SAN Boot Fails Via Direct Attached Storage on Oracle SPARC Systems
SAN Boot Fails Via Direct Attached Storage on Oracle
SPARC Systems
Bug 15809064
Conditions:
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System Platform: Oracle SPARC systems
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Operating Protocol Mode of HBA: FC
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Environment: HBA connected directly to supported storage
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Boot Method: SAN boot via the HBA
Issue:
When the HBA is in Fibre Channel (FC) mode in an Oracle SPARC Enterprise T4-1 or T4-2
system, and a direct connection is made with a fiber-optic cable from the HBA to a storage
device, the system might not detect any bootable volume on that storage device. When you
attempt to boot using the storage device, an error message is displayed.
ERROR: boot-read fail
Workaround:
Do not boot from a bootable volume on a storage device if that storage device is directly
connected to the HBA. Instead, if you want to boot using the storage attached to the HBA, use
a SAN topology that includes one or more FC switches connected in the path between the HBA
and the target storage device.
You can use a direct connection to storage as long as the system is booting the Oracle Solaris
operating system from a boot device that is not connected directly to the HBA.
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