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== Install VMware ESX/ESXi on SAN Storage == | == Install VMware ESX/ESXi on SAN Storage == | ||
'''Boot from SAN''' | |||
* HBA must be located in lowest PCI bus and slot number | |||
* HBA BIOS must designate the FC card as a boot controller | * HBA BIOS must designate the FC card as a boot controller | ||
* The FC card must initiate a primative connection to the boot LUN | * The FC card must initiate a primative connection to the boot LUN | ||
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* iSCSI must use a hardware initiator (impossible to boot using software iSCSI) | * iSCSI must use a hardware initiator (impossible to boot using software iSCSI) | ||
'''FC boot from SAN set-up''' | |||
* Configure/create boot LUN | * Configure/create boot LUN | ||
* Enable boot from HBA in system's BIOS and in HBA's BIOS | * Enable boot from HBA in system's BIOS and in HBA's BIOS | ||
* Select the LUN to boot from in HBA BIOS | * Select the LUN to boot from in HBA BIOS | ||
'''iSCSI boot from SAN set-up''' | |||
* Configure storage ACL so that only correct ESX has access to correct boot LUN (must be LUN 0 or LUN 255) | * Configure storage ACL so that only correct ESX has access to correct boot LUN (must be LUN 0 or LUN 255) | ||
* Enable boot from HBA in system's BIOS and in HBA's BIOS | * Enable boot from HBA in system's BIOS and in HBA's BIOS | ||