Fujitsu PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series User manual

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FUJITSU Server
PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series
Configuring the SAN Boot Environment

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Configuring the SAN Boot EnvironmentCHAPTER 1
Thischapterdescribesthe procedureforinstallingtheSAN boot environmentandprovidesnotes ondesign.
Thechapter assumesthatanETERNUS modelis used astheSAN storageunit.
Onlyfieldengineersshouldperform the following tasksonthisproduct and theoptions provided by
Fujitsu.Customersmustnotperformthesetasksunder anycircumstances.Otherwise,electric
shock,injury,orfire mayresult.
- Newlyinstalling ormoving equipment
- Removingthefront, rear,and sidecovers
- Installingand removingbuilt-inoptions
- Connectinganddisconnectingexternal interfacecables
- Maintenance (repairandperiodicdiagnosis and maintenance)
1.1 Preparing to Configure the SAN Boot Environment
Thefollowinghardwareand softwarearerequired toconfigure theSANboot environment.
Required hardware
PRIMEQUEST2000seriesmainunit
FibreChannelcard(8Gbps/16Gbps FCcard).
ThemainunitforperformingaSANbootmusthaveamountedFCcard(8Gbps/16Gbps).
PC forthesetupofthe SANstorageunit(ETERNUS)andFCswitch (IfthePCrequirements aresatisfied, itcanalso
be usedas anotherconsolesuchas the MMBconsole.For details,see the manualforeachdevice.)
Remark
ForinformationontheFCcard, contact thedistributor where youpurchased yourproduct,or yoursalesrepresentative.
Required software
Fordetailsonthe operating systemsthat supporttheSANboot,the FCcard/driver/firmware,andtheFCcard/firmware
version,visitthefollowing website. Also, thelatestdriverandfirmwarecanbeobtainedfrom the following website. Fora
multipathconfiguration,the ETERNUSmultipathdriveris required.
- Driver/firmware website
http://support.ts.fujitsu.com/Download/
**Acquirethedriversandutilitiesfor theFCcard from theabove website.For amultipath configuration, the ETERNUS
multipathdriveris required.

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1.2 SAN Boot Environment Configuration Flow
This section describes the configurationflow forSANbootenvironment. Followsteps1to4 below to
configuretheSANbootenvironment.
Notes
Usea singlepath configuration (connection withonlyoneFC cable)until the installationof the operating
systemandmultipathdriveris completed.
Afterinstalling the operatingsystem andmultipath driver, connecttheFCcableto restoretheoriginal
state. Then,power onthepartitionof the PRIMEQUEST2000seriesserveragain.
Register theLUNthatis the destinationof operatingsystem installation in allofthe HBAs to beusedfor
startingthe system.
Before turningonthe powertothepartitionofthe PRIMEQUEST2000 seriesserver,confirmthatthe
SANstoragewhere the operating systemis tobestoredandtheFCswitch are completelyready.
1. Designing theSAN boot environment
Createadrawing forFCcabling betweenthe SANstorage unit andthePRIMEQUEST2000seriesserverin
which the SANbootenvironmentistobeconfigured. Alsocreatea zonedesigndrawing.
DesigntheRAID(LUN_R)settingsandpartition (LUN)fortheSANstoragethatstoresthetargetoperating
systemofSANboot.
Check 1.3 Notes on SAN BootEnvironment Design.
2. MakingthesettingsforthePRIMEQUEST2000seriesserver
ChangetheUEFIsettingofthePRIMEQUEST2000seriesserverandtheHBAUEFI/extendedBIOSsetting of
theFCcard.
Record theWWNforeach FCport.Also recordtheWWNNas required.
3. MakingthesettingsfortheSANenvironment
According tothe drawingforFC cablingdesignedinstep1,install theSANstorage and FCswitchand connect
them with cables.
Based onthe RAIDsetting,partition design,and zone information designedinstep1andon theWWN
informationwrittendown instep2,makethesettingsfor the SANstorage and FC switches.
Inthesettingof theHBAUEFI/extendedBIOSoftheFCcard includedinthePRIMEQUEST2000seriesserver,
search fortheWWNoftheconnectiondestinationSANstorageand setit.
4. Installingthe OSandbundled software
UseSVIMtoinstall theOS andbundledsoftware.
Install the multipathdriveras required.
According tothedrawingforFC cabling designedin step1,connect thePRIMEQUEST2000seriesserver with
theSANstorage/FCswitch.
Registerthe bootdisk(LUNthat isthedestinationofoperating system installation)inall ofthe HBAsto beused
forstarting thesystem.
LUNatthedumpoutput destination isregisteredon theFCcard when setting ittodumpdevice SANstorage of
sadump.

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Specifythepriorityof the bootdeviceswith the UEFIorLegacyBIOSofthePRIMEQUEST2000series server.
1.3 Notes on SAN Boot Environment Design
This sectionprovides notes ondesigningthe SAN bootenvironment.
1.3.1Notes onsystemdesign
1.3.2Notes onsysteminstallation
1.3.3Notes on systemafterinstallation
1.3.4Notes onsystemoperation
1.3.1 Notes on system design
Note thefollowing pointswhendesigningthesystem.
TrafficontheFC maybemaximizedforsomesoftware used.Besuretomeasure itsperformanceonasystemsuch
as apseudosystembeforeinstalling it.
ForSANstorage,thebootdisktobeassignedforeach server mustbeconfiguredsothatitisexclusivelyaccessed
fromotherservers.ThisisdonebyzoningormaskingLUNs (LUN)orcombiningthem.(InaSANbootenvironment,
bootdiskLUNs(LUN)mustbesuchthatserversandstoragehaveaone-to-one correspondence.)
Onlyasinglepass iseffectivefordump truck outputofsadump.Therefore,Even ifapassiscut duringdumptruck
output,otherpasses don't become effective.Without continuing,thedumptruckoutput isfailed.
Onlyaportonthe FCcardusedforan OSstartmakesthebootsettingeffective.Whenbootsettinginaportonthe
FC card whichisn'tusedforan OSstart (data pass) becomeseffective, OSdoesn'tsometimes start.
Restriction: The followingWindows operatingsystemscan beinstalledin the SANbootenvironment.
- WindowsServer2012R2
- WindowsServer2012
- WindowsServer2008R2SP1
- WindowsServer2008R2
1.3.2 Notes on system installation
Keep thefollowing pointsin mind when installing thesystem.
ForNotesonServerViewSuite,contactthedistributorwhere youpurchasedyourproduct,oryoursales
representative.
Everydiskexceptthe bootdiskmustnotbe visibleduringinstallationoftheoperatingsystem.Disconnectalldisks
otherthan theinstallationdestination disk.Foramultipathconfiguration,change itto asingle-pathconfiguration (only
oneFCcableconnected).Also,the settings ontheETERNUSside mustbesuchthatonlythe boot disk isvisible.
Fordetailsonsettings onthe ETERNUSside,see1.4 ETERNUSConnectionSettings.

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1.3.3 Notes on system after installation
When the system is installed on UEFI BIOS, to set the by-path boot in the boot option is recommended after the OS
installation.
Procedure for the boot option setting by using SAN boot by-path.
1. Start the Partition.
During FUJITSU logo appears, press any key (except the [Enter] key) to display the Boot Manager front page.
2. Select [Boot Maintenance Manager].
3. Select [Boot Option] in the [Boot Maintenance Manager] screen.

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4. Select [Add Boot Option] in the [Boot Option] screen.
5. Select Fibre Disl Volume (Main) in the [File Explorer] screen.
Select Volume(Main) for …/Fibre (connected to WWN, connected to LUN).
Select boot file, and the [ESC] several times.
The hierarchy of the selection and the chosen file are different, according to the kind of OS.
[exp.] Windows server,
Select [<EFI>] -> [<Microsoft>] -> [<Boot>] -> [bootmgfw.efi].
[exp.] RHEL server,
Select [<EFI>] -> [<redhat>] -> [grub.efi].

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6. Move the cursor on [Input the description] in the Modify Boot Option Description screen, and then press the [Enter] key.
7. Enter the <<Boot Option Name (Main)>> in the [Please type in your data] screen.
(Create the Boot Option Name with five and more characters.)

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8. Select [Commit Changes and Exit] in the [Modify Boot Option Description] screen, and then press the [Enter] key.
9. Follow the procedures 5 to 8 to setup the Boot Option (Sub).
10. Select [Boot Options] in the [Boot Maintenance Manager] screen.
11. Select [Change Boot Order] in the [Boot Option] Screen.

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12. Select [Change the order] in the [Change Boot Order] screen.
13. Press the [+] key or the [-] key in the [Change Boot Order] screen and set the Boot priority as below.
Move the <<Boot Option Name (Main)>> to the top.
Move the <<Boot Option Name (Main)>> to the second top.
14. After modifying the Boot priority, press the [Enter] key.

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15. Select [Commit Changes and Exit] in the [Change Boot Order] screen, and then press the [Enter] key.
16. Select [Boot Options] in the [Boot Maintenance Manager] screen.
17. Select [Delete Boot Option] in the [Boot Options] screen.
18. In the [Delete Boot Options] screen, select the by-id boot option which is set when installing the OS to delete it and press
the [Enter] key. (If the by-id Boot Option is shown as entry named HD(….)/…)

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19. Select [Commit Changes and Exit] in the [Delete Boot Option] screen.
20. Select [Reset System] in the [Boot Maintenance Manager] screen, and then reboot the Partition.
Please initialize the setting of the FC card side when there is the following configuration changes after introducing the system.
Setting on an FC card is redone. If resetting is completed, please reboot system.
- When a dump device of sadump is registered with an FC card..
- When SAN storage and setting change in the FC switch were performed. (Change in the LUN mapping. Host
affinity and each port zoning change etc)
- When the OS which starts by configuration change is changed.
- When you register the device to the FC card to add the LUN device
Please refer to "2.1.5/3.1.5 the initialization of the FC card setting" for the initialization of the FC card.
Please refer to the following for the FC card resetting.
CHAPTER 2 Settings on the Fibre Channel Card (8Gbps FC Card)
CHAPTER 3 Settings on the Fibre Channel Card (16Gbps FC Card)

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1.3.4 Notes on system operation
Keep thefollowing pointsin mind whenoperating thesystem.
Be sure toconfirm thatthe SAN storageandFCswitch are completelyin the Readystate.
Usethe MMB Web-UI tosetthe time perioduntil thepower-onofthe partition.
Whenthepartition isstarted,the bootdiskmay not be found.Inthiscase,trypartitionreset from the UEFI.
Record thedates and timesofserverswitching(FCcard replacement. Includingmove.)onseparatemedia. Prepare
thismediaincasethepossiblyfaultypartofthehardwarecannolongerbelocatedinaneventlog primaryanalysis,at
ahardware failure, oratthe occurrenceofanotherproblem.
WhentheFCcardhasbeenreplacedwithamaintenancepart,theHBAUEFI/LegacyBIOSmustbereset.Also, the
SANstorageunitmustbereset.
In theSANbootenvironment, OSboot mayfaildependingon thequalityoftheFCtransmission path.Insuchacase,
use theFCswitchandSANstorageunittocheckthealarmorsystemstatusand identifythefaulty part.Then,select
[Reset] fromthe[PowerControl]window oftheMMBWeb-UI torestartthesystem.
InaLinuxenvironment, aSANbootinamultipathconfigurationmaybeperformed.TostartupinRescuemodeand
automaticallymounttheETERNUSdiskinsuchcases,enableonlyone FCportin advanceofstartup.
Ifthemultipathconfiguration isleftas is,the systemmayfailtostart upnormally.Evenifyoudonot useautomatic
mounting,we recommendenablingonlyoneFC port inadvanceofstartupinRescuemode in ordertoprevent
operational errors.
Fordetails, see thenotes on operatingsysteminstallationin1.3.2 Notesonsysteminstallation.
1.4 ETERNUS Connection Settings
Fordetailsonthesettingsrequired on theETERNUSwhenconnectingtoit,seetheETERNUSmanualsatthefollowing
website:
http://www.fujitsu.com/global/support/products/computing/storage/disk/manuals/

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Settings on the Fibre ChannelCHAPTER 2
Card (8Gbps FC Card)
Thischapterdescribesthesettingstobemadeonthe8GbpsFCCardinthePRIMEQUEST2000seriesserver.Withthe
resultant settings, the system starts from anLUN ofthe SANstorage unitinthe FCSANboot environment.
2.1 Procedure for Setting UEFI Driver Version 4.13a6 or Later on
the 8Gbps FC Card
This sectiondescribes theprocedurefor settingUEFIdriverversion4.13a6orlater.
To have thesystemstart from aLUNof theSANstorageunitintheSANboot environment, theoperation describedbelow
is required forall ofthe HBAs tobe usedforstartingthesystem.
Executingthis operationregistersinthe HBAthe SANstorageunitLUNfromwhichthe system istobe started. This
section usesexamples ofscreendisplaysresultingfromtheuseofUEFIdriverversions4.13a6.Allscreenshotsappearing
belowaredisplayexampleswhosecontentsvarydepending on the systemconfiguration,etc.
Notes
Toaddsadumpas dump device ofSAN,settingLUNbyselecting[AddBootDevice]onthe UEFIdriverutilityis
required.
IftheUEFIbootmenuhasthesetupmenu,selectthe setupmenuand proceedtothe workdescribed in2.1.3Starting
theHBAsetuputility.
Whenthesettingis addingchanged bythe above-mentioned,the partitionrebootingis necessary.
please executetheaction afterrebootingapertinentpartition.
Pleasepusheitherofkey(space key)whiletheFUJITSUlogo isdisplayed.'Enter'isexcluded.
Whentheabove-mentionedis notdone,thedumpdeviceis not added.

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Different8GbpsFC Cardfirmware versionscannot bemixedinasinglepartition.Moreover,different Boot BIOSdriver
versions cannotbe mixedinasinglepartition.Ifyou have differentversions ofthe8Gbps FC Card firmwareorUEFI
driver,install thesame version ofthefirmware driver,respectively.
2.1.1 Selecting the method of making settings for the 8Gbps FC Card
Check the UEFI driver versionfromthe [DeviceManager]screenofthe BootManagerFrontPage.
1. Select[Forcebootinto EFIBootManager] from [BootSelector] inthe [PowerControl] windowoftheMMB.Then, turn
on thepower.StarttheUEFIShell.
2. TheBootManagerFrontPageappears.Select[Device Manager],and thenpressthe[Enter]key.
FIGURE2.1BootManagerfrontpage(screendisplayexample)

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3. The[DeviceManager]screen appears.
Select[Emulex001:LPe12xxxxxxPCIe2.5Gb/s,x8WWN:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx],andthenpressthe [Enter]key.
FIGURE2.2 DeviceList
4. TheEmulexAdapterConfiguration Main Menuscreenis displayed.
Select[DisplayAdapterInfo],and thenpressthe [Enter]key.
FIGURE2.3 EmulexAdapterConfigurationMainMenu

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5. ThecontrollerInformationisdisplayed.
Select[DisplayAdapterInfo], andthenpressthe[Enter]key.ChecktheFirmwareandEFI BIOS.
FIGURE2.4 Controller Information
Note
thefollowingpoints whenusing UEFIdriverversion4.13a6orlaterto set aSAN bootconfiguration on
the8GbpsFCCard.(Intheaboveexample,EmulexConfigurationUtilityVer.is4.13a6.)
Before deleting aregisteredboot entry withtheDeleteBootDeviceprocess,be sureto changethe BIOS enable
setting(SetBoot from SAN)to Disable.
Executingthe Delete BootDevice processwithEnableastheBIOSenable setting(Set BootfromSAN)mayrender
Emulex Configuration Utilityinoperableonrare occasions.In such cases,select [Reset]from the [Power Control]
windowofthe MMBWeb-UItorestartthesystem.Then,makethe settingson the8Gbps FCCardagain.

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2.1.2 Displaying the Device Manager
1. Select[DeviceManager],and then press the[Enter] key.
FIGURE2.5 Boot Managerfrontpage (screendisplay example)
2. The[DeviceManager]screen appears.
2.1.3 Starting the HBA setup utility and Selecting and HBA
1. HBAlisttobeset isdisplayedon[DeviceManager]screen.
2. Select[Emulex001:LPe12xxxxxxPCIe2.5Gb/s,x8WWN:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] screen, andthenpressthe[Enter]Key.
(Aboveisthe examplewhere port 0of LPe12002-M8 Dual port FCcard)isselected.)
FIGURE2.6 Device Managerscreen(Device List)

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3. TheEmulexAdapterConfigurationMainMenuisdisplayed.
FIGURE2.7 EmulexAdapter ConfigurationMainMenu
2.1.4 Acquiring an HBA WWN
1. Confirm theWWN oftheHBA for witch setupiscurrentlybeingperformed.
TheWWNoftheHBA isdisplayed as[Nodename].
FIGURE2.8 EmulexAdapter ConfigurationMainMenu
TheMMBWeb-UIdisplaysthe slot containing themountedHBAasthe [PCI-ExpressSlots] item whose[Seg/Bus/Dev]
valuesmatch theSeg#,Bus#,andDev#valuesonthescreenshown inFIGURE3.8[EmulexAdapterConfigurationMain
Menu]screen.

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Remarks
The[IOU]and[PCI_Box]screensofthe System menudisplaythe [PCI-ExpressSlots] items.
The[EmulexFC EFI-BiosUtility]screenuseshexadecimal notation forthedisplayed values,and theMMBWeb-UI uses
decimal notation.
Fordetailsonmountinglocations,seeAPPENDIXBPhysicalMountingLocationsandPort Numbersinthe
PRIMEQUEST2000SeriesAdministrationManual(C92344-0537).
FIGURE2.9 MMBWeb-UIdisplay

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2.1.5 Initializing the HBA setting
Restorethe HBAsetting tothedefault state.
Remarks
An HBA thathasjustbeenshippedfromthefactoryhasinitializedsettingsand does notrequiretheworkbelow.
Perform this worktoinitializethemagain.
1. Select[Set EmulexAdapter toDefaultSettings],andthen press the [Enter]key.
FIGURE2.10 Emulex AdapterConfiguration Main Menu
2. The[SetEmulexAdaptertoDefaultSettings]screenappears. Select[SetAdapter Defaults],andthenpressthe
[Enter] key.
FIGURE2.11Set EmulexAdaptertoDefaultSetting