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Contents
Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 4
Performing a local boot with an FCoE-enabled network adapter ...................................................................... 4
About Broadcom-based, multi-function device drivers ..................................................................................... 4
Downloading files ..................................................................................................................................... 4
Configuration ............................................................................................................................... 5
Configuration overview .............................................................................................................................. 5
Setting the storage personality .................................................................................................................... 5
Configuring an adapter to enable FCoE ....................................................................................................... 8
Windows OS .................................................................................................................................. 8
Linux OS ........................................................................................................................................ 9
VMware ....................................................................................................................................... 10
Installing multi-pathing software ................................................................................................................. 11
Installing BACS ....................................................................................................................................... 12
Troubleshooting .......................................................................................................................... 13
Linux installation and configuration known issues ......................................................................................... 13
Memory considerations for Linux OS ................................................................................................ 13
Multipath configuration for Linux OS ................................................................................................ 13
Boot from SAN on RHEL 6 for Linux OS ............................................................................................ 13
VMware installation and configuration known issues .................................................................................... 13
Boot from SAN is not supported on ESXi 5.0.x for VMware ................................................................ 14
Multipath configuration for VMware ................................................................................................ 14
Support and other resources ........................................................................................................ 15
Before you contact HP .............................................................................................................................. 15
HP contact information ............................................................................................................................. 15
Acronyms and abbreviations ........................................................................................................ 16
Documentation feedback ............................................................................................................. 19
Index ......................................................................................................................................... 20
