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8–Configuring FCoE in a Linux Environment
Boot-from-SAN

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9.

Set the SAN boot device (QLogic adapter for BIOS; fibre disk for UEFI) at 
the top of the boot order.

10. To configure a multipath/load-balanced boot-from-SAN configuration:

a.

Connect the second adapter port, as shown in 

b.

Modify the storage array configuration to present the primary and 
alternate boot LUNs to both storage array controllers.

c.

Modify switch zoning to ensure that the second adapter port has 
access to both storage array controllers.

d.

Enable the RHEL 5 dm-multipath MPIO service; or install a storage 
array vendor multipath solution on the RHEL 5 operating system.

e.

Repeat 

 to configure the a second adapter port to provide 

failover for the boot-from-SAN device.

For more information about configuring RHEL 5 for boot-from-SAN, refer to the 
RedHat Installation Guide for the specific RHEL 5 version.

Installing an RHEL 5 operating system into a nonzero LUN requires additional 
configuration during the installation process.

To configure the operating system for a nonzero LUN:

1.

During the RHEL 5 install process, select Configure advance boot loader 
options on the Boot Loader Configuration screen, and then click Next 
(

).