HP StorageWorks Modular Arrays - Manual (Page 77)

Boot BIOS 7-7
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Writer: Bill Reitz Project: Compaq StorageWorks 64-Bit PCI-To-Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter User Guide Comments:
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7. Type 3 to enable or disable the BIOS on this HBA. Enter a selection and
then press the PageUp key.
8. Type x to Exit.
9. Select y to reboot.
Formatting the Fibre Channel Drive on Your
Computer
CAUTION: Ensure that your computer’s IDE or SCSI hard drive is disabled
before continuing. This lets the fibre channel drive boot, and prevents accidental
erasure of the computer hard drive data during the following format procedure.
From the MS-DOS prompt:
1. Use the fdisk command to create a primary MS-DOS partition
(maximum size) on the fibre channel hard drive.
2. Format the fibre channel hard drive using the copy system files option.
a: \format c: /s
Enabling HBA Boot BIOS on a Fibre Channel Hard
Drive
Purpose
This configuration procedure takes you through the steps necessary to enable
the Boot BIOS and install the Windows NT 4.0 operating system on a
designated fibre channel hard drive used as the boot drive.
Enabling the Boot BIOS
1. Install an HBA into any open PCI slot.
2. Connect fibre cables from the FC interconnect device, hub or switch to a
RA8000 or ESA12000 and the HBA.
3. Configure your storage logical units and set the topology to your
environment.