6–Boot from SAN Configuration
iSCSI Boot from SAN
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8.
To load the multipath module, issue the following command:
#
modprobe dm_multipath
9.
To enable the multipath daemon, issue the following commands:
#
systemctl start multipathd.service
#
systemctl enable multipathd.service
#
systemctl start multipathd.socket
10. To run the multipath utility, issue the following commands:
#
multipath
(may not show the multipath devices because it is booted with a
single path on L2)
#
multipath -ll
11.
To inject the multipath module in initrd, issue the following command:
#
dracut --force --add multipath --include /etc/multipath
12. Reboot the server and enter system settings by pressing the F9 key during
the POST menu.
13. Change the UEFI configuration to use L4 iSCSI boot:
a.
Open System Configuration, select the adapter port, and then select
Port Level Configuration
.
b.
On the Port Level Configuration page, set the
Boot Mode
to
iSCSI
(HW)
and set
iSCSI Offload
to
Enabled
.
c.
Save the settings, and then exit the System Configuration Menu.
14. Reboot the system. The OS should now boot through the offload interface.
NOTE
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For any additional changes in the
/etc/multipath.conf
file to take effect,
you must rebuild the initrd image and reboot the server.