Notes On San Boot Environment Design; Notes On System Design; Notes On System Installation - Fujitsu PRIMEQUEST 1000 Series Environment Configuration Manual

1.3

Notes on SAN Boot Environment Design

This section provides notes on designing the SAN boot environment.
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1.3.1 Notes on system design

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1.3.2 Notes on system installation

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1.3.3 Notes on system operation
1.3.1 Notes on system design
Note the following points when designing the system.
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Traffic on the FC or FCoE may be maximized for some software used. Be sure to measure its
performance on a system such as a pseudo system before installing it.
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For SAN storage, the boot disk to be assigned for each server must be configured so that it is exclusively
accessed from other servers. This is done by zoning or masking LUNs (LUN) or combining them. (In a
SAN boot environment, boot disk LUNs (LUN) must be such that servers and storage have a one-to-one
correspondence.)
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Restriction: The following Windows operating systems can be installed in the SAN boot environment.
- Windows Server 2012
- Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
- Windows Server 2008 R2
- Windows Server 2008 SP2
- Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2
- Windows Server 2003 SP2
1.3.2 Notes on system installation
Keep the following points in mind when installing the system.
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Every disk except the boot disk must not be visible during installation of the operating system.
Disconnect all disks other than the installation destination disk. For a multipath configuration, change it to
a single-path configuration (only one FC cable connected). Also, the settings on the ETERNUS side must
be such that only the boot disk is visible.
For details on settings on the ETERNUS side, see 1.4 ETERNUS Connection Settings.
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If you install the operating system while multiple HDDs are connected, a subsequent boot of the operating
system may require the HDDs that were connected at the installation time. Therefore, at this time, connect
only the installation destination HDD, and do not connect other HDDs.
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