For Emulex Fibre Channel (FC) cards, the
Enable/Disable Boot From SAN
attribute in the Option ROM is disabled by default.
Enable the attribute in the Option ROM and apply the boot identify profile to the server for booting from SAN.
To save a profile, perform the following tasks:
1.
Go to the
Server Profiles
page. In the
Boot Identity Profiles
section, select the server that has the required settings with
which you want to generate the profile and select FQDD from the
FQDD
drop-down menu.
2.
Click
Save Identity
. The
Save Identity
section is displayed.
NOTE: Boot identity is saved only if the Network Share option is enabled and accessible, the details are displayed in
the Stored Profiles section. If the Network Share is not connected, configure the network share for the chassis. To
configure the network share, click Edit in the Stored Profiles section. For more information, see
Configuring
Network Share Using CMC Web Interface
.
3.
In the
Base Profile Name
and
Number of Profiles
fields, enter the profile name and the number of profiles that you want to
save.
NOTE: While saving a boot identity profile, the standard ASCII extended character set is supported. However, the
following special characters are not supported:
), “, ., *, >, <, \, /, :, |, #, ?, and ,
4.
Select a MAC address for the base profile from the
Virtual MAC Address
drop-down and click
Save Profile
.
The number of templates created are based on the number of profiles you specify. CMC communicates with the Lifecycle
Controller to get the available server profile settings and store them as a named profile. The format for the name file is — <base
profile name>_<profile number>_<MAC address>. For example: FC630_01_0E0000000000.
A progress indicator indicates that the save operation is in progress. After the action is complete,
Operation Successful
message is displayed.
NOTE: The process to gather the settings occurs in the background. Hence, it may take some time before the new
profile is displayed. If the new profile is not displayed, check the profile log for errors.
Applying Boot Identity Profiles
You can apply boot identity profile settings if the boot identity profiles are available as stored profiles on the network share. To initiate
a boot identity configuration operation, you can apply a stored profile to a single server.
NOTE: If a server does not support Lifecycle Controller or the chassis is powered off, you cannot apply a profile to the
server.
To apply a profile to a server, perform the following tasks:
1.
Go to the
Server Profiles
page. In the
Boot Identity profiles
section, select the server on which you want to apply the selected
profile.
The
Select Profile
drop-down menu gets enabled.
NOTE: The Select Profile drop-down menu displays all available profiles that are sorted by type from the network
share.
2.
From the
Select Profile
drop-down menu, select the profile that you want to apply.
The
Apply Identity
option is enabled.
3.
Click
Apply Identity
.
A warning message is displayed that applying a new identity overwrites the current settings and also reboots the selected
server. You are prompted to confirm if you want to continue the operation.
NOTE: To perform server configuration replication operations on the server, the CSIOR option must be enabled for
the servers. If CSIOR option is disabled, a warning message is displayed that CSIOR is not enabled for the server. To
complete the server configuration replication operation, enable the CSIOR option on the server.
4.
Click
OK
to apply the boot identity profile to the selected server.
The selected profile is applied to the server and the server is rebooted immediately. For more information, see the
CMC Online
Help
.
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