Installing Remote Fibre-Channel Boot Support For A Windows Server 2003 Host System; Configure Zoning And Obtain Storage - IBM TotalStorage DS6000 Attachment Manual
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4. If the TimeOutValue value exists and is less than 0x0000003c (60 decimal),
5. Exit the Regedt32 program.
6. Restart your Windows Server 2003 server for the changes to take effect.
Installing remote fibre-channel boot support for a Windows Server
2003 host system
This section provides instructions for installing remote fibre-channel boot support for
a Windows Server 2003 host system.
You must obtain the following items before you can install remote fibre-channel boot
support:
v The IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Storage Server Subsystem Device Driver User's
v The IBM TotalStorage DS6000 Introduction and Planning Guide.
v Either the Windows 2003 CD-ROM or a set of Windows 2003 setup floppy disks
v The Windows 2003 installation instructions.
v Ensure that the host adapters are installed and cable connections of the host,
v The supported fibre-channel host adapter driver package.
v The supported fibre-channel host adapter driver documentation.
v Extract and copy the driver files to a floppy.
Remote fibre-channel boot support is available for Windows 2003 with or without
SDD. For information on the SDD hardware and software installation requirements,
see IBM TotalStorage Multipath Subsystem Device Driver User's Guide.
Configure zoning and obtain storage
1. Reboot the host system to obtain the Host Bus Adapter WWPN:
2. Configure appropriate zoning on the switch to include only the storage unit
3. Use the IBM TotalStorage DS Storage Manager to add the host system to the
f. For radix, click Hex.
g. Click OK.
perform the following steps to increase it to 0x3c.
a. Click TimeOutValue.
b. Click Edit → DWORD...
c. For data, type 3c.
d. For radix, click hex.
e. Click OK.
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with the Windows 2003 CD-ROM.
switch, and storage unit are complete and functional.
a. For QLogic host adapters: A QLogic BIOS banner appears, press <Alt Q>
or press <Ctrl Q> as indicated, depending on the BIOS level. For each host
adapter, select Configuration Settings -> Host Bus Adapter Settings and
write down the host adapter WWPN.
b. For Emulex host adapters: When the BIOS banner appears, press either
<Alt E> or press <Alt F5> as indicated, depending on the BIOS level. A list
of adapters is displayed. For each host adapter, select the adapter and write
down the host adapter WWPN.
WWPN and one host adapter WWPN.
list of host systems that are available for attachment to the storage unit. For
Chapter 20. Attaching to a Windows Server 2003 host
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