EMC QLA22xx User Manual

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Configuring a Symmetrix Boot Device
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Configuring an EMC Boot Device
Installing the 
Windows OS onto 
the Boot Device
Follow the appropriate steps below to install the Windows operating 
system onto the EMC boot device.
Windows NT
Microsoft does not provide a driver for the QLogic controllers on the 
Windows NT installation CD-ROM. In order to properly install Windows NT 
on a the EMC storage array boot device connected to a QLogic controller, the 
Windows installation diskettes must be used with the CD-ROM.
1. Boot the server with Windows NT installation diskette 1. The 
server displays the following message, followed by a blank blue 
screen. Press 
F6 
as soon as the blue screen appears:
Pressing F6 tells the Windows installer that you want to load a 
third-party driver before proceeding with the installation. 
2. Follow the prompts to insert the necessary diskettes until the 
setup stops to allow you to add additional devices.
A screen message will tell you that the setup program cannot 
determine the type of one or more mass storage devices. 
From this point, press S to specify additional devices. You will need to select 
Other
 and press ENTER. 
3. Insert the QLogic driver disk into the diskette drive and press 
ENTER
4. You are prompted to select one of four driver choices. Select 
QLogic QLA2300
 (or QLA2200PCI Fibre Channel Adapter and 
press 
ENTER
The driver loads and you are brought back to the Additional 
Devices 
screen.
5. You must now load the driver for your CD-ROM drive. The 
Windows NT installer assumes that you want to specify all 
storage drivers now. If the CD-ROM is not selected, installation 
will fail later in the process.
Press 
to specify an additional device.
6. From the list, scroll up to select IDE CD-ROM (ATAPI 1.2)/PCI 
IDE Controller 
and press 
ENTER
Setup is inspecting your computer's hardware configuration ---