Active System Manager Release 8.2 User’s Guide

Template – boot from Fibre Channel SAN

The Boot from Fibre Channel SAN template will create a Compellent storage volume and configure a server to connect to this volume as a boot volume. The resulting server will be ready for manual operating system installation.

To deploy boot from Fibre Channel SAN using this template, perform the following steps:

On the Templates page, select the Boot from Fibre Channel SAN template, and click Clone in the right pane.
In the Create Template dialog box, enter a name, category, and description for the template, select the storage and server components, and click Save.
On the Template Builder page, click the storage component, click Edit in the dialog box that is displayed, and then configure the following settings in the Storage Component dialog box:.
1. Modify the Component Name with a unique name, as desired.
2. From the Target Compellent drop-down list, select the target Compellent array.
3. From the Storage Volume Name list, select Create New Volume, and in the New Volume Name, enter a new unique volume name.
4. From the Operating System Name , select the desired operating system. That is, if using Linux, select ESXi.
5. From the Port Type drop-down menu, select FibreChannel.
Click Save.
On the Template Builder page, click the server components, click Edit in the dialog box that is displayed, and then configure the following settings for the server in the Server Component dialog box:
1. Under the Hardware Settings, select Boot From SAN (FC) for Target Boot Device.
2. From the Server Pool drop-down list, if required, select the server pool to which you want to deploy.
3. Under Network Settings, click Add New Interface and select Fibre Channel (HBA) for Fabric Type for the interface.
4. Select the appropriate workload networks.
  - NOTE: Only single function (not partitioned) mode is allowed for boot from SAN.
  - NOTE: Only a single VLAN per port is allowed, and this network will be configured as untagged on the server facing port of the switch.
Click Save.
Click Publish Template. This template is now ready to be deployed.