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Boot over SAN
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8. When prompted to load the driver, insert the driver update disk (dud) that you created in step 3
into the CD, DVD, or USB drive.
9. Follow system prompts to load the driver and continue with operating system installation. Refer
to your system documentation as necessary to format and complete installation on the target
boot LUN.
10. Reboot the system.
The system will default to the Unbreakable Kernel. The following message may display:
No root device found. Boot has failed, sleeping forever.
This error occurs because Brocade adapter drivers do not support this kernel for boot over
SAN. You must switch to the Red Hat Compatible Kernel using
step 11 through step 14 .
11. Reboot the system again.
12. When the following messages display, press any key.
Press any key to enter the menu
Booting Oracle Linus Server-uek (2.6.32-100.28.5.el6.x86_64) in 1 seconds...
13. When the screen displays for selecting the Oracle Linux Server-uek or Oracle Linux Server-base
kernels, select the base kernel.
14. When the operating system successfully boots, make the base kernel the default boot option
using the following steps:
a. Log in as “root.”
b. Right-click the screen and select Open Terminal from the menu.
c. Edit the /boot/grub/menu.lst file and change “default=0” to “default=1”. Also comment
out the “hiddenmenu” line (#hiddenmenu).
d. Change the timeout to 15 seconds instead of the default 5 (recommended).
e. Save the file and reboot.
15. The RHEL-compatible kernel should now boot by default.
Installing Solaris and the driver
Use the following steps to install Solaris and drivers on an unformatted Fibre Channel disk that you
that you configured as a bootable device when setting up the adapter BIOS or UEFI on the host
system.
Installation notes
Read through these important notes before installing Solaris and adapter drivers on the LUN.
• If the LUN you have targeted for booting over SAN already has an operating system installed,
be sure to use options for reformatting the LUN during Solaris installation. Refer to your
operating system documentation for details.
• Before proceeding with these steps, detach or disable any existing local hard disks on your
host system since the installation will pick the local disk by default for installation. You can
reconnect or enable this drive after installing these procedures.
• Boot over SAN is not supported on Solaris SPARC systems.
• Brocade 804 and 1007 adapters are not supported on Solaris systems.