To Enable Boot-From-SAN Through the FC Ports of the HBA
This will help you identify whether the device is an HBA Ethernet port or any other Ethernet
port.
ifconfig -a
The designator for the HBA Ethernet port has a MAC address of
00:00:C9:xx:xx:xx
.
On the Sun Blade X6275 System, Default HBA
Settings Do Not Allow Boot-From-SAN Through
FC Ports
Bug 15601963
Issue:
When using an external storage boot disk connect, you cannot select Boot-from-SAN
through the FC ports of the HBA.
Workaround:
To enable Boot-from-SAN through the FC ports of the HBA, do the following:
To Enable Boot-From-SAN Through the FC Ports of the HBA
1.
Boot the Sun Blade X6275 system.
2.
In the BIOS menu, press the F2 key for setup.
3.
In the BIOS Boot menu, select Boot Settings Configuration.
4.
Review the Boot Device Priority and verify that the FC device targeted is in
priority position 1.
5.
If the FC device is targeted to a different priority position, modify the value so
that the priority position is 1 for the targeted FC device.
6.
Press F10 to save the BIOS settings and reboot the Sun Blade X6275 system.
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StorageTek Dual 8Gb FC Dual GbE HBA, ExpressModule, Emulex Installation Guide For HBA Models SG-
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