you have first tried the updated switches in a test

configuration. The HBA might not support newer switch features, and switch OS and/or

firmware updates might require changes to, and/or restoration of, switch configuration

settings.

Best Practices For Booting From SAN (BFS)

Configurations

If you plan to install a Boot From SAN (BFS) HBA, follow these best practices:

■

Some devices and operating systems do not yet support UEFI-based BIOS and can boot

only from the Legacy BIOS boot mode. However, many servers with UEFI firmware allow

you to enable a legacy BIOS compatibility mode.

■

Legacy BIOS issues - many tweaks and patches have been added over the years to resolve

various issues, and not all were done with the larger ecosystem (many different types of

servers, HBAs, OSes, and so on) in mind.

■

Secure Boot (a UEFI-specific feature) can help you control the boot process, preventing

unauthorized code from running.

■

Larger devices (>2TB) require the use of a GUID Partition Table (GPT) instead of a Master

Boot Record (MBR). GPT is the standard for EFI; it can be implemented in legacy BIOSes,

but it is more difficult to set up. So, while you might be able to boot from a >2TB device

in the legacy BIOS, it might not be seamless. If you are dual-booting with an OS that is

already installed in one mode or the other, however, it is good practice to boot in the same

boot mode as the one that is already in use.

Chapter 2 • HBA Installation, Configuration, and Removal 19

Installing the Hardware

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Disable OpROM and BIOS for all HBA cards except the one connected to the boot device.

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When installing a Boot From SAN (BFS) HBA, configure a single connection to a single

SAN target/LUN, install the boot OS, and get that working before installing other HBAs

and storage. If the configuration is complex, finding the root cause for any BFS issues

becomes far more complicated.

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Once BFS is installed and working, make sure the HBA driver and firmware are at the latest

revision levels. If required, configure a multipath connection, and perhaps one or more

alternate boot LUNs.

Best Practices For Testing the Environment

Test the storage enivornment by doing the following:

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Boot the OS on the host server, and then disable the primary path to the SAN boot device to

validate the multipath connection.

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Physically pull the cable from the system.

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Intentionally disrupt zoning at the FC switch that you plan to attach to the HBA.

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If you have installed any alternate boot LUNs, try to boot from those (after disrupting the

primary connection(s)).

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Make sure the boot LUN is set as the first boot device in the system BIOS/UEFI settings.

Installing the Hardware

The hardware installation process involves the following general steps, in the order listed in this

section:

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“To Prepare for HBA Installation” on page 20

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“To Install the HBA” on page 21

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“Connecting the Copper Cables” on page 22

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“Powering on the System” on page 23

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“To Verify Proper Installation (Oracle Solaris)” on page 26

To Prepare for HBA Installation

Record the IEEE address, World Wide Name (WWN), and serial number of the

HBA.

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