Setting Up Boot From San - HP MPIO Installation And Reference Manual

1. At the command prompt, type the following command: <CMD> setup.exe /r, where /r
option enables the record mode.
2.
This will result in the GUI installation to run in the record mode. Select the responses in each
screen and run through the installation.
NOTE:
When selecting the response on each screen, do not click the BACK button, and modify the selection.
The response file will have to be generated again in such a case.
3.
The response file is created at the following location: %WINDDIR%\setup.iss, where,
%WINDIR% is the Windows installation directory.
4. Use this setup.iss file to perform the same silent mode operation on multiple systems across
the same platform.

Setting up boot from SAN

HP MPIO EVA DSM can be set up to boot externally from a SAN that uses HP StorageWorks HBAs and
RAID arrays. Booting externally offers the following advantages:
• Optional elimination of server-based internal boot devices
• Decreased downtime in the event of a server failure
Booting from a SAN requires specific setup procedures based on the specific software solutions, HBA
firmware, and boot BIOS versions. See the following documents for detailed information about booting
from a SAN:
• HP StorageWorks Booting 32-bit Windows systems and Windows Server x64 Edition
systems from a Storage Area Network application notes, available at this web site:
http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/storageworks/san/documentation.html
• HP StorageWorks Booting Itanium 64-bit Windows Systems from a Storage Area Network
application notes, available at this web site:
storageworks/san/documentation.html
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