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kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/disk/by-uuid/e014e482-1c2d-4d09-84ec-
61b3aefde77a
IMPORTANT: Make a copy of the original boot entry, then modify the copy. If you make a
mistake, you can boot the server without the SAN connected, and fix the error.
If you use the Boot Loader option in YaST, there is a defect where it adds some duplicate lines
to the boot loader file when you change a value. Use an editor to remove the following
duplicate lines:
color white/blue black/light-gray
default 0
timeout 8
gfxmenu (sd0,1)/boot/message
When you use YaST to change the way that the root (
by label), the boot loader configuration needs to be saved again to make the change effective
for the boot loader.
6 As the
user or equivalent, do one of the following to place the UUID in the
root
file:
Open YaST to System > Partitioner, select the device of interest, then modify Fstab
Options.
Edit the
/etc/fstab
For example, if the root (
e014e482-1c2d-4d09-84ec-61b3aefde77a
/dev/sda1
to
UUID=e014e482-1c2d-4d09-84ec-61b3aefde77a
acl,user_xattr
IMPORTANT: Make sure to make a backup copy of the
do not leave stray characters or spaces in the file.
3.4 Using UUIDs in the Boot Loader and /etc/
fstab File (IA64)
After the install, use the following procedure to configure the UUID for the system device in the
boot loader and
/etc/fstab
configuration file is
/boot/efi/SuSE/elilo.conf
1 Install the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for IA64 with no SAN devices connected.
2 After the install, boot the system.
3 Open a terminal console as the
4 Navigate to the
/dev/disk/by-uuid
installed
,
/boot
/root
4a At the terminal console prompt, enter
cd /dev/disk/by-uuid
file to modify the system device from the location to the UUID.
) volume has a device path of
/
/
reiserfs
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files for your IA64 system. IA64 uses the EFI BIOS. Its file system
user or equivalent.
root
directory to find the UUID for the device where you
, and
.
swap
) device is mounted (such as by UUID or
/
/dev/sda1
, change line entry from
acl,user_xattr
/
reiserfs
file before you begin, and
fstab
instead of
.
/etc/fstab
Using UUIDs to Mount Devices
/etc/fstab
and its UUID is
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